Corey Simpson Posts

CompTIA reached the next milestone in the development of a managed services credential with the successful completion of our Subject Matter Experts (SME) Workshop. For those of you unfamiliar with the topic, we're developing a credential that evaluates managed service providers and identifies those businesses that follow generally accepted standards or practices. This credential will set the bar for quality managed service provider organizations and act as a market differentiator for those compa ...

Are you interested in best in class, best practices, high performance, or best of breed managed services? This blog discusses a recent survey of MSPs and what the best in class and averaged MSPs considered top differentiators. Knowing the difference may help you identify what could make you more efficient or effective than other MSPs.IPED recently completed a study of 200 technology solution providers and found five factors considered to be top business differentiators. The results of that surve ...

For those of you who haven’t watched the NFL this year, here is a season recap of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals. The Steelers began the year without their starting quarterback for four games and several other impactful injuries on the offense, namely on their lineman and both backup quarterbacks. With all of those problems, you might expect them to finish last in their division. But that’s not the situation. They continue to win and have been called the best team in the AFC ...

Analytics: In its purist form, it is by definition “the science of analysis.” Google uses analytics to dominate the online information market and it’s also the cornerstone of IBM’s “Building a Smarter Planet” campaign. General Electric used analytics through Six Sigma to produce annual benefits of more than $2.5 billion worldwide. But is it something we should all use?It’s hard to deny the value of the information received from analyzing process metrics. If I told you, after two months of commut ...