What to Expect in Your Technical Interview Process at Auvik
Any practicing software developer likely has a story of a technical interview gone wrong. Maybe it was filled with gotcha questions? Or left you feeling stuck and panicked? Technical interviews can be...
View ArticleData Center’s Need MSPs
A recent Honeywell survey reinforced something many in the MSP world already knew: data centers need managed service providers. 96% of facility managers indicated remote management is important, but...
View ArticleGoing Online Like it’s… Lego?
The Atari/Lego Challenge This year is Atari’s 50th anniversary, and Lego has released a set honoring the system that made Atari a household name – the Atari VCS, AKA The Atari 2600. My editor sent me a...
View ArticleExpanding the Definition of the Network with Saaslio & Boardgent
Welcome to the last mile of the office network! I’m thrilled to extend our warmest welcome to two new additions to the Auvik family—Saaslio and Boardgent. Combining their product feature set and...
View ArticleWhat Is Phishing? Insider Risk & How to Prevent It
When it comes to security, phishing is one of any IT team’s biggest concerns—as it targets the weakest link in the security chain: end-users. No matter how strong an organization’s technical defenses...
View ArticleThe Future of the Network is End User Experience. Are you Ready?
When you think of a network, what comes to mind? MySpace, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok… LinkedIn if you’re all business? No, no, no, not what I meant! Not social networks – IT networks. What comes to...
View ArticleWhy I Brought my Tech Sales Career to Auvik
Selling a meaningful product that helps people is something I’ve always been passionate about working in sales. My first sales job was at a glove manufacturer, where we heard from people who had...
View ArticleIT Asset Lifecycle Management: Why Is It Important?
IT assets are a crucial part of any organization, and IT asset lifecycle management of performance and efficacy throughout helps ensure smooth operations. Otherwise, you risk incurring significant...
View ArticleNetwork Nightmares, Vol. 2
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View ArticleMeet Our Business Development Managers
Being a business development representative (BDR) can be a difficult role. You’re the first line of defense in a sales organization and often being rejected. You need resiliency and empathy because...
View ArticleWhat is Ransomware?
According to Veeam’s 2022 Ransomware Trends Report, less than 69% of data stolen during ransomware attacks in 2021 was ever recovered. Ransomware is big business for bad actors. In 2021, the average...
View ArticleTime to Log Out of Auvik
How It Started Alex Hoff, David Yach, and I share a running joke about the origin of Auvik. While we all agree on HOW it happened — a conversation that led to a handshake — it’s WHEN it happened we’re...
View ArticleFrom Data to DevOps: My Engineering Career at Auvik
Network monitoring and security have always been my interests. I was a security researcher at a university but was interested in exploring the field at a tech company. Finally, at Auvik, I found a...
View ArticleMSP Sales: Close the Deal Every Time
Try Googling “Ways to up your sales game” and you’ll find thousands of articles from experts touting claims that their MSP sales process is best—with no shortage of buzzwords to hook you in. But in...
View ArticleNetwork Documentation Best Practices: What to Create & Why
Everybody agrees network documentation is extremely important, but there tends not to be a lot of agreement on what that documentation should include. The short answer is that it should include...
View ArticleMSP Fails, and How to Avoid Them!
“All happy successful MSPs are alike—each MSP fail is a fail in its own way.” That IT spin on the Anna Karenina principle pretty much sums up what we’ll cover here (but keep reading, it’s good stuff!)....
View ArticleFrom Physicist to Software Developer: My Engineering Career at Auvik
I’m a Software Developer at Auvik, but I’m also a Physicist. Though I started out in science, eventually my interest in software development won out. I grew up in Mexico, and got my master’s and Ph.D....
View Article8 Wi-Fi Mistakes Everyone Makes
Rolling out enterprise Wi-Fi to your organization—across an office, or across multiple campuses—has quickly become a standard practice for MSPs and on-staff IT teams. That said, it may be a process...
View ArticleCybercrime Trends and the Economy
It’s no secret that there is a lot of money involved in cybercrime. With McAfee estimating the annual global cost of cybercrime at just under $1 trillion, the dark side of tech is big business....
View ArticleThe 2022 Auvik Holiday Gift Guide for IT Pros!
All products recommended by Auvik in this gift guide for IT pros are selected by our editorial team, and not influenced by any promotional considerations. Links to purchases are suggestions only. Buyer...
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