The Top 5 Risks of Shadow IT
How Shadow IT Poses Security Threats to Your Organization Shadow IT refers to the practice of using software and other systems outside of, and without the knowledge of, the IT department. As the use of SaaS applications grows exponentially, so has Shadow IT. Employees now have the ability to bypass IT with software that’s available […]
Microsoft extends M365 cancellation period to seven days
Overview The industry spoke and Microsoft listened. Although the M365 price increase will remain in effect, after significant pushback from customers the M365 cancellation/correction period has been extended from 72 hours to seven days, giving MSPs significantly more breathing room to make post-purchase corrections on orders or auto-renewals. The pricing increase that went into effect […]
A more efficient way to deliver security services — and demonstrate value to customers
For today’s MSPs, providing IT security has become a challenge to remain efficient and comprehensive. Not only must MSPs stay ahead of hackers, they also need to keep pace with accelerating changes to cloud-based infrastructure. To fully grasp this challenge, we might compare securing today’s IT to defending a stone-and-mortar castle. Would the task be easier if the IT castle had a thousand tiny windows to peer through or a single all-encompassing window through which we could see every threat, both near and far? Microsoft 365, for instance, has so many […]
Cloud Managed Services Market Research Report – Global Forecast to 2027
The worldwide cloud managed services market size is projected to arrive at USD 129.26 billion by 2027, showing a CAGR of 13.8% during the gauge time frame. Distant working patterns set off by the COVID-19 pandemic will quickly extend the extent of this market, notices Fortune Business Insights™ in its report, named “Cloud Managed Services […]
Video blog | Augmentt talks SaaS Security with Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
In today’s interview Derik Belair and Co-Founder and CEO of Augment Technologies sits down with Gennady Soloviev, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to discuss what does all of this SaaS usage and SaaS adoption mean from a security and a CISO perspective. Why is understanding and controlling SaaS usage so important? Video Transcript Q: […]
Video blog | Build Your Managed SaaSOps Practice in 7 Easy Steps
We all know that IT is moving to the cloud at an incredible rate, and that 85% of businesses are leveraging SaaS to improve employee and corporate performance. Most MSPs are doing a fantastic job at monitoring, securing and administrating all of that traditional IT, but what about the modern IT? All of those SaaS applications that are being […]
SaaS Trends Infographic
According to Gartner, worldwide end-user spending on public cloud services is forecast to grow 18.4% in 2021 to total $304.9 billion, up from $257.5 billion in 2020, with software as a service (SaaS) remaining the largest market segment and is forecast to grow to $117.7 billion in 2021. SaaS adoption is rampant with about 85% of small to midsize enterprises investing […]
Video blog | What is Managed SaaSOps?
Welcome to Augmentt’s SaaSOps Talks! Over the next few months, we’re going to be releasing ongoing content designed specifically to help MSPs get started with managed SaaSOps services. Today, we are answering a very simple question: What is managed SaaSOps? We’re going to talk about: A quick intro into the SaaS model Key stats on SaaS adoption within Small and Midsized organizations What is SaaSOps? Who is currently doing SaaSOps? What is “Managed” SaaSOps? Why are MSPs […]
Get Cybersecurity Right From an Employee’s First Day
Cyberattacks are an ever-present danger for organizations across the world. Take just a quick glance at recent news stories and you’ll see that attacks are happening all the time. So it’s not merely likely that an organization will be targeted. It’s inevitable–especially as companies hold larger amounts of potentially lucrative data. It means that the […]
The Importance of SaaS User Permission Management
SaaS apps are more important than ever. By extension, that means SaaS and MSPs’ fates are intertwined. Even before the arrival of COVID-19, SaaS was increasingly favoured due to the steady rise in the subscription-based economy. It’s evident in the fact that companies now spend an average of $2,884 per employee on SaaS (more than […]