The Key Point Blog

08/01/2023
Carl Schell

How have things been going since the company’s dealer meeting?

Hard to believe it’s been three months since the Sharp National Dealer Meeting 2023, which carried “Opportunity Meets Execution” as its theme.
07/18/2023
Carl Schell

What’s been on the minds of dealers and what are they thinking about moving forward?

It’s true that Keypoint Intelligence focuses a lot of time and energy on the vendor side of the print industry, but that does not mean we shy away from the channel.
07/13/2023
Mark DiMattei

How to figure out what solution best fits your cybersecurity needs

Cybersecurity has become a key aspect of all parts of our lives. We discuss here the key aspects of adapting endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions as well as their importance in a business infrastructure.
07/07/2023
Carl Schell

There’s always M&A activity, but how active has it been?

Acquisitions come in all shapes and sizes. Consolidation will continue like clockwork—basically no different than the sun rising and setting.
06/29/2023
Carl Schell

Donnellon McCarthy Enterprises continues its growth in IT and everywhere else, too

IT is like one of those monsters that absorbs everything in its path and just keeps growing. Luke Ubelhor of Donnellon McCarthy Enterprises is the kind of guy who likes to help make sense of the IT beast.
06/16/2023
Peter Mayhew

Industry has much to consider following a US DHS ban on Ninestar Corporation

When the US Department of Homeland Security takes steps to ban products from a large manufacturer in your industry from entering the US market, your ears tend to perk up.
06/13/2023
Anne Valaitis

Safeguarding the digital frontier

The necessity for effective cybersecurity measures has never been more vital in today's quickly evolving digital landscape. We discuss here some of the major online threats as well as some options to overcome them.
06/12/2023
Carl Schell

What dealers can learn from recent developments in the IT and cloud space

Anne Valaitis (Principal Analyst in Keypoint Intelligence’s Office Group) and Carl Schell teamed up once again to discuss IT happenings and provide some color commentary on the news.
06/12/2023
Lee Davis

You can’t do IT without cybersecurity and compliance services

At IT Nation Secure 2023, ConnectWise CEO James Magee and Greystone Technology CEO Peter Melby had a clear message: It’s time for IT providers to close the SMB cybersecurity gap.
05/30/2023
Carl Schell

Dealer-focused webinar looks at all things IT, with an assist from Pulse Technology’s Chip Miceli

They used to say that “The sun never sets on the British empire,” and the same is true of IT development. It is constant, at times progressive, and typically rapid.