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We were excited to publish our first Forbes article earlier this year and then we thought to ourselves…what article should centrexIT CEO Dylan Natter work on next? After all, as a true renaissance man, Dylan can provide some pretty good insight into a wide variety of topics. It turns out Dylan Natter had plenty of Forbes article propositions to send over.

Darin Andersen and Merrin Muxlow from Seamless Podcast welcome special guest Sean Ernst, in this podcast episode “Smart Cities: Digital Nomad.”

“The missing link for us was a platform that allowed us to develop…but not be full-blown developers 100% of the time. So throughout the many trials and tribulations of looking for the right platform, we ended up partnering with a local San Diego company that had done just that.”

In this Smart Cities episode, Sean Ernst talks about the changed workplace environment from an IT and technology-use perspective, including work life during Covid-19, digital transformation and the digital workplace, the rise of the digital nomad, and the future of technology for human communication. He also discusses the new innovation platform being created by Dreamtsoft and centrexIT that is poised to transform the MSP world.

Listen here or on your favorite platform below. Quick transcript reference:

• 00:02:43 Darin introduces Sean Ernst
• 00:04:48 High-level market trends and application sprawl
• 00:07:10 Efficient online collaboration improves efficiency & reduces working day
• 00:09:29 Dogs barking & other new distractions when working from home
• 00:12:14 How the shared experience of the WFH “new normal” has helped grow understanding & compassion for the WFH situation
• 00:14:52 Managed IT platform development with Dreamtsoft & centrexIT
• 00:18:40 How the new platform with help shape the IT industry
• 00:21:52 The importance of having top-notch HR practices to support remote work and how accessing great talent is one of the benefits of a remote business structure
• 00:25:37 Darin discusses how technology has shaped communication over the years
• 00:28:42 How collaboration platforms have spearheaded new forms of language and communication
• 00:35:48 What will future technology do to communication?
• 00:29:42 Closing thoughts and contact info

 

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In the historically unregulated MSP industry, self-regulation is key to keeping businesses safe.

Darin Andersen and Kim Hakim from Seamless Podcast welcome special guest Dylan Natter, in this podcast episode “Futurecon: The Digital Workspace.”

“It’s been a challenge to say the least. People have had to adapt and transform their skills almost overnight.“

In this Futurecon episode, Dylan speaks about providing IT services during Covid19, the transition from the Digital Office to the emerging Digital Workspace, and cybersecurity in remote environments. He also shares his 20 years worth of entrepreneurial experience and perspective of numerous topics related to IT and cybersecurity. Additionally, Dylan discusses a new MSP software product centrexIT is developing that will radically change how the MSP industry operates.

Listen here or on your favorite platform below. Quick transcript reference:

• 00:03:42 Darin introduces Dylan Natter
• 00:05:16 How “fire drill” practice prepared centrexIT to move to remote work
• 00:07:45 The digital workplace starts with communication
• 00:10:01 The challenge of working with dozens of clients’ applications
• 00:13:25 Securing remote workers
• 00:17:15 Great tech partners were critical for the large scale remote-work transition
• 00:21:57 centrexIT partnership with Dreamtsoft for platform development
• 00:25:32 Need in MSP industry for new IT management solution
• 00:28:15 Dylan’s thoughts on managing IT teams for success
• 00:29:42 Closing thoughts and contact info

 

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When we chose “Taking Care of Business” as part of our tagline, we weren’t expecting the unique challenges of 2020. However, we here at centrexIT are blessed with the key to any challenge: a truly outstanding team that has gone above and beyond to support our clients, our community, and each other. 

Despite the myriad of difficulties, 2020 has been filled with countless unexpected joys. Here are a few examples of things to be grateful for that stood out to me over the past year.

Darin Andersen and Kim Hakim from Seamless Podcast welcome special guest Sean Ernst, in this podcast episode “Futurecon: Work from Anywhere.”

“I packed my dog, camping gear, everything, and I drove across the United States and I worked for two months on the road.”

Have you ever dreamed about packing up your dog and just taking off? That’s what Director of Technology Sean Ernst did, all while keeping connected and productive at work. In this episode Sean discusses why the business world is forever changed by the new work-from-home standard and why companies should be excited by the new normal.

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Now that many businesses are comfortable with working remotely, it’s time to review how to secure work-from-home users in order to achieve optimal business results.  Do you want flexibility for your users? Do you want a system that is easy to scale and manage?  We compare the top two ways of securing remote users so you can decide what is best for your business.

Darin Andersen and Daniel Obodovski from Seamless Podcast welcome special guests Sean Ernst, Darren Bennett and Tom Caldwell in this podcast “Smartcity Tech Trends: State of IoT in 2020.”

In this round-table podcast:

• Darren summarizes the new security concerns covid-19 brings to businesses.
• Sean discusses the main security considerations for businesses selecting between endpoint models vs centralized data models.
• Tom reveals the best practices businesses should use when securing and measuring IoT sensors.
• The round-table discussion also reviews:
  • How certain kinds of technology accelerates work-from-home productivity.
  • The pros and cons of the different security frameworks that are popular with many businesses.

Listen here or on your favorite platform below.

 

There have been many new changes to IT security as businesses continue to navigate working from home in a covid-19 world. Industry experts Darren Bennett, Tom Caldwell and Sean Ernst join us for a two-part cybersecurity educational series featuring a round-table podcast and cybersecurity webinar.

IT Deal Desk eliminates the hassle of vetting and securing new technology providers

SAN DIEGO – Oct. 6, 2020 – centrexIT, an information technology (IT) services provider helping businesses thrive through technology, and Biocom, California’s leading life science member association, today announced the launch of IT Deal Desk. The latest platform provides Biocom members with exclusive access to an extensive, vetted partner network and simplifies the task of negotiating and securing agreements on members’ behalf.