The collateral damage of cyberattacks will overwhelm by a large margin the direct damage they cause, said Prof. Stuart Madnick, co-founder Cybersecurity @MITSloan #MITCIO @TTBusinessTech.

The "majority of cyber events are aided or abetted by insiders, usually unintentionally" -- underscoring the importance of the organizational aspects of cyber, said Prof. Stuart Madnick, co-founder Cybersecurity @MITSloan #MITCIO @TTBusinessTech.

A realization across industries: "Technology is the powertrain of where the business needs to go," said James McGlennon, EVP and CIO, Liberty Mutual Insurance at #MITCIO @MITSloan @TTBusinessTech.

Dual function: #CIOs operate at the helm, setting direction, while also dwelling in the engine room, making things work, noted George Corbin, board director, Edgewell Personal Care at #MITCIO @MITSloan @TTBusinessTech.

On #CIOs shifting into new roles: "The biggest change is that this is now the company's transformer-in-chief," said George Corbin, board director, Edgewell Personal Care at #MITCIO @MITSloan @TTBusinessTech.

Read about the 39 finalists for Storage magazine/SearchStorage Products of the Year, winners to be announced in Feb. #StoragePOY.

This afternoon, M&A advisor @AbeGarver and Willis Cantey of Cantey Tech Consulting will discuss the process of becoming an MSP platform. Webinar at 2:00 p.m. ET

#MSPs have made a decisive push into #cloud, #cybersecurity and recurring services, according to a @Datto report on the state of the industry:

Looking forward to being part of Data for AI Week, a FREE virtual conference 9/14-9/18, including over 80 speakers and hundreds of on-demand sessions. For registration and more info, go to #AI #ML #Data #DataManagement #DataAIConf #MachineLearning.

17 enterprise #storage products walked away with top honors in the 2019 @SearchStorageTT Products of the Year competition. #ITchannel -oriented firms among the winners include @Commvault @HiveIOInc and @Lucid_Link #StoragePOY

2020 Outlook: Enterprise adoption of #containers is accelerating, opening opportunities for consultants; learn more about this tech trend with commentary from @goAgosto @InsightEnt @MissionCloud @SADA via @itchanneltt.

Logically has acquired IQ Technology Solutions, an outsourced IT services provider based in Reno, Nev. The MSP earlier this month acquired Carolinas IT. @LogicallyMSP #MSPs @ITChannelTT.

Digital process automation: Learn how @EvokeUS uses @Bonitasoft to boost its #BPM work in manufacturing and life sciences: #lowcode.

#Cybersecurity concerns could influence #MSPs to drop their remaining break/fix business in favor of proactive offerings: @MSPAlliance.

Media and entertainment #cloud use poised to shake up industry Ray Panahon @InterVision_Sys shares his views #MSPs.

Single #cloud counters multi-cloud trend among #MSPs Learn about single-cloud strategies from @OnicaGroup and @SADASystems w/ commentary from @thinkstrategies.

Will the DoD JEDI contract follow old plot lines? The $10B #cloud pact has much in common with the Pentagon's 1988 AFCAC 251 contract.

Detection and response is a fast-growing area in the managed security services space: @Frost_Sullivan @Accenture @InfocyteInc #Cybersecurity #MSSPs.

Managed security services, professional services to top $35B: #MSSPs #MSPs #cybersecurity @Frost_Sullivan.

ConnectWise-Continuum buyout shakes up MSP software market via @itchanneltt @connectwise #ITNConnect19 #MSPs HT Spencer Smith.