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It's 2022. Why do you keep using SMB?

Ivanti

During the last 25 years, companies have relied on SMB protocol to allow them to collaborate and centralize corporate documents. The history of SMB (and why it's no longer relevant). The initial goal was to provide shared access to files and printers across nodes on a network. The latest iteration, SMB 3.1.1, Windows 10?and?Windows

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SMB Revealed

Infinidat

SMB Revealed. SMB is here! For some of the lucky ones, SMB is the Seven Mile Beach on the Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. SMB protocol is not new. Its history starts in the mid-80s when it first appeared as “IBM PC Network SMB Protocol”. Although the first version of SMB, SMB 1.0,

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SMB Technology Reliance Presents Huge Opportunities for MSPs

Kaseya

For example, while 77% of SMBs regularly patch their servers and workstations, that drops to 31% for remote, off-network devices. And even those updates aren’t always timely, as only 36% of SMBs were monitoring third-party software and applying patches for critical issues within 30 days.

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Microsoft Exchange breach underscores need for SMB multi-layered security

TechTalk

The recent hack of Microsoft Exchange was a wake-up call for many small and medium businesses (SMBs) about their network vulnerability. The post Microsoft Exchange breach underscores need for SMB multi-layered security first appeared on GFI Blog. The Wall Street Journal, […].

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8 IT spending trends for the post-pandemic enterprise in 2022

TechCrunch

We asked them about their technology evaluations and their spending intentions to learn what they have planned for their enterprise networks. SMBs are growing faster. The SMB sector is showing slightly stronger growth than large enterprises. Overall, spending in the space has slowed from previous predictions.

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Human Interest raises $200M at a $1B valuation, plans for an IPO

TechCrunch

Less than six months after raising $55 million in a Series C round of funding, SMB 401(k) provider Human Interest today announced it has raised $200 million in a round that propels it to unicorn status. The 401(k) for SMB space is heating up as of late.

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Cowbell raises $100M to build out its AI-based cyber insurance platform for SMBs

TechCrunch

market, or 23 million businesses, to figure out larger trends in usage and SMB behavior, covering some 1,000 data points. These sell the product alongside a channel network of 14,000 brokers. ” One thing that it will continue to do is not move into providing services to consumers or larger businesses alongside its SMB focus.

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