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August 29, 2024 3 Takeaways from Day 1 of Vision 24 August 23, 2024 Episode 38: Egos Are Expensive August 23, 2024 MSP Update: Cloud Market Share 2024 for Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud August 2, 2024 Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 25 Deals Announced in July 2024 August 2, 2024 Blockchain or Bust August 2, 2024 MSP Update: The 20 MSP Buys Collabrance August 2, 2024 ‘Quality is in the Details’: The 20 MSP Acquires Collabrance August 2, 2024 The 20 Expands MSP Growth Platform with Acquisition of Collabrance August 2, 2024 The 20 acquires Collabrance, marking ninth MSP acquisition of 2024 August 1, 2024 GreatAmerica Financial Services Sells Collabrance to The 20 August 1, 2024 The 20 Expands MSP Growth Platform with Acquisition of Collabrance August 1, 2024 GreatAmerica’s Collabrance Acquired August 1, 2024 The 20 MSP Acquires Collabrance: ‘Joining Forces Just Made Good Business Sense’ August 1, 2024 The 20 MSP Acquires Iowa-Based MSP 501er Collabrance August 1, 2024 The 20 Expands MSP Growth Platform with Acquisition of Collabrance July 25, 2024 Partners: CrowdStrike Will Recover Its Reputation After Historic Outage July 5, 2024 MSP Channel Highlights: Top News Stories You Need to Know July 2, 2024 The 20 MSP Announces Latest Acquisition, Expanding National Footprint June 24, 2024 Latest Channel-Impacting M&A: T-Mobile, Windstream, Insight, More May 22, 2024 Your Guide to MSP Investment Platform Companies May 14, 2024 CRN Honors Ciera Cole and Crystal Conkle of The 20 on the 2024 Women of the Channel Power 100 Solution Provider List May 13, 2024 CRN Honors Four Standouts from The 20 on the 2024 Women of the Channel List May 3, 2024 Kaseya Transforms the Economic Landscape for MSPs May 2, 2024 The 20 MSP Broadens Reach with Latest Round of Acquisitions May 2, 2024 Kaseya Connect: How MSPs Can Make Money on Cybersecurity Services May 1, 2024 The 20 MSP Completes Latest Acquisition Hat Trick May 1, 2024 The 20: Acquisition Growth Strategy Helps Texas Entrepreneur Build Legacy May 1, 2024 The 20 MSP Acquires 3 More MSPs, Now 33 in 2 Years April 30, 2024 MSP M&A, IT Glue Have Their Day at Kaseya Connect 2024 April 23, 2024 The 20 MSP: Growing a ‘Family’ of Million-Dollar MSPs April 10, 2024 Latest Channel M&A: Cisco, Nitel, ScanSource, CrowdStrike April 5, 2024 To Rollup or Not to Rollup? That is the Question for MSPs March 4, 2024 Channel Brief: The 20 MSP, CompTIA, SoftwareOne March 4, 2024 The 20 MSP Acquires Three MSPs to Expand National Presence March 1, 2024 Sunflower Bank Provides Funding to Support Acquisitions for The 20 MSP March 1, 2024 The 20 MSP Bags 3 More Companies, Chases National Status March 1, 2024 The 20 MSP Acquires Three New MSPs, Expanding National Presence and Expertise March 1, 2024 The 20 MSP Announces Triple Play in Strategic Acquisitions February 2, 2024 Channel Brief: The 20 MSP, Produce8, Evergreen, Okta, More February 2, 2024 The 20 MSP Acquires Data Tech Café’s Managed IT Division February 2, 2024 NerdioCon 2024 Nerd Icon: Tim Conkle, The 20 February 2, 2024 The 20 MSP Continues M&A Push with Latest Strategic Acquisition February 1, 2024 The 20 MSP Group Focuses On Detroit With Latest Acquisition January, 2024 Mergers & Acquisitions in the Technology Services Industry in Q4 2023 January 30, 2024 The 20 MSP Underscores Commitment to Security with SOC 2 Certification 2023 November 29, 2023 These IT Services Firms Were The Most Acquisitive In Q3 2023 November 17, 2023 Texas-Based The 20 MSP Buys Two Firms In One Month November 03, 2023 The 20 MSP Acquires Two More Managed Service Providers, Adding to its Growing Ranks October 4, 2023 MSP M&A: The 20 MSP Acquires 3i, Its 24th MSP In 13 Months October 04, 2023 The 20 MSP Acquires Key Player in Managed IT Services, Continues Rapid Expansion September 14, 2023 The 20 MSP Announces US Patent for Cutting-Edge Authentication Framework September 13, 2022 Voice of the Vendor: Vision 23, Special Edition September 13, 2022 The 20 Stresses Growth by Example at Vision 23 August 2, 2023 The 20 MSP Acquires Inerva Technology Advisors August 2, 2023 The 20 MSP Continues to Lead M&A Charge with Latest Acquisition July 5, 2023 The 20 MSP Acquires Cirrus IT Solutions, Strengthens National Presence June 2, 2023 The 20 MSP Deepens National Footprint with Strategic Acquisition of Manus 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Pax8 February 16, 2023 Partner Relationship Management (PRM): The Ultimate Channel Sales Podcast February 7, 2023 MSP M&A: The 20 MSP Acquires Integrated Business Technologies February 7, 2023 The 20 MSP Acquires Texas, Oklahoma-Based Partner Firms February 6, 2023 Texas-Based The 20 MSP Eyes More Deals After Two Acquisitions February 3, 2023 The 20 MSP Expands National Footprint with Two More Acquisitions 2022 December 14, 2022 The 20 MSP Caps Off Year of Growth with 2 More MSPs December 12, 2022 Mergers & Acquisitions in the Technology Services Industry in Q3 2022 December 1, 2022 The 20 MSP Buys Two More Channel Pros December 1, 2022 The 20 MSP Adds 2 More Companies, Part of Multiyear Growth Plan December 1, 2022 The 20 MSP Acquires Two More Companies, Deepens National Footprint November 22, 2022 The 20’s Alexis Williams Recognized as One of CRN’s 2022 Next-Gen Solution Provider Leaders November 7, 2022 Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 39 Deals Announced in October 2022 October 27, 2022 The 20 MSP Presents $140k Contribution to the Coventry Reserve October 14, 2022 The 20 Recognizes Top Managed Service Providers and Vendors at VISION ’22 October 06, 2022 The 20 MSP Hooks 4 MSPs in Aggressive Growth Plan October 3, 2022 The 20 MSP Acquires Four Companies, Continues M&A Spree October 3, 2022 The 20 MSP Continues M&A Spree With Four New MSP Acquisitions September 9, 2022 7 Channel People Making Waves This Week at Broadcom, Avaya, Telarus, Ingram Micro, More September 8, 2022 The 20’s MSP M&A Spree: Six In A Month, Dozens More To Come September 6, 2022 The 20 Acquires Six of its Member MSPs September 2, 2022 The 20 MSP Announces Six Acquisitions, Bold Vision for the Future September 2, 2022 The 20 MSP Announces Six Acquisitions, Bold Vision for the Future September 2, 2022 The 20 MSP Announces Six Acquisitions, Bold Vision for the Future September 1, 2022 The 20 MSP Makes Big Industry Moves, Announces Flurry of Acquisitions May 25, 2022 The 20 MSP Group Announces Michael Bone as Chief Revenue Officer May 24, 2022 5 Channel Partner Program and MSP Market Updates May 9, 2022 Ciera Cole, Crystal McFerran and Alexis Williams from The 20 MSP Named on CRN’s 2022 Women of the Channel List May 14, 2022 Meet Tim Conkle April 20, 2022 ForzaDash Channel Leader 2022 Profile: Crystal McFerran April 14, 2022 Zomentum Partners with The 20 Consortium of Leading MSPs April 14, 2022 The 20 Announces Ken Nix as Chief Information Security Officer 2021 December 17, 2021 The 20 Won’t Be An IT Company For Long December 14, 2021 15 Copywriting Tips To Capture The Interest Of The Busiest Consumers December 2, 2021 The 20 Named in the Dallas 100: The Fastest-Growing Private Companies in North Texas November 22, 2021 The Dallas 100: SMU Cox Unveils Its 2021 Ranking of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in Dallas-Fort Worth November 4, 2021 Voice of the Vendor: The 20 Vision 2021 November 4, 2021 Meet the 2021 Dallas 100, the fastest-growing small private companies in DFW November 2, 2021 The 20 Appoints Donna Pebworth as Chief Financial Officer October 14, 2021 The 20 Honors Top Managed Service Providers and Vendors at VISION 2021 October 1, 2020 ChannelPro Weekly #201 – Killer Penguin Investigation October 1, 2021 A Killer Recruiting (and Sales) Tactic for your MSP September 21, 2021 13 Tips To Connect And Integrate CRM Tools And Social Media Efforts September 10, 2021 15 Clever Ideas For Distributing Content More Effectively September 1, 2021 The 20 Announces Ken Pecot as New Chief Operating Officer August 12, 2021 Alexis Williams Honored on Inaugural Channel Futures DE&I 101 List August 9, 2021 Channel Futures Unveils Its First-Ever DE&I 101 List July 29, 2021 Digital Asset Security – Hackproofing Tips Shared By 26 Experts & Business Owners July 20, 2021 14 Strategic Ways Brands Can Repurpose Their Evergreen Content June 25, 2021 The 20 Announces Maye Musk as Keynote speaker for VISION 2021 Conference June 25, 2021 An MSP’s Guide to Coming Back Post-Pandemic and Thriving in the Next New Normal June 21, 2021 As MSPs Grow in Popularity, The Enterprise Counts on Experts to Support Digital Transformation May 18, 2021 How Could MSPs Collaborate to Truly Help Each Other? May 13, 2021 Mark Elliott, CRO, The 20 Joins MSP Expo 2021 #TECHSUPERSHOW May 10, 2021 Crystal McFerran of The 20 Featured on CRN’s 2021 Women of the Channel List April 7, 2021 Top MSPs on Avoiding the Next SolarWinds Hack, Best Preparing Security Clients Gallery April 1, 2021 Liongard Announces Partnership with The 20 April 1, 2021 The 20 Announces Daniel K. Astin as Strategic Legal Advisor March 31, 2021 Marketing During A Pandemic – with Crystal McFerran of The 20 March 30, 2021 The 20 MSP Named in the 2021 CRN® Partner Program Guide March 24, 2021 Connecting IT Podcast – Women In Tech, With Crystal McFerran of The 20 & Andra Hedden of Marketopia March 23, 2021 MVP GrowthFest 2021 Taking Place on April 20 March 11, 2021 How To Optimize Content For Voice Search: 13 Critical Factors February 2021 How The 20 Becomes Your Growth Engine February 9, 2021 Tim Conkle of The 20 Recognized as 2021 CRN® Channel Chief February 5, 2021 How to reduce IT costs and grow productivity with managed IT services January 18, 2021 Episode 325: Successful Lead Gen Tactics and Cultivating Thought Leadership With Crystal McFerran of The 20 January 7, 2021 Crystal McFerran : Making Your Brand Memorable, Storytelling and Digital Content Planning 2020 December 28, 2020 How CMO Crystal McFerran Builds Agility into Her Team December 23, 2020 How to Reframe Your Brand’s Interactions December 10, 2020 CrushBank Helps IT Consortium The 20 Dramatically Accelerate Support Ticket Resolution With Its AI-Powered IT Help Desk Solution December 10, 2020 How To Create Effective Messages About Your Company’s New Offerings December 7, 2020 The 20 MSP’s Crystal McFerran Named One of CRN’s 2020 Next-Gen Solution Provider Leaders November 30, 2020 13 Communications Aspects Professionals Should Be Careful About November 17, 2020 Why Your IT Company Needs A Brand Story And How To Tell It November 9, 2020 Creating A Conference In The Digital Era October 8, 2020 The 20 Honors Top MSPs and Vendors with 2020 VISION Awards October 5, 2020 The Four Principles Of Marketing In Context October 5, 2020 How 2020 Has Pushed Tech To Its Limits September 28, 2020 Building a Digital Advertising Strategy September 21, 2020 The 20 announces Gary Vaynerchuk as keynote speaker for VISION 2020 September 10, 2020 Tempering Your Company’s Expectations For AI September 2, 2020 How Are You Approaching Brand Optimization And Multifront Marketing? August 26, 2020 Making a Myth: Building a Bigger Brand August 19, 2020 Strategic Content Creation for Brand Optimization August 7, 2020 80/20: Putting The Pareto Principle Into Practice August 3, 2020 Writing ‘Sticky’ Marketing Copy: 15 Proven Methods July 28, 2020 ChannelPro 1:1 with The 20’s Tim Conkle July 24, 2020 Best Practices for Data Security in Hybrid Environments July 23, 2020 ‘Technology Laggards’: 14 Important Lessons They Can Teach Tech Leaders July 22, 2020 The 20 Hires Chief Operating Officer and Chief Revenue Officer to Join Leadership Team July 13, 2020 The 20 MSP Achieves HIPAA Compliance with Compliancy Group July 1, 2020 Marketing IT services (w/ Crystal McFerran, The 20) – Cyber Security Matters July 1, 2020 Surpassing Transactional Marketing: Evolving From B2B Or B2C To H2H June 18, 2020 The Basics Of Building Stable Sales And Growth In IT June 11, 2020 June 23, 2020: MVP GrowthFest: Join Magic Johnson and Channel All-Stars at this Virtual MSP Event June 9, 2020 IT Interview Questions: What to Expect and How to Impress June 8, 2020 Bootstrapping IT: Growing Your Business With Marketing June 2, 2020 The New Generation Of Managed Service Providers May 19, 2020 How CMO Crystal McFerran Builds Agility into Her Team May 13, 2020 IT Leaders Join CompTIA’s Channel Development Advisory Council May 11, 2020 The New Face Of Information Technology May 11th, 2020 2020 Women of the Channel Awards May 11, 2020 A Marketer’s Guide To Surviving The New Face Of IT May 7, 2020 Optimizing Your B2B Marketing Strategies April 16, 2020 4 Recruiters Share Ways to Avoid the Post and Pray Trap April 8th, 2020 Sales at Scale April 6, 2020 15 Tech Leaders Share Their Favorite Apps And How They Impact Their Daily Lives April 6, 2020 13 Techniques For Developing Arresting Headlines April 2, 2020 The Importance Of Refining Your Marketing Funnel March 31, 2020 Reeling In: Making The Funnel Efficient For Managed Service Providers March 23, 2020 Help Others See The ROI For Marketing March 13, 2020 Running An MSP In 2030 March 9, 2020 11 Great Tips To Craft Better Emails March 6, 2020 Building Customer Trust: 13 Key Considerations March 3, 2020 How 8 Companies Celebrate Employee Appreciation Day February 21, 2020 Building Tech For In-House Use? Here’s How To Collect Feedback You Need February 10, 2020 Tim Conkle of The 20 Recognized on CRN’s 2020 Channel Chiefs List January 27, 2020 IoTSSA Kicks Off 2020 Cybersecurity Tour January 24, 2020 The Human Element Of Cybersecurity January 16, 2020 How To Encourage Workplace Empathy Without Crossing Individual Boundaries: 15 Proven Strategies January 6, 2020 HR New Year’s Resolutions for 2020 January 3, 2020 Top Cybersecurity Threats and Trends Your Business Should Watch Out for in 2020 2019 December 31, 2019 Channel 2020: Predictions From a Few of Our Favorite Prognosticators December 30, 2019 The 20 December 24, 2019 Tim Conkle of The 20 celebrates milestone with Forbes Technology Council December 17, 2019 Good Is Not Good Enough For The 20 November 15, 2019 The 20 Honors Top Managed Service Providers and Vendors at VISION 2019 November 13, 2019 5 Channel Partner Updates: Wednesday 13 November 2019 November 12, 2019 The 20 Appoints Crystal McFerran as Chief Marketing Officer November 6, 2019 The 20’s Tim Conkle: Three Requirements for Running a Successful MSP October 29, 2019 5 Channel Partner Updates: Tuesday 28 October 2019 October 28, 2019 Beachhead Solutions Offers Discounts to Members of Managed Services Coop The 20 October 28, 2019 CloudJumper Expands Partnership with The 20 as Cloud IT Takes Center Stage October 24, 2019 MSPs Are Under Attack from Cybercriminals, Here’s How They’re Protecting Themselves October 21, 2019 How Long Does It Take to Hear Back From a Job Application, According to 8 Experts October 15, 2019 Tight Tech Budget? 10 Tips To Stretch The Life Of Your Business’ Computers October 15, 2019 Meet Tim Conkle of The 20 in Plano October 15, 2019 ThreatLocker and The 20 Announce New Partnership to Offer Cybersecurity Solutions to Managed Service Providers September 20, 2019 Employee Engagement Strategies from 12 Business Leaders September 1, 2019 The Hostinger Breach and the Rise of API Threats August 29, 2019 The 20’s Jonathan Blakey Joins CompTIA Channel Advisory Board August 25, 2019 The 20 Announces Speaker Lineup for 2019 VISION Conference August 23, 2019 What It Takes to Be an MSP 501er August 1, 2019 ID Agent and The 20 Announce New Partnership to Offer Cybersecurity Solutions to MSPs July 22, 2019 Tim Conkle on “The 20” July 22, 2019 11 Budget-Friendly Ways MSPs Can Cash In On Video Marketing July 17, 2019 2019 CompTIA AWIT Spotlight Award Winners June 26, 2019 The 20 Announces Additions to Executive Leadership Team June 10, 2019 The 20 and Huntress Labs Announce New Partnership to Provide Cybersecurity Solutions to MSPs May 22, 2019 ELO Digital Office USA and The 20 Partner to Give Digital Content Management Solutions to MSPs May 22, 2019 The 20’s Tim Conkle: ‘This Is Not Magic — It’s Having Strategy’ May 21, 2019 10 Things Recruiters Hate About You May 20, 2019 Crystal McFerran of The 20 Honored as One of CRN’s 2019 Women of the Channel May 20, 2019 Ciera Cole of The 20 Honored as One of CRN’s 2019 Women of the Channel May 8, 2019 Creative and Compliant Ways to Check References May 3, 2019 Five key business challenges keeping Texas MSPs up at night April 29, 2019 11 Successful Plays for Running Great Sales Calls April 23, 2019 Sales Questions for Prospecting Calls April 22, 2019 No MSP Is an Island, Says Tim Conkle April 16, 2019 The Sales Playbooks Every Sales Team Needs April 8, 2019 Looking to Spot the Editors at #CPExpo? Here’s a Cheat Sheet April 6, 2019 Moving On Up to the Midsize March 25, 2019 Vision Without Execution Is a Dream March 19, 2019 4 Recruiting Trends That Will Make You Feel Lucky March 15, 2019 Legacy Central brings a new standard February 22, 2019 A sneak preview of the new book Helpdesk Habits February 20, 2019 What’s The 20? February 14, 2019 Data Migration: What To Know Before You Go February 4, 2019 Private Equity Is (Still) Eating the MSP Software Market February 4, 2019 ChannelPro’s ‘Bigger. Better. Business.’ Tour Launches in March February 1, 2019 Legacy Central brings a new standard in corporate culture to Plano 30 January 2019 Seven Effective Ways To Improve Your Company’s Brand 25 January 2019 Broader Hiring Practices: 13 Methods For Boosting Tech Team Diversity 23 January 2019 5 Channel Partner Updates January 22, 2019 The 20 Announces Datto as Platinum Sponsor for 2019 VISION Conference January 8, 2019 5 Channel Partner Updates 2018 December 27, 2018 The 20 CEO Tim Conkle accepted into Forbes Technology Council December 19, 2018 Kaseya Acquires IT Glue, World’s Fastest Growing IT Documentation Platform December 12, 2018 Channel Voice – Episode 10: Tim Conkle & Crystal McFerran, The 20 December 11, 2018 The 20 Testimonial for Deep Instinct December 5, 2018 25 Entrepreneurs Share Their New Year’s Resolution December 4, 2018 The MSP Evolution: What’s Next? December 1, 2018 Best IT Community Award November 20, 2018 PrinterLogic Releases Print Management Solution for MSPs November 20, 2018 Best Tools For System Administrators November 10, 2018 ChannelPro SMB Forum Heads West to California November 1, 2018 The 20 Continues Growth, Announces New Hires and Strategic Restructuring October 30, 2018 Compliancy Group and The 20 Announce New Partnership to offer HIPAA Compliance to MSPs October 29, 2018 Are Collaboration Platforms Time Wasters or Productivity Boosters? October 26, 2018 8 Top Trends in Talent Retention October 26, 2018 Leading MSP Organization, The 20, Announces New Partnership with PrinterLogic October 23, 2018 5 Channel Partner Updates October 22, 2018 The 20 Welcomes Crystal McFerran as Senior Vice President of Channel Marketing August 17, 2018 2018’s Top MSPs View Peers as Community, Not Competition July 19, 2018 The 20 Chooses Deep Instinct for the most Sophisticated, AI-driven Deep Learning-Based Security Available July 10, 2018 CloudJumper and The20 team up to provide cloud, streaming app services to customers May 18, 2018 The 20 COO Ciera Cole Listed Among Women of Channel April 25, 2018 How The 20 uses Customer Thermometer to help MSPs reach their ultimate growth potential March 1, 2018 A Disruptive Path To Nationwide Growth February 15, 2018 The 20 Named Top 25 Orgs to Watch February 8, 2018 First look: Legacy Central, Plano February 8, 2018 Tech firms lured to re-envisioned $100M Legacy Central office park in Plano February 8, 2018 $100 million Plano campus project lands first business tenants February 1, 2018 Kaseya helps businesses keep their IT systems running January 8, 2018 The 20 Announces New Organizational Structure To Drive Growth 2017 July 31, 2017 The 20 Hosts Annual Conference For Member MSPs in Dallas, Texas June 21, 2017 Meet Tim Conkle of The 20 in Plano April 26, 2017 What is The 20 MSP? 2016 October 21, 2016 The Power of The 20 Unveiled in ChannelPro SMB Magazine October 21, 2016 The Power of The 20 Unveiled in ChannelPro SMB Magazine March 22, 2016 8 MSP Peer Groups to Support Your Business Success