Like every year before, 2015 promises to bring continued evolution in the world of information technology. Of course, some segments will gain in popularity while others will diminish or even disappear altogether. Who will be the ultimate winners and losers? How will the inevitable changes impact the decisions you will be called upon to make in your professional role?

Join Simplex-IT for our first free Lunchinar of 2015 as Bob Coppedge peers into his crystal ball to suggest what technologies you should be following in the New Year to help your business prosper. Will it be the Cloud, Social Media, Project Management...or something else? Join us and find out!

Patti here. The reporting capabilities within MS Project Online, Project Web App, and MS Project are extremely valuable for analyzing project information. There are a number of existing reports that can be accessed within any schedule, as well as the capability to create customized reports. We'll go in to more detail at the free Webinar on January 15th, but we wanted to provide a brief overview to introduce you to the basics.

With the right project information, project reports can answer questions such as, "Is everyone fully utilized? Is there room to shift work around? Where can I find extra time in my project to make up for delays, will my project complete on time? Within budget? Are there trends throughout all the projects in my organization? What about John Doe, I know he is already working on a few projects, does he have time to take on another one?"

Depending on a number of factors such as the nature of your projects, your organizational structure, and the audience you are creating reports for, there are several levels of reporting information you'll want to consider and become familiar with.

 

MSPMentor is "the ultimate guide to managed services and the leading global destination for managed service providers."  Each year they recognize organizations and individuals for their contribution to Managed Services (the type of IT service that Simplex-IT's primarily known for).

 For the past two years Simplex-IT was recognized in two categories.  In both 2013 and 2014 Simplex-IT was in the "MSPmentor 501 Global Edition" (top 501 in the world) as well as the "MSPmentor 100, Small Business Edition (top 100 in the USA with less than 10 employees).

Well, now they've gone and done it big time.  In December MSPmentor released their "2014 MSPmentor 250:  Top People in Managed Services" ("...honoring the world's top managed services provider (MSP) executives, entrepreneurs and experts.")

Simplex-IT's Bob Coppedge was included in the list this year.  To the best of our knowledge this is the top recognition given to individuals in the MSP world, so that's actually fairly cool.

Microsoft Excel is all about Data. But data without structure is not very useful or meaningful. That's why you will want to tune in to this free instructional Webinar on using Excel's Data features found on the Ribbon. In this one-hour, live streaming presentation, Simplex-IT's veteran trainer, Michele Bobola, will show you how to use Excel's features like: 

• Advanced Sorting and Filtering
• Subtotals
• Data Validation
• Consolidating Data
• Data Forms
• Combining and Separating Data
• Flash fill
• What If Analysis
• Importing Data

If you would like to learn how to more effectively tame the data inside Excel to do your bidding, then check out this free Webinar on Using Excel's Data Ribbon Features!

Bob Coppedge, CEO of Simplex-IT was selected for the seventh annual MSPmentor 250 by Penton Technology Group. The global list identifies the world's leading Managed Services Provider (MSP) executives, entrepreneurs, experts, coaches and community leaders. You can see the entire list at: http://mspmentor.net/mspmentor-250/2014

 "This was both a surprise and an honor," said Bob Coppedge, CEO of Simplex-IT "It's great to receive recognition from my peers in the Managed Services world."

The seventh annual MSPmentor 250 recognizes MSP executives and experts from across the globe. In addition, MSPmentor has created a Hall of Fame list (formerly Locked in the NOC) to recognize individuals who have made a lifetime impact in the market. 

(http://www.mspmentor.net/top250/noc).

"We congratulate Bob Coppedge on this distinguished honor and thank our readership community for submitting the nomination," said Jessica Davis, Executive Editor of MSPmentor, a division of Penton (www.penton.com).

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