Tag: IT labor

Higher salaries make IT hiring for MSPs more challenging

Higher salaries make IT hiring for MSPs more challenging

IT labor is still the most expensive cost any managed service provider (MSP) is going to incur, and a new report suggests those costs will only continue to rise. The report, based on an analysis of 907,000 interview requests involving...

/ September 19, 2022 / 10 Comments
3 MSP marketing ideas for National IT Professionals Day

3 MSP marketing ideas for National IT Professionals Day

Thanks to social media and marketing, there’s a holiday every day of the year. These social media or marketing holidays are a great way to engage with your audience through MSP marketing, build brand awareness, offer sales or specials, and...

/ September 21, 2021 / 2 Comments
MSPs must focus where IT labor skills shortage is greatest

MSPs must focus where IT labor skills shortage is greatest

One of the business adages that remains tried and true in any era is that identifying a customer pain point and solving it for them is a sure-fire path to success. In the case of IT organizations, a survey of...

/ September 16, 2021
Talent crunch gets tighter as IT salaries rose sharply in 2019

Talent crunch gets tighter as IT salaries rose sharply in 2019

Most IT service providers are competing against much larger organizations for a very finite amount of IT talent. The trouble is finding and retaining IT talent keeps getting more expensive. The annual free global survey of 12,200 IT professionals published...

/ January 29, 2020
This Labor Day, MSPs should rethink their IT staffing strategy

This Labor Day, MSPs should rethink their IT staffing strategy

During the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend, most leaders of managed service providers (MSPs) will turn their thoughts to IT staffing issues. After all, the success of any MSP basically comes down to how they manage their IT talent. The...

/ August 29, 2019
Increased complexity pushes internal IT teams closer to the breaking point

Increased complexity pushes internal IT teams closer to the breaking point

The decision to rely on a managed service provider (MSP) often comes down to the IT skills, or lack thereof, any organization has at hand. The more complex the IT environment, the thinner the level of expertise that can be...

/ May 30, 2019
Ask an MSP Expert: How can we attract more students to the IT industry?

Ask an MSP Expert: How can we attract more students to the IT industry?

Q: I own a mid-sized MSP and I’m having trouble finding talented technicians. That has me worried about the industry as a whole. Is there any hope for getting more kids interested in the profession? MSP’s are fighting a chronic...

/ April 22, 2019 / 2 Comments
Tight market for IT labor hampers MSP expansion plans

Tight market for IT labor hampers MSP expansion plans

The single biggest inhibitor of growth for most managed service providers is staffing. Without access to additional talent, MSPs not only find it challenging to extend the size and scope of the existing services they offer, it becomes next to...

/ January 31, 2019
IT staff costs
Average cost of IT staff with top-ranked certifications exceeds $100K

Average cost of IT staff with top-ranked certifications exceeds $100K

Ranked by the salary, the top 15 certifications for IT staff can command salaries and benefits well in excess of $100,000 each once healthcare and other benefits are calculated. The most valued certifications as ranked by Global Knowledge, an IT...

/ May 3, 2018
IT labor trends
How IT labor trends impact delivery of managed services

How IT labor trends impact delivery of managed services

The day after Labor Day in the U.S. seems like an appropriate moment for managed service providers to take stock of how IT labor trends and the cost of IT labor is impacting their business. A new U.S. Salary Report...

/ September 5, 2017