Tag: MSPs
Minding the cybersecurity talent gap for MSPs
We have reported extensively on the cybersecurity talent shortage plaguing the industry. The shortage is more than just a personnel issue though, it represents a serious cybersecurity problem. For instance, a Gartner report says that by 2025, half of all...
NIST refresh: What MSPs need to know
Managed service providers (MSPs), chief information security officers (CISOs), and IT professionals have long relied on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for roadmaps and best practices in cybersecurity. Since the original NIST framework was first released in...
Forecasts are in: Managed cloud services market to rise
A market forecast report, published by Meticulous Research, shows the global managed cloud services market is projected to grow 14.2 percent on a compound annual basis to reach $247.5 billion in revenue by 2030. According to the report, much of...
Expert views on closing the cybersecurity talent gap for MSPs
The cybersecurity talent shortage in the workforce presents a direct cybersecurity threat. Statistics from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) paint a grim picture: By 2025, a lack of talent or human failure will be responsible for over...
Survey: Demand for cloud cost control expertise is on the rise
The volume of applications deployed in the cloud continues to increase steadily. More organizations are looking to contain costs but are finding they lack the skills and expertise needed. A survey of over 400 cloud and data decision-makers conducted by...
Four automation priorities MSPs should focus on
Many organizations conduct surveys every year about the evolving threats and cybersecurity concerns that enterprises are faced with. Info-Tech Research Group’s report is a must-read for all security stakeholders, chief information security officers (CISOs), and managed service providers (MSPs). Some...
Generative AI is a game-changer for how MSPs demonstrate value
Customers like to have a clear understanding of what’s going on. MSPs hold more than enough data to let customers know what is going on with their services. However, they struggle to transform this data into a useful form that...
Navigate the compliance maze to unlock MSP business growth
The cybersecurity compliance landscape continues to transform significantly as regulations get tighter and enforcement gets stricter. While businesses (and to be fair, MSPs) try to keep up, the MSP opportunity to win new business with compliance expertise and strategy is...
A once-in-a-decade MSP opportunity: Managed data engineering
As more organizations seek to operationalize artificial intelligence (AI), they are encountering data management challenges. These challenges are presenting new opportunities for managed service providers (MSPs). A survey of 550 IT and business professionals across the U.S., United Kingdom, Ireland,...
Top cybersecurity misconfigurations MSPs should address
As we embrace spring, the fall seems to be nothing but a memory. While 2024 holds new trends, threats, and opportunities for MSPs, there are still a few things to keep in mind from 2023. In October of last year,...
