Mike Vizard

All posts by Mike Vizard

Mike Vizard has covered IT for more than 25 years, and has edited or contributed to a number of tech publications including InfoWorld, eWeek, CRN, Baseline, ComputerWorld, TMCNet, and Digital Review. He currently blogs for IT Business Edge and contributes to CIOinsight, The Channel Insider, Programmableweb and Slashdot. Mike blogs about emerging cloud technology for Smarter MSP.

Survey: AI readiness and data integration shape MSP loyalty

Survey: AI readiness and data integration shape MSP loyalty

A recent survey of 600 IT and security decision-makers at organizations with 200 to 1,000 employees found that nearly two-thirds of respondents are considering switching to a new managed services provider (MSP) within the next 12 months. Conducted by market...

/ September 3, 2026
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The MSSP advantage: Why demand for managed security services keeps growing

The MSSP advantage: Why demand for managed security services keeps growing

The global managed security services market is projected to reach $66.83 billion by 2030, representing an 11 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR), according to a new report from the research firm MarketsandMarkets. The survey results are hard to ignore...

/ August 27, 2026
Managed AI inference becomes the next big services market

Managed AI inference becomes the next big services market

As more organizations deploy artificial intelligence (AI) applications, a growing number are relying on managed AI inference servers to run them in production environments. A report published by The Futurum Group notes that by the end of 2025, the managed...

/ August 20, 2026
MSPs have a new resource for managing AI costs

MSPs have a new resource for managing AI costs

Managed service providers (MSPs) looking to build a practice around optimizing artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure should start paying closer attention to the Tokenomics Foundation, which has now been formally launched. As an arm of the Linux Foundation, the Tokenomics Foundation...

/ August 13, 2026
What rising AI costs mean for MSPs

What rising AI costs mean for MSPs

As more organizations successfully adopt artificial intelligence (AI), many are discovering that success comes with a growing challenge: managing costs. A recent survey of 700 engineering leaders and practitioners from organizations with more than 1,000 employees found that 26 percent...

/ August 6, 2026
How MSPs can capitalize on the next phase of AI

How MSPs can capitalize on the next phase of AI

As artificial intelligence (AI) evolves, new opportunities are opening for managed service providers (MSPs). Two of the biggest areas are context engineering and AI model routing. Why context engineering matters Context engineering includes the tools and processes that optimize everything...

/ July 30, 2026
The hidden MSP opportunity in AI-built applications

The hidden MSP opportunity in AI-built applications

There’s a lot of chatter these days about a so-called “SaaSpocalypse” that could have significant consequences for IT services providers. As more organizations embrace artificial intelligence (AI), they are deploying more custom applications created with AI-powered coding tools. The rise...

/ July 23, 2026
MSPs are at a consolidation crossroads

MSPs are at a consolidation crossroads

The annual contract value (ACV), also known as billings, for managed services deals exceeding $5 million increased 2.7 percent year over year in the second quarter, according to the latest report from market research firm Information Services Group (ISG). However,...

/ July 16, 2026
Incident management issues rising in the age of AI

Incident management issues rising in the age of AI

Managed service providers (MSPs) should take note: as the volume of code created using artificial intelligence (AI) coding tools continues to grow, so does the number of incidents that may require their attention. A survey of 406 IT decision-makers at...

/ July 9, 2026
Why AI could spark the next networking boom for MSPs

Why AI could spark the next networking boom for MSPs

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is set to accelerate demand for managed networking services as bandwidth consumption becomes more unpredictable than ever. AI is changing network traffic patterns According to a new report from Dell’Oro Group, managed local area...

/ July 2, 2026