Mounting cybersecurity pressures taking a toll on internal IT
The single biggest impediment to any organization deciding to embrace managed security services is often the pride of the internal IT organization. Many IT professionals view having to rely on external help as a sign of weakness. That can be...
Lack of cybersecurity skills, fear of reputation damage drive more reliance on MSPs
Most organizations today are well aware of the potential risks associated with cyber security. But not all those risks are of equal weight. A global survey of 1,800 business decision-makers conducted by Vanson Bourne on behalf of NTT Security, a...
AI pioneers are struggling with data management
As interest in artificial intelligence (AI) continues to increase rapidly, they say data is the new oil. The machine and deep learning algorithms that drive AI applications require access to massive amounts of data to work. A new survey of...
Confusion and complexity reign in the age of the cloud
Most of the focus for the past few years has been on making the transition to the cloud. As it turns out, though, many IT organizations are experiencing significant challenges once they get there. The top one is, of course,...
How cloud computing creates a need for service providers to transform
The shift to cloud computing is starting to have a profound impact on how and where IT service providers are setting up operations centers. Historically, many IT service providers would either build their own data centers or employ infrastructure they...
Digital business transformation creates data management opportunities for MSPs
A lot of hype has been generated about the need to turn data into a strategic business asset as part of a digital business transformation. But, it turns out that the biggest impediment to realizing that vision is reliance on...
The end of the GDPR beginning creates new opportunities for MSPs
A new report published by IBM this week suggests the General Data Protection Rule (GDPR) being put into effect May 25 will ultimately transform how most organizations manage data. The survey of 1,500 GDPR leaders, conducted by the IBM Institute...
Infighting raises additional IoT challenges for MSPs
In theory, the Internet of Things (IoT) represents a trillion-dollar opportunity for IT services providers. The challenge will be determining exactly who inside any organization owns the IoT budget. A new survey of IT and operational technology (OT) stakeholders published...
Pace of Windows 10 migrations in the enterprise slower than anticipated
Internal IT teams may be looking for a little extra help now that many of them are starting to realize Windows 10 migrations aren’t nearly as simple as once thought. A survey of 400 enterprise IT professionals conducted by Adaptiva,...
Network automation arms race is on
Network automation is a doubled-edged sword that as far as managed service providers are concerned is about to cut both ways. On one side, network automation has the potential to significantly reduce labor costs for MSPs. On the other side,...
