Category: Better Business
Harnessing courage to spark innovation
The development of the iPhone is the perfect intersection of innovation, speed, and courage. Those three characteristics are important for MSPs too. They have the potential to propel MSPs from being good at what they do, to being great. Those...
Managed services becoming more essential for established telecoms
The rapid pace of development in the telecommunications industry means that established telecoms need to consistently provide end customers with the most up-to-date communications services and solutions. And to effectively and cost-efficiently to maximise return on investment and ensure that...
Survey uncovers data reliability opportunity for MSPs
Digital business transformation is all the rage these days in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily because organizations realize it may still be months before they are able to engage physically with either end customers or suppliers. Projects that...
Managed compliance services put money in the MSP bank
A survey of 300 IT security professionals published this week by Telos Corp., a provider of IT services, finds organizations on average comply with 13 different IT security and/or privacy regulations and spend $3.5M annually on compliance activities. Over the...
Four first steps to hiring for your MSP business
Hiring is not the easiest task no matter what industry you work in. Add that to the fact that the MSP industry is full of people with a lot of technical expertise, but lacking some of the soft skills that...
Where do MSPs go next post-pandemic?
COVID-19 has had a massive impact around the globe. Businesses across the travel, tourism and hospitality sectors have been hit badly, while a few (such as those in the healthcare and government sectors) have for the most part come through...
Survey yields new insights regarding reliance on MSPs
A survey of more than 1,000 IT decision makers in North America and Europe published this week by Spiceworks Ziff-Davis forecasts managed services will account on average for 16 percent of the total IT budget in 2021, a single percentage...
Focus your MSP on customer service, not software
With so many choices when it comes to MSPs or competitive offerings, it’s easy for customers to pick up and leave when their needs are not being met, and they are left wanting more from their services investments. When customers...
Providing the perfect partnership
In the constantly evolving world of the MSP, the need to partner with other providers continues to grow. Yet, gone are the days where a partnership was something agreed upon over a couple of drinks with a logo and link...
How your MSP business can thrive in a crisis
“If you can keep your head when everybody round you is losing his, then it is very probable that you don’t understand the situation,” goes the old saying. Well, we disagree. Staying calm in a crisis isn’t easy, but situations...
