Category: Better Business
IT leaders start to move past COVID-19 era
As organizations of all sizes continue to wait and see how the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic might evolve, a survey of 400 IT leaders at organizations with more than 500 employees suggests IT leaders, in terms of setting...
Five qualities needed to build a ‘World-Class MSP’
‘World-Class MSP’ is a title not many MSPs achieve — and there are a couple of reasons for this. First, being a World-Class MSP isn’t easy. You need to have dedication and discipline to deliver consistent results for your customers....
Partner Spotlight: MSP achieves GDPR compliance using Barracuda RMM
SOTEC GmbH, headquartered in Laudenbach, Germany, is one of the leading IT systems integrators and service providers in the Rhein Neckar metropolitan area in southwestern Germany. Serving small businesses and enterprises, the company provides consultancy, security, GDPR compliance, and infrastructure...
What MSPs need to know about the American Rescue Plan
The United States government recently passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a stimulus package for American organizations and individuals that is specifically designed to facilitate the American recovery from the harsh economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each...
Next wave of COVID-19 fallout for MSPs starts to arrive
The COVID-19 pandemic is yet another classic example of an ill-wind that ultimately threw a lot of good in the general direction of managed service providers (MSPs). Naturally, the MSP community as a whole wishes it never happened, but like...
MSPs celebrate growth as IT spending questions remain
Questions on the levels of IT spending from SMBs and other organizations will exercise in the future continue, even amongst recent significant MSP growth. Managed services generated nearly $8 billion in annual contract value in the second quarter of 2021,...
Podcast: Celebrating Global MSP Day 2021, Episode 6
In our most recent episode, the SmarterMSP Podcast hosted experienced MSP manager Paul Rainey and Mark Whiffen of Barracuda MSP, as they shared their insights on the significant cybersecurity protection monitoring and management (RMM) tool can provide vital cybersecurity protection...
7 questions MSPs need to answer for prospective clients
If your client’s business made it through the pandemic, chances are that their technological capacities have been tested to the maximum. Scaling a business cost-effectively is a challenging proposition at any time, but the era of remote work and anywhere...
Rise of data monetization bodes well for MSPs
When it comes to data management, a full 96 percent of IT organizations are now operating at or over capacity, with not much relief in sight, at a time when more organizations than ever are evaluating data monetization opportunities. A...
Selling yourself as a one-man MSP
If your MSP business is a one-man shop, there are a variety of challenges you face that larger MSPs don’t have to overcome. For example, you probably run into some different objections when pitching yourself and your services to prospects,...