Category: Better Business

Tip Tuesday: Leverage generative AI to improve efficiency

Tip Tuesday: Leverage generative AI to improve efficiency

Managed service providers (MSPs) have much to oversee for companies that aren’t even theirs. Day-to-day tasks can become tedious and overwhelming. Even though businesses are finding every excuse to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI), it’s not a signal that they are...

/ July 18, 2023
guide to services pricing
The MSP’s guide to services pricing

The MSP’s guide to services pricing

For managed service providers (MSPs), it’s obvious that pricing is important. Prospects will generally only pay the going market rate, typically driven by your competition’s offering. As such, you must be careful in how you price your service offerings. For...

/ June 22, 2023
Tip Tuesday: Create a growth plan to meet the demand for managed services

Tip Tuesday: Create a growth plan to meet the demand for managed services

Business is booming for managed service providers (MSPs). The as-a-service model has skyrocketed in popularity as more organizations embrace digitization and scalability. While that’s great news for MSPs, it also raises demand. If your business doesn’t already have a growth...

/ June 20, 2023 / 13 Comments
An expert’s view for MSPs to stay ahead of the cybersecurity talent shortage

An expert’s view for MSPs to stay ahead of the cybersecurity talent shortage

While AI has been dominating the headlines in cyber circles throughout 2023, another less glamorous topic is just as acute: the cybersecurity talent shortage. We’ve covered this topic in the past, but the challenge continues. In the 2022 Cybersecurity Workforce...

/ June 15, 2023
Global MSP Day 2023: Q&A with our thought leaders

Global MSP Day 2023: Q&A with our thought leaders

It’s an exciting week for the managed service provider (MSP) community – Global MSP Day 2023 is tomorrow! On June 1st, we’ll be celebrating, networking, and learning alongside MSPs around the world. This day would not be possible without the...

/ May 31, 2023
Global MSP Day 2023: The secret to thriving and growing in the MSP industry

Global MSP Day 2023: The secret to thriving and growing in the MSP industry

How does a full day of networking and learning with your fellow MSPs around the world sound? If you want to know the latest trends and challenges facing IT professionals, then don’t miss this year’s annual Global MSP Day 2023,...

/ May 25, 2023
Meet Maria Martinez, Barracuda’s new VP of Channels, Americas

Meet Maria Martinez, Barracuda’s new VP of Channels, Americas

We’re excited to share that today Barracuda announced several strategic channel roles to strengthen the partner experience and help drive success within the channel ecosystem. One of these important new additions to our channel team is Maria Martinez, VP of Channels, Americas....

/ April 26, 2023
Are you leveraging your data effectively to demonstrate value?

Are you leveraging your data effectively to demonstrate value?

As a customer of an MSP, it is great when everything goes well; no problems mean no need to constantly update things; no downtime to impact the business, and there is no reason to pay attention to what you are...

/ March 29, 2023
Three reasons to automate MSP business development

Three reasons to automate MSP business development

When they want to grow their firms, many MSP owners’ first solution is to hire more salespeople. I read an article a few years ago, whose author recommended that if your sales decline, your first response should be to hire...

/ March 28, 2023
reliance on msp increases thanks to digital business transformation
Digital business transformation needs driving demands for MSPs

Digital business transformation needs driving demands for MSPs

A survey of 1,000 technology leaders conducted by Logicalis finds well over half (57 percent) expect to work more closely with managed service providers (MSPs) to achieve digital business transformation goals.

/ March 14, 2023