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MSPs can fill the data management skills gap created by AI
With the rise of artificial intelligence, an appreciation of the business value of data is now finally starting to increase. A global survey of 4,777 C-level executives and directors conducted by Accenture finds 90 percent of executives believe data is...
How marketing conferences can dramatically improve your MSP’s marketing knowledge
If you speak to any Managed Service Provider (MSP) or IT Solution Provider, and ask them about their marketing, you will typically see and hear an uncomfortable response. With some exceptions, most IT businesses find marketing to be a challenge....
MSPs must become healthcare providers’ first line of defense
The threat to cybersecurity in the healthcare sector has grown so acute, that the United States Senate held hearings in mid-March to discuss what can be done to mitigate the growing menace.
Higher salaries make IT hiring for MSPs more challenging
IT labor is still the most expensive cost any managed service provider (MSP) is going to incur, and a new report suggests those costs will only continue to rise. The report, based on an analysis of 907,000 interview requests involving...
AWS adds raft of security competencies for MSP partners
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has raised the cloud security bar for managed service providers (MSPs). At the AWS re:Inforce conference, the leading provider of cloud services added six AWS Level 1 MSSP Competency Specialization Categories spanning identity behavior monitoring; data...
MSPs must keep up with evolving healthcare regulations
For MSPs with healthcare clients in their portfolio, there is an ever-growing and sometimes onerous list of rules, regulations, and laws that must be followed. Failure to do so can result in reputational ruin, hefty penalties, or both.
Barracuda MSP is coming to a city near you!
Since March 2020, every business has taken a pause with in-person interaction. As we turn a new page in the pandemic, Barracuda MSP is excited to be back on the road and meet with MSPs live once again!
Salaries for IT pros with cloud expertise present MSP challenge
As the number of workloads shifting to the cloud continues to accelerate, one of the biggest limitations in terms of the addressable market for managed service providers (MSPs) is now the salaries of the IT professionals that have the expertise...
An overlooked way to boost MSP proposal acceptance rates
To improve their MSPs profitability, most firm leaders focus either on increasing sales volume or reducing fixed costs. Sadly, a one percent of sales volume increase adds only 3.2 percent, and a one percent fixed cost reduction adds only 2.3...
MSPs are now defending businesses during a global cyberwar
In the past week managed service providers (MSPs) have probably had some of the most meaningful conversations about cybersecurity in recent memory. Organizations of all sizes now implicitly realize how easily they might be affected as all sides in the...
