Tag: AI

Focus on self-service to elevate your MSP business

Focus on self-service to elevate your MSP business

A modern MSP needs to have several customer-facing employees on their team in today’s business landscape. This may include a sales team that can articulate your business’s value proposition, customer service staff to resolve issues, technicians for customer onboarding, and...

/ December 12, 2023
generative AI
The race to deliver managed generative AI services is on

The race to deliver managed generative AI services is on

While there is a massive amount of interest in all things relating to generative artificial intelligence (AI), the number of organizations that have the skills and resources required to fully exploit it remains limited. Under the hood of generative AI...

/ November 13, 2023
Becoming a smarter MSP with AI-powered automation

Becoming a smarter MSP with AI-powered automation

The problem with being a ‘smarter’ MSP is that it may often require investment. For those who don’t have a rainy day fund set aside, it would mean dipping into the revenue to stay competitive and maintain margin, which can...

/ November 9, 2023
MSPs must place training bets carefully

MSPs must place training bets carefully

There has always been a fine line between when an emerging IT platform creates enough demand for managed services and when it essentially becomes a commodity that most internal IT teams can manage on their own. Timing that transition is...

/ October 3, 2023
Cold-calling
Ask an MSP Expert: Mastering cold-calling in 2023

Ask an MSP Expert: Mastering cold-calling in 2023

As a managed service provider (MSP), you are constantly looking for ways to grow your business. Many are using cold-calling, a standard sales outreach technique, to mine for more business.  However, it’s no secret that many grapple with the perceived...

/ September 27, 2023
Pioneers in Tech
Pioneers in Tech: Happy birthday to AI pioneer John McCarthy

Pioneers in Tech: Happy birthday to AI pioneer John McCarthy

This week’s Pioneers in Tech takes a look at John McCarthy, the technology pioneer who coined the term “AI” back in 1955. Born Sept. 4, 1927, McCarthy first used “AI” in his proposal for the 1956 Dartmouth Conference, a gathering...

/ September 8, 2023
AI drives the need for managed cybersecurity resiliency services

AI drives the need for managed cybersecurity resiliency services

It is becoming more apparent that phishing attacks that compromise credentials are linked to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). These attacks will only increase in volume and sophistication, and more organizations must focus on limiting the scope of damage...

/ August 29, 2023
Will AI be the next big thing?

Will AI be the next big thing?

As many a marketing or salesperson will attest, trying to flog the same old, same old becomes troublesome after a while. Something is needed to excite the market – and luckily, technology is an area where there is always something...

/ August 3, 2023
PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwC)
PwC report highlights the need for managed services to evolve rapidly

PwC report highlights the need for managed services to evolve rapidly

PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwC) has published a report based on a survey of more than 2,000 business leaders that finds the top 20 percent of high-performing organizations in terms of profit margin, and revenue growth are 4.2 times more likely...

/ August 1, 2023
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