Tag: cloud
Second half of 2020 looks cloudier for MSPs
Now that managed service providers (MSPs) have weathered the initial economic storm brought on by the downturn in the global economy caused by COVID-19, many MSP leaders are wondering what’s next. There’s no doubt in the first half of the...
Shift to the cloud creates additional IT complexities
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s clear that more applications will be moving into the cloud at a faster rate than ever. In general, organizations now have a much greater appreciation for IT flexibility and application resiliency. In...
Accelerated shift to the cloud bodes well for MSPs
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, application workloads had been steadily migrating to the cloud for some time. However, what was once a steady flow now appears to have become a deluge. Now, this rapid transition is exposing significant shortcomings in...
A strategic plan for going cloud
When moving IT infrastructure to the cloud, it’s essential to have a strategic plan to guide you. Here are a few things you should consider.
Flexera cloud report finds adoption is exploding
This week, Flexera released its annual state of the cloud report. One of the key take-aways is that things had been shifting quickly, even before the pandemic forced many companies to adopt the cloud much faster than they might have...
Helping your clients work from home
These are trying times for everyone. As more companies seek social distancing to protect their employees from COVID-19, they may be looking to their MSPs for guidance on working from home. Chances are, many of you monitor and manage your...
Some IT trends you should be thinking about to stay relevant in 2020
As I sit down to craft my last blog post of the year, it only seems appropriate to look towards 2020 and beyond. Many smart MSPs are also taking this time to assess what they can do to help their...
AWS re:Invent should have lots of news for MSPs
This week is AWS re:Invent, the company’s massive annual customer conference taking place in Las Vegas. It’s typically packed with news about new features and services, and you should be paying attention to what new stuff could benefit your clients...
As cloud spending increases, relationships become complicated
A forecast published this week by Gartner suggests that the spending on various cloud services will continue to accelerate through 2020. However, the Gartner report also predicts that 60 percent of organizations will be employing managed services provided by cloud...
Optimizing cloud experiences could be the next big opportunity
Most organizations at this point have migrated some portion of their IT environment to a cloud computing environment. However, a report published today by Unisys shows that not all those organizations know what to do once that migration is completed....
