Tag: IT
Cybersecurity stays at the top of the IT priorities list
As another year comes to close, most managed service providers (MSPs) are already squarely focused on the next. After all, there is little to be done now that could have a meaningful impact on financial results for 2022.
Cloud security will finally be in the spotlight for 2023
After more than a decade of varying levels of irrational exuberance in terms of deploying application workloads in the cloud, there is now a greater appreciation for cloud security. In fact, a survey of 350 IT leaders from large enterprises...
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...
Multi-cloud computing surfaces MSP opportunity and peril
A survey of 1,000 technology practitioners conducted by HashiCorp, a provider of tools for managing cloud infrastructure, suggests that as more organizations embrace multi-cloud computing the number of challenges being encountered is starting to multiply as well. Conducted by Forrester...
Solving the MSP sales struggle
Let’s be honest, MSPs don’t have a great track record when it comes to sales. Most MSPs have been able to grow by referral because our addressable market has been very forgiving. Our prospects are bigger and the economy has...
Zero-trust IT transition requires MSP prudence
Gartner is predicting that while 60 percent of organizations will embrace zero-trust as a starting point for security by 2025, more than half will fail to realize the benefits. In that same timeframe, however, 80 percent of enterprises will as...
MSPs will need to drive MFA adoption for small businesses
Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a critical element of any approach to achieving zero-trust IT security. Yet, a global survey of 1,403 small business owners conducted by the Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI) finds that more than half still rely only on...
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...
Blast off with FestivITies 2022: Galactic giveaways!
We at Barracuda MSP know the important role an MSP plays in the cybersecurity ecosystem. We think MSPs are out of this world. To thank and celebrate MSPs, Barracuda MSP has joined forces with Auvik and 6 other MSP vendors,...
