Tag: Managed services
Managed services becoming more essential for established telecoms
The rapid pace of development in the telecommunications industry means that established telecoms need to consistently provide end customers with the most up-to-date communications services and solutions. And to effectively and cost-efficiently to maximise return on investment and ensure that...
Reflecting on Global MSP Day 2020
Global MSP Day 2020 has officially come and gone, and was certainly an event to remember. The 2020 edition of MSP Day was the first one to be conducted on a global scale, highlighting the MSP landscape from many different...
Q&A: Brian Babineau on Global MSP Day’s timely celebration
With Global MSP Day upon us, Smarter MSP has been reaching out to key players in the managed services industry to gain their perspective on what this international event has to offer. We recently sat down with Brian Babineau, SVP...
Q&A: An outlook on managed services in the UK
Continuing with our series of MSP spotlight sessions we are hosting in the run up to Global MSP Day on May 21st, we spoke with Simon Gurner, Owner of Sunrise Technologies based in the UK. Simon began his journey in managed services in 2003 and...
Q&A: A Channel Chief assesses the state of managed services
As the build to Global MSP Day 2020 continues, Smarter MSP discussed the upcoming virtual event with eight-time CRN Channel Chief, Neal Bradbury. Neal shared his outlook on the current state of the managed services industry and opportunities that will...
MSP Day 2020 and the evolving Managed Services landscape
Help desk services. Network services. IT support. Sound familiar? They should. These three categories continue to top the list of offerings that today’s managed services providers (MSPs) predominantly sell. Their continued ubiquity in the MSP toolkit, along with managed device...
Q&A: An MSP’s perspective of the evolving managed services landscape
As Global MSP Day (held on May 21st) approaches, Smarter MSP is celebrating what it means to be a managed service provider in 2020 by sitting down with your MSP peers to get their feedback on the state of the...
How COVID-19 pandemic will change managed services utterly
The market research firm Information Services Group (ISG) is forecasting that global spending on managed services will decline 7 percent for the full 2020 year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the current pause in spending by most...
The new way to look at managed services
Have any of these thoughts about your MSP business recently crossed your mind? “I’m not able to charge a rate that serves my business well.” “I’m absorbing all the security risks for my client without increasing the cost.” “I’m unable...
Survey identifies data protection as top service being delivered by third-parties
A survey of 110 IT decision-makers based in the U.S. suggests that the reliance on third-party IT services is starting to increase as IT becomes more complex. Conducted by US Signal, a provider of data center services, the survey finds...