Tag: Managed services

What MSPs need to know about the American Rescue Plan
The United States government recently passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a stimulus package for American organizations and individuals that is specifically designed to facilitate the American recovery from the harsh economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each...

7 questions MSPs need to answer for prospective clients
If your client’s business made it through the pandemic, chances are that their technological capacities have been tested to the maximum. Scaling a business cost-effectively is a challenging proposition at any time, but the era of remote work and anywhere...

Celebrating a successful Global MSP Day 2021
MSP Day 2021 took place on May 26 and was full of informative sessions featuring industry thought leaders and managed service providers (MSPs) from around the globe. Hosted by Barracuda MSP and joined by CompTIA as a strategic sponsor, the...

Looking forward to a collaborative MSP Day
This year’s Global MSP Day is just around the corner, on Wednesday May 26, 2021! The agenda features panel discussions between industry experts, presentations of emerging trends in the managed services space, and an MSP Perspectives Showcase, where your peers...

Demand for IT services accelerates as economy recovers
A report published by the market research firm Information Services Group (ISG) finds revenue generated from enterprise-class technology, business, and IT services reached an all-time high in the first quarter of 2021. The combined global market for deals that exceeded...

Demand for managed services shows signs of recovery
A report published this week by the technology research and advisory firm Information Services Group (ISG) shows global demand for managed services began to recover in the fourth quarter of 2020. In that quarter, annual contract value for 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...