Tag: Managed services

Empathy: The key to unlocking successful customer partnerships

Empathy: The key to unlocking successful customer partnerships

Business partnerships can be structured around several factors—shared opportunities, complementary technologies or customer bases, long-standing personal relationships, or even the sharing of mutual competitors. Trust is critical, of course, but there is another element that is also important when it...

/ September 26, 2023 / 9 Comments
Pushing the ‘M’ in MSP

Pushing the ‘M’ in MSP

At times, it is easy to forget what the actuality of being an MSP is. The provision of one or more services as described in the contract is apparent – and this should be conducted in a way that makes...

/ August 31, 2023
DaaS market is finally coming of age

DaaS market is finally coming of age

It’s been a long time coming, but it appears that the desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) method for managing IT is finally gaining significant traction. A report from Custom Market Insights values the DaaS market at $6.2 billion in 2023, with a compound...

/ August 22, 2023
Tip Tuesday: Optimizing multi-cloud network management

Tip Tuesday: Optimizing multi-cloud network management

Multi-cloud strategies are quickly becoming the norm for businesses today. Managed service providers (MSPs) offering cloud-based services can benefit from these architectures more than most, as their scalability and reliability create convenience for end users. However, managing multi-cloud networks can...

/ August 15, 2023
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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
The Automation Advantage: Driving success for your MSP business

The Automation Advantage: Driving success for your MSP business

Throughout the past year, I’ve emphasized the significant role automation will play in redefining managed service providers (MSPs) and their business models. Considering these imminent changes, the recurring question I encounter in our industry is, “What should I do now?”...

/ July 19, 2023
Financial operations: a new managed service potential?

Financial operations: a new managed service potential?

For the past decade, developers have been given free rein to consume cloud resources. Still, as more organizations encounter economic headwinds, a larger percentage are embracing financial operations (FinOps) to rein in those costs. Mixed results from this are creating...

/ July 6, 2023
Tip Tuesday: Create a growth plan to meet the demand for managed services

Tip Tuesday: Create a growth plan to meet the demand for managed services

Business is booming for managed service providers (MSPs). The as-a-service model has skyrocketed in popularity as more organizations embrace digitization and scalability. While that’s great news for MSPs, it also raises demand. If your business doesn’t already have a growth...

/ June 20, 2023 / 13 Comments
Celebrating the resiliency of MSPs on Global MSP Day 2023

Celebrating the resiliency of MSPs on Global MSP Day 2023

Global MSP Day 2023 has arrived! For the sixth year in a row, we will be celebrating the growth and opportunities that continue to abound for MSPs within the ever-changing managed services industry. And as part of this annual celebration,...

/ June 1, 2023
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Survey sees downturn driving more reliance of MSPs

Survey sees downturn driving more reliance of MSPs

A survey of 500 IT leaders in the U.S. and United Kingdom (UK) suggests managed service providers (MSPs) might have more to gain than lose during an economic downturn.

/ October 20, 2022