Tag: Managed services

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...

Service for tracking products specifically employed by MSPs enters beta
While there is no shortage of online sites that compare products for end users, the number of sites that provide a similar service for managed service providers (MSPs) has been comparatively slight. MSP Navigator is now beta testing a namesake...

How to strengthen your MSP ecosystem
With competition continuously evolving, and the number of low-cost providers attempting to lure new business by racing to rock bottom prices, it’s more critical than ever for managed service providers to deliver and differentiate themselves based on quality and consistency....