The past year has seen high levels of M&A activity in the IT channel – and a prediction that 20 percent of MSPs will dominate 80 percent of managed services revenue in the U.S. by 2020.
What is fuelling this activity? Is it really happening at an unprecedented level? And what does it mean for your MSP business? (more…)
Eric Rockwell, former MSP, founder of InovoIT and industry thought leader delivered a CompTIA webinar recently on the theme of ‘How to become MSP 2.0: The path to profitable managed security services’. (more…)
Managed security services are much hyped as an opportunity for MSPs to scale up their business and increase profit margins. The potential rewards are tantalising. But unfortunately, you can’t just flick a switch and morph into a managed security service provider (MSSP) overnight. (more…)
Almost certainly less than the cost of building and managing a NOC in-house!
And I say this with confidence as we have been providing NOC services to MSPs for quite some years and have worked through the cost comparisons many times.
In almost all cases, partnering for NOC offers a much more cost-effective option – as well as bringing additional benefits over and above ‘dollars and cents’ savings.
There are three main reasons for this. (more…)
Staffing/training tops the list of challenges facing MSPs, many of whom are struggling to recruit the technical talent they need and retain the people they do bring on board. This is an issue that affects MSPs of all sizes and it can be a severe restrictor on growth.
Capacity planning is problematical for most organisations – and the MSP business model is no exception. However carefully you plan the expansion of your business, the unexpected addition of a new customer with a large number of users and/or complex requirements can totally disrupt your existing support operation. Conversely, the unanticipated loss of a major account can leave you overstaffed and scrambling to replace revenues. (more…)
Like many MSPs (me included as an MSP partner!) you may be regarding the hype around AI with a certain amount of trepidation.
After all, AI has enabled systems to be ‘trained’ to manage routine, repetitive tasks such as infrastructure monitoring and maintenance, network traffic control and even the automatic application of system fixes. On the service desk side, chatbots are now available to manage customer support tickets and engineer scheduling. (more…)
And an exclusive offer for Datto Partners
As a Datto Partner you want your business continuity services to grow. But as your customers increase, so too does the number of devices you must monitor and manage. And this comes with its own challenges – not least how to cost-effectively manage your Datto fleet 24/7/365, while maintaining high levels of service in all the other areas of your business. (more…)
We talk a lot about growth in our blogs: how to achieve scalable growth; ensure profitable growth; overcome growing pains; and most recently, the importance of having an effective NOC to support your growth. (more…)
Finding it difficult to grow with current staff? Need support to cover overflow, out-of-hours or 24/7 support? Can’t find the skills you need at a price you can afford? Spending more time on HR than on service delivery?
