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APAC Quarterly Data: Managed Services Up, Cloud Down

ISG data for the quarter shows that APAC MSPs continue to see robust growth opportunities but economic conditions slow cloud spending further.

Jul 24, 2023
Datacom Inks Government Contract & Continues Transformation

Datacom’s investments led to a profit loss last year, however the inking of a major all-of-government contract show the strategy is working.

Jul 17, 2023
Steady Growth Recommended for Stretched & Expanding MSPs

MSPs are facing runaway opportunities in the market; however, staffing challenges means they should prioritise sustainable growth.

Jul 7, 2023
The APAC Channel Needs to Prepare for Smaller Deals

Global economic volatility is not resulting in a significant downturn in IT spending. However, MSPs should prepare for smaller-scale projects.

Jun 29, 2023
IT Pros Are Getting Pay Rises This Year, But It’s Not Enough

MSPs have started to step in and fill skills gaps as CIOs turn away skilled senior IT staff based on their high salary expectations.

Jun 21, 2023
Kinetic IT Solidifies Government Reputation with ATO Win

Kinetic IT won its first federal contract in 2019. Now the MSP giant continues to find new opportunities, including a recent win with the ATO.

Jun 14, 2023
Seisma Gains New Data Competencies, Acquires Data Addiction

Seisma, a Melbourne services and consultancy firm, gains exposure to the Sydney market and deeper AI capabilities through the acquisition.

Jun 7, 2023
Gartner Forecasts Strong Government Opportunities for MSPs

Around 1/3 of government spending in IT to be directed towards IT services as agencies seek efficiencies and to address skills shortages.

May 31, 2023
Alibaba Pinpoints Partner Empowerment as APAC Opportunity

Challenger cloud brand Alibaba looks to boost the channel — particularly MSPs and ISVs — across APAC by investing in skills and software.

May 22, 2023
GitLab Partners with Tech Data to Bolster DevOps Security

Distributor Tech Data has inked an APAC-wide agreement to distribute major DevSecOps solution GitLab to MSPs and other channel partners.

May 11, 2023
Another Major APAC MSP Acquisition: Fusion5 Takes on Liberate I.T.

This is the second major acquisition by Fusion5 in the past two years. It highlights how important it is for MSPs to have broad capabilities.

May 4, 2023
MSP Growth Explosive Across APAC: ISG

According to new data by research group ISG, APAC managed services revenue grew by an explosive 62% YOY in Q1, with ANZ leading the way.

Apr 26, 2023
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