Tag: managed service providers

  • The Cloud MSP: Building on Traditional Roles

    The Cloud MSP: Building on Traditional Roles

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Many channel partners who used to sell on-premise infrastructure solutions have been gradually acknowledging the customer value proposition from cloud computing and have transitioned to it. A new breed of cloud solution providers has emerged as a result. Many managed service providers (MSPs), on the other hand, seem to want to perpetuate the myth that… Read more

  • Will SDI’s Rise Enhance MSP Profits?

    Michael Vizard

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    On one hand, the rise of software-defined infrastructure (SDI) takes away from the channel. Instead of being able to count on revenue generated by integrating servers, storage and networking, a greater percentage of IT infrastructure is now pre-integrated. On the other side of that equation, the combination of SDI and hyperconverged infrastructure makes it much… Read more

  • MSP-Internal IT Relationship: How It’s Changing

    MSP-Internal IT Relationship: How It’s Changing

    Michael Vizard

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    At a time when many organizations have higher expectations than ever regarding their IT investments, the divide between internal IT organizations and managed service providers is finally coming to a head. Historically, internal IT organizations often as a last resort begrudgingly agreed to outsource to an MSP areas beyond their ken—including IT security or lower-level… Read more

  • IT Services Factor Significantly in Tech Job Gains

    IT Services Factor Significantly in Tech Job Gains

    Michael Vizard

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    IT Jobs IT Services Factor Significantly in Tech Job Gains IT services accounted for a little more than half of the nearly 200,000 tech jobs that were added to the U.S. economy in 2015, according to CompTIA. Tech Industry Job Growth In 2015, the U.S. technology industry added 198,200 new jobs and now employs more… Read more

  • Itopia Simplifies WaaS Adoption for the Channel

    Itopia Simplifies WaaS Adoption for the Channel

    Michael Vizard

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    One of the biggest challenges facing solution providers in the age of the cloud is finding ways to add value around commodity services, such as Microsoft Office 365. Against that backdrop, Itopia has launched Cielo Suite, a set of tools that makes it simpler for managed service providers (MSPs) to deliver and monetize the company’s… Read more

  • MSPs Are Facing the Best and Worst of Times

    MSPs Are Facing the Best and Worst of Times

    Michael Vizard

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    When it comes to becoming a managed service provider, it’s never been easy. What is changing, however, is that turning a profit as an MSP is becoming more of a challenge than ever. Not too long ago becoming an MSP meant building out a full-scale data center. But as cloud computing has evolved, it’s becoming… Read more