Tag: MSPs

  • A Managed Services Means to an End

    Michael Vizard

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    While most people generally agree that incorporating managed services into a solution provider’s business model is a good thing in terms of boosting the bottom line, solution providers might want to take a minute to consider the long-term implication of managed services. Like it or not, one of the major implications of managed services is… Read more

  • N-able’s Mike Cullen: Fortifying MSPs

    John Hazard

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    One particular difficulty VARs face in making the switch from reactive, break/fix shops to the proactive, fixed-fee model of managed services is setting their prices. Managed service providers fear pricing themselves out of the market or, worse, charging customers a fixed fee that falls short of their realized costs. “They just don’t know what to… Read more

  • Ingram Micro Teams with Level Platforms for Seismic Shift

    Ingram Micro Teams with Level Platforms for Seismic Shift

    Pedro Pereira

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    Ingram Micro is looking to shake things up through a new partnership the distributor signed with vendor Level Platforms to deliver managed services to small and midsize businesses. The distributor, based in Santa Ana, Calif., is using the partnership to launch the Ingram Micro Seismic Platform and Virtual Services Warehouse, a program through which the… Read more

  • Intel vPro Promises VARs and MSPs Less Needy Desktops

    Intel vPro Promises VARs and MSPs Less Needy Desktops

    John G. Spooner

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    Intel aims to change the corporate desktop landscape with its vPro platform. The business desktop chip platform, which incorporates Intel’s recently introduced Core 2 Duo processor and a new supporting chip set that includes its Advanced Management Technology, will be unveiled on Sept. 7 and is expected to be used in PCs from some brand-name… Read more

  • N-able Bids for Wider Adoption

    N-able Bids for Wider Adoption

    John Hazard

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    N-able Technologies has changed the pricing of its Velocity System to a per-seat structure with an eye to enticing more VARs and integrators to its managed services platform. The Velocity System, introduced in December, offers channel companies making the transition to MSPs (managed services providers) a menu of services designed to speed adoption of the… Read more

  • The Next Generation of MSPs Is Emerging

    Michael Vizard

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    Although managed services have been on the top of everyone’s mind in the channel for the better part of three years or more, it’s pretty amazing to see how still relatively rudimentary most managed service plays in the channel are. In practice, a lot of solution providers are still testing the waters by opting to… Read more