
Managed Services Sales - Random Thoughts
When you are exposed to anything long enough, you will become familiar with that thing. In this case, I'm talking about selling managed services. To say that managed services sales and marketing has b...
7 Joulu 202128min

Is Inflation Hitting the Managed Services Market?
Is inflation having an impact on the MSP market? As undeniable evidence of inflation is being felt, at least in the United States, it was only a matter of time before someone asked the question: is in...
1 Joulu 202120min

MSP Contract Negotiation Series: Data Processing
Data processing is an important element of any managed services agreement. The handling of data belonging to clients has never been more critical to the relationship between customer and MSP. Data pro...
29 Marras 202134min

MSP Spending Forecasts Revisited
Not a month goes by without some analyst firm or consulting agency producing a managed services spending report. You would think, with all these reports forecasting future managed services spending an...
17 Marras 202127min

How the Outside World Views MSPs
MSPs spend a lot of time "in the channel", that is to say, learning from and interacting with both other providers and technology vendors. Yes, MSPs also spend a great deal of time with their clients....
11 Marras 202130min

Non-MSPs Are At Risk for Cyberattacks
In a follow up to our episode titled "Who are Hackers Really Targeting?", we have further evidence that it is not MSPs who are vulnerable to attack, but instead, the non-MSP organization has a higher ...
2 Marras 202125min

MSP Contract Negotiation Series - Limitation of Liability & Indemnification
MSPs have agreements with everyone; customers, vendors, partners. The managed services agreement with customers, perhaps, is the most important. Regardless of the type of MSP you are, the types of ser...
28 Loka 202134min

Who are The Hackers Really Targeting?
Fact: Ransomware "gangs" are actively trying to attack organizations of all sizes. The attacks have had some success and will likely continue for the foreseeable future. But, are the attack vectors re...
26 Loka 202122min