MSPmentor’s Platinum Sponsors contribute timely insights through our guest blogging system. Our guest bloggers avoid the temptation to give you sales pitches, and instead share key observations to help you evolve, build and grow your managed services practices.
A lot of people talk about “going green” — but have you ever done the math to see how power management can assist your company — and your customers? Take a look at this quick example, involving the cost of running 500 PC desktops year-round in California. Read More >
Being an MSP is no fun, especially if you are a mid-sized organization.
As you read this article, national players and biggies such as Dell might be talking to your customers with attractive offerings. Being a regional player with quick on-call service might no longer work out to your advantage. Now, how do you face this situation? What’s your MSP game plan?
The answer is simple. Strengthen your fortress, sharpen your arms, and fight back…because there is no plan B. You have to elevate yourself to match the breadth of services offered, at costs lower than the competition to survive this race. If you think it takes a fortune to build the capability to match their offerings, checkout the new MSP Center Plus. It gives you all the high-end features available in expensive frameworks at really lower costs.
To download a BETA version of this product visit http://beta.mspcenterplus.com.
Note: Devanand is product manager, MSP Solutions, ManageEngine. Guest blog entries such as this one are contributed on a monthly basis as part of MSPmentor.net’s Platinum sponsorship.
Business continuity is the ability of an organization to continue functioning after an unplanned interruption. Data disaster recovery is an important part of business continuity capabilities.
Why does your end client need a business continuity solution? And what are the key components of a business continuity plan? Here are some answers.
When it comes to automation, it may seem as though IT departments are like the barefooted cobbler’s children. Much time and effort has been spent automating Finance, HR, Manufacturing and services. But little has been spent on automating IT. That’s changing. Here’s how.
Solution providers have a lot to gain from adopting managed services. Less appreciated is the fact that vendors have a lot at stake, too. Increasingly they realize that adoption of managed services by their channel partners is not only a winning strategy, but an essential strategy for long term success in the SMB market.
MSP Partners represents a common voice for vendors that understand the importance of managed services and want to do their part to contribute to the growth of the business model and demonstrate their leadership and commitment to this business transformation.
So, who are the folks behind MSP Partners? And what are the goals for MSP Partners? Here are some answers. Read More >
Joe’s recent blog entry — asking whether MSPs were killing their own margins — touches on one of the most widely held misperceptions in the business.
The growth of the managed services model has always been accompanied by the specter of commoditization and the related “race to the bottom” discussion. But on the contrary. the race will be to the top. Here’s why. Read More >
Environmental and energy conservation issues are popular topics in the business world — and in the managed services world. Increasing energy costs and their impact on international affairs combined with increased concern about global warming and other environmental issues have shifted the social and economic consciousness of the business community.
Last year the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a study that revealed that within the last five years, the total amount of energy utilized by all domestic US Data Centers has doubled. Yet, data centers are only a part of the total business power utilization. A recent EMA survey found that workstations account for over 90% of business power consumption.
So, what is “green computing”? Very simply, it’s the practice of implementing policies and procedures that improve the efficiency of computing resources in order to reduce the environmental impact.
But unless there is an easy way to “be green” it is likely not to be done. IT has a critical role to play in contributing to the “green initiative.” Here’s how managed service providers can assist the effort. Read More >
If your client base isn’t growing, you can’t be happy and furthermore you’ll find it harder and harder pay the bills. Your support structure should allow you bring on more new clients and less new employees, if you’ve set up your assembly line properly. If you haven’t, that’s a problem that will require much more time to cover.
But here’s some guidance—seven tips for marketing and nine tips for lead generation—that can help.
