Comments on: Fact or Fiction: Bad Economies Are Great for MSPs http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/08/19/fact-or-fiction-bad-economies-are-great-for-msps/ Managed Services & Cloud Services Blog for VARs & MSPs Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:25:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Van http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/08/19/fact-or-fiction-bad-economies-are-great-for-msps/comment-page-1/#comment-25281 Jim Van Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:22:56 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/08/19/fact-or-fiction-bad-economies-are-great-for-msps/#comment-25281 I agree...the predictability of a flat-free service, and the low-overhead that is experienced by many msps vs. the facility and inventory overheads incurred by traditional VARs have provided an edge for MSPS during this downturn... Jim Van http://www.logicomm-inc.com I agree…the predictability of a flat-free service, and the low-overhead that is experienced by many msps vs. the facility and inventory overheads incurred by traditional VARs have provided an edge for MSPS during this downturn…

Jim Van
http://www.logicomm-inc.com

]]> By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/08/19/fact-or-fiction-bad-economies-are-great-for-msps/comment-page-1/#comment-25254 Joe Panettieri Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:18:39 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/08/19/fact-or-fiction-bad-economies-are-great-for-msps/#comment-25254 Jason: Funny you should mention help-desk. My brother is COO of a commercial real estate firm in New York. His biggest complaint about IT is unpredictable help desk fees. During a weekend chat he mentioned he wanted flat-fee services that were predictable. That's when I showed him MSPmentor... The rest, as they say, is history. Jason: Funny you should mention help-desk. My brother is COO of a commercial real estate firm in New York. His biggest complaint about IT is unpredictable help desk fees. During a weekend chat he mentioned he wanted flat-fee services that were predictable. That’s when I showed him MSPmentor… The rest, as they say, is history.

]]> By: Jason Beal http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/08/19/fact-or-fiction-bad-economies-are-great-for-msps/comment-page-1/#comment-25253 Jason Beal Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:26:47 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/08/19/fact-or-fiction-bad-economies-are-great-for-msps/#comment-25253 Joe, we are absolutely seeing this dynamic among the Seismic managed services providers. End-users who have resisted IT outsourcing models with MSPs are now being forced to cut costs and/or reduce headcount due to the tough economy. Seismic customers are seeing great opportunities, and winning new business, particularly around Help Desk as it is just too costly for end-users to continue to fund internal IT help desks. The managed services value proposition of increased support levels and predictable expenses for end-users is too compelling to ignore as times get tight. Jason Beal Director of Services Sales Ingram Micro www.ingrammicro.com/seismic Joe, we are absolutely seeing this dynamic among the Seismic managed services providers. End-users who have resisted IT outsourcing models with MSPs are now being forced to cut costs and/or reduce headcount due to the tough economy. Seismic customers are seeing great opportunities, and winning new business, particularly around Help Desk as it is just too costly for end-users to continue to fund internal IT help desks. The managed services value proposition of increased support levels and predictable expenses for end-users is too compelling to ignore as times get tight.

Jason Beal
Director of Services Sales
Ingram Micro
http://www.ingrammicro.com/seismic

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