Comments on: ConnectWise, OnForce: On A Collision Course? http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/09/22/connectwise-onforce-on-a-collision-course/ Managed Services & Cloud Services Blog for VARs & MSPs Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:47:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/09/22/connectwise-onforce-on-a-collision-course/comment-page-1/#comment-27336 Joe Panettieri Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:49:31 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/09/22/connectwise-onforce-on-a-collision-course/#comment-27336 Amy: Hopefully, the Master MSPs will help readers navigate and integrate multiple services across multiple clouds. Readers: Master MSP is a trend describing Amy's business (<a href="http://www.mspsn.com" rel="nofollow">MSPSN</a>) and other MSPs that host services for other VARs. Additional Master MSP examples include <a href="http://www.ingrammicro.com/seismic" rel="nofollow">Ingram Micro Seismic</a> and <a href="http://www.doitsmarter.com" rel="nofollow">Do IT Smarter</a>. These so-called Master MSPs help channel players speed the transition to managed services. And hopefully, as new cloud services emerge, the Master MSPs will drive integration between those services. Amy: Hopefully, the Master MSPs will help readers navigate and integrate multiple services across multiple clouds.

Readers: Master MSP is a trend describing Amy’s business (MSPSN) and other MSPs that host services for other VARs. Additional Master MSP examples include Ingram Micro Seismic and Do IT Smarter.

These so-called Master MSPs help channel players speed the transition to managed services. And hopefully, as new cloud services emerge, the Master MSPs will drive integration between those services.

]]> By: mspsn http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/09/22/connectwise-onforce-on-a-collision-course/comment-page-1/#comment-27335 mspsn Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:42:37 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/09/22/connectwise-onforce-on-a-collision-course/#comment-27335 Interesting. So, what happens when you add "Master MSPs" to this network of vendors helping service providers outsource to other service providers? This idea of "coopetition" I think will become a "do or die" way of doing business in the Channel. Meaning, those vendors who integrate the most with other vendors will allow their partners to flourish in the face of serious competition and that is good for both sides of the equation. For partners that means if you want to go head on with the Dells and Microsofts of the Channel, you better be thinking about working closely with your Community of vendors and peers. And, the vendors you want to work with the most are the ones who are open to integrating and seeing ways to co-compete. Amy Luby www.mspsn.com aluby at mspsn dot com Interesting. So, what happens when you add “Master MSPs” to this network of vendors helping service providers outsource to other service providers? This idea of “coopetition” I think will become a “do or die” way of doing business in the Channel. Meaning, those vendors who integrate the most with other vendors will allow their partners to flourish in the face of serious competition and that is good for both sides of the equation.

For partners that means if you want to go head on with the Dells and Microsofts of the Channel, you better be thinking about working closely with your Community of vendors and peers. And, the vendors you want to work with the most are the ones who are open to integrating and seeing ways to co-compete.

Amy Luby
http://www.mspsn.com
aluby at mspsn dot com

]]> By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/09/22/connectwise-onforce-on-a-collision-course/comment-page-1/#comment-27322 Joe Panettieri Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:22:15 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/09/22/connectwise-onforce-on-a-collision-course/#comment-27322 Arnie: Has the ConnectWise-OnForce development work been announced yet? I fully agree with the spirit of "Coopetition" (to cooperate and compete at the same time). You'll find that it's a common theme across all of our sites (MSPmentor, The VAR Guy, etc.). Thanks for your perspectives. Looking forward to seeing the next round of ConnectWise Network enhancements. Arnie: Has the ConnectWise-OnForce development work been announced yet? I fully agree with the spirit of “Coopetition” (to cooperate and compete at the same time). You’ll find that it’s a common theme across all of our sites (MSPmentor, The VAR Guy, etc.). Thanks for your perspectives. Looking forward to seeing the next round of ConnectWise Network enhancements.

]]> By: Arnie Bellini http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/09/22/connectwise-onforce-on-a-collision-course/comment-page-1/#comment-27321 Arnie Bellini Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:16:30 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/09/22/connectwise-onforce-on-a-collision-course/#comment-27321 Joe: ConnectWise and OnForce are actually creating integration. Both OnForce and ConnectWise don't see each other on a collision course....rather we see ourselves creating meaningful integration to help the independent service provider a broader set of resources. The ConnectWise Network will always be in place and will surplant of of the reasons an IT Service Providers would use OnForce...but in the big picture, when IT Service Providers get used to working with other IT Service Providers all the rules change. It is that change that ConnectWise and OnForce have in common. So we have agreed to integrate and work together. Ray Norda of Novell said it best...it is Coopetition. Cooperate and compete at the same time. Both OnForce and ConnectWise are very excited about this arrangement. We think the channel benefits tremendously. Joe: ConnectWise and OnForce are actually creating integration. Both OnForce and ConnectWise don’t see each other on a collision course….rather we see ourselves creating meaningful integration to help the independent service provider a broader set of resources. The ConnectWise Network will always be in place and will surplant of of the reasons an IT Service Providers would use OnForce…but in the big picture, when IT Service Providers get used to working with other IT Service Providers all the rules change. It is that change that ConnectWise and OnForce have in common. So we have agreed to integrate and work together. Ray Norda of Novell said it best…it is Coopetition. Cooperate and compete at the same time. Both OnForce and ConnectWise are very excited about this arrangement. We think the channel benefits tremendously.

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