Comments on: Pure Cloud MSPs: A Near Future Possibility? http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/06/26/pure-cloud-msps-a-near-future-possibility/ 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/2009/06/26/pure-cloud-msps-a-near-future-possibility/comment-page-1/#comment-48805 Joe Panettieri Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:54:43 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=2938#comment-48805 @David: Be sure to check out <a href="http://www.zoho.com" rel="nofollow">Zoho.com</a> as part of that exercise. An intriguing alternative to Google Apps... many college kids and businesses are hooked on Zoho. -jp @David: Be sure to check out Zoho.com as part of that exercise. An intriguing alternative to Google Apps… many college kids and businesses are hooked on Zoho.
-jp

]]> By: David Dempsey http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/06/26/pure-cloud-msps-a-near-future-possibility/comment-page-1/#comment-48804 David Dempsey Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:50:57 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=2938#comment-48804 I'm teaching a community college class about I.T. for small business people. One of my sessions is to explore the possibilities with a few "ultimate office" type scenarios. I think I will add the cloud-only model as something hypothetical I can build out and see what it would look like. It will be a good exercise for me to peer into the future a little. Thanks for the insight! Dave http://www.managed-data.com I’m teaching a community college class about I.T. for small business people. One of my sessions is to explore the possibilities with a few “ultimate office” type scenarios. I think I will add the cloud-only model as something hypothetical I can build out and see what it would look like. It will be a good exercise for me to peer into the future a little.

Thanks for the insight!

Dave
http://www.managed-data.com

]]> By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/06/26/pure-cloud-msps-a-near-future-possibility/comment-page-1/#comment-48802 Joe Panettieri Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:44:06 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=2938#comment-48802 @Andy: I think all on-premise systems will ultimately have an off-premise (cloud/SaaS) backup component. @Andy: I think all on-premise systems will ultimately have an off-premise (cloud/SaaS) backup component.

]]> By: Andy McMahon http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/06/26/pure-cloud-msps-a-near-future-possibility/comment-page-1/#comment-48778 Andy McMahon Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:30:31 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=2938#comment-48778 This is a great read. Really makes you think. I've often wondered the same things. It certainly would make backup, archiving and all that jazz way more easier. I always wonder, where are we going to store all of these hard drives? haha. This is a great read. Really makes you think. I’ve often wondered the same things. It certainly would make backup, archiving and all that jazz way more easier.

I always wonder, where are we going to store all of these hard drives? haha.

]]> By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/06/26/pure-cloud-msps-a-near-future-possibility/comment-page-1/#comment-48698 Joe Panettieri Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:23:51 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=2938#comment-48698 @A. Siva: I'm crossing my fingers and hoping strong competition drives down bandwidth costs -- especially 3G wireless broadband. Am I a fool for such high hopes on low-cost bandwidth? @StuFinancesTech: I think start-ups will be the first to go all cloud. When you don't have legacy systems and you're starting fresh, your natural inclination is to avoid lots of infrastructure purchases. Plus, so many start-ups are home offices strung together to form virtual offices. @A. Siva: I’m crossing my fingers and hoping strong competition drives down bandwidth costs — especially 3G wireless broadband. Am I a fool for such high hopes on low-cost bandwidth?

@StuFinancesTech: I think start-ups will be the first to go all cloud. When you don’t have legacy systems and you’re starting fresh, your natural inclination is to avoid lots of infrastructure purchases. Plus, so many start-ups are home offices strung together to form virtual offices.

]]> By: StuFinancesTech http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/06/26/pure-cloud-msps-a-near-future-possibility/comment-page-1/#comment-48696 StuFinancesTech Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:40:41 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=2938#comment-48696 It seems it can't ever go completely into the cloud for the MSP at the moment since there are 2 main priorities to the business client: 1) getting their apps to work and 2) getting their HW to work. There will be times when issues around their HW come up that a software based or remote mgmt type solution can't yet solve. But if all apps are pushed into the cloud, my first question as a business owner is how would this affect me? and my question 1a would be why should I care whether its in the cloud or not? Stu Stu@southernlendingsolutions.com It seems it can’t ever go completely into the cloud for the MSP at the moment since there are 2 main priorities to the business client: 1) getting their apps to work and 2) getting their HW to work. There will be times when issues around their HW come up that a software based or remote mgmt type solution can’t yet solve.

But if all apps are pushed into the cloud, my first question as a business owner is how would this affect me? and my question 1a would be why should I care whether its in the cloud or not?

Stu
Stu@southernlendingsolutions.com

]]> By: a.siva http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/06/26/pure-cloud-msps-a-near-future-possibility/comment-page-1/#comment-48692 a.siva Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:10:59 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=2938#comment-48692 Moving more and more towards the cloud makes all participants like the cloud providers, MSPs and end customers to be more dependent on the bandwidth to offer and access the services. This raises the following questions: Will the bandwidth companies become dominant and start demanding premium for their service? Can (X)aaS be viable model in coutries like India where the bandwidth costs are much higher than in the US and Europe? Inviting your thoughts. Thanks, Siva Moving more and more towards the cloud makes all participants like the cloud providers, MSPs and end customers to be more dependent on the bandwidth to offer and access the services. This raises the following questions:

Will the bandwidth companies become dominant and start demanding premium for their service?

Can (X)aaS be viable model in coutries like India where the bandwidth costs are much higher than in the US and Europe?

Inviting your thoughts.

Thanks,
Siva

]]> By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/06/26/pure-cloud-msps-a-near-future-possibility/comment-page-1/#comment-48628 Joe Panettieri Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:40:53 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=2938#comment-48628 Peter: The only time I get upset with "commercial" comments is when people who are new to the site jump in with a sales pitch and don't offer any perspective, context or real expertise. In contrast, I know you've always tried to educate our readers about the broader MSP market, and Level Platforms' strategy within that market. That type of commentary is why we launched MSPmentor in the first place... Thanks for reading, and weighing in. -jp Peter: The only time I get upset with “commercial” comments is when people who are new to the site jump in with a sales pitch and don’t offer any perspective, context or real expertise.

In contrast, I know you’ve always tried to educate our readers about the broader MSP market, and Level Platforms’ strategy within that market. That type of commentary is why we launched MSPmentor in the first place… Thanks for reading, and weighing in.
-jp

]]> By: Peter Sandiford http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/06/26/pure-cloud-msps-a-near-future-possibility/comment-page-1/#comment-48627 Peter Sandiford Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:31:39 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=2938#comment-48627 Joe, Exactly. Within the next year or two MSPs that can see multiple cloud services as well as local infrastructure all on the same dashboard with common diagnostics, remediation, reporting etc. will be leading the market. We are already well down the road toward delivering this future to our partners. This strategy is described in detail at http://www.levelplatforms.com/News_Events/Items/news_event05140901.aspx. I apologize if this seems commercial but I think it will be helpful to people interested in more details on one approach to delivering on this future. Peter Peter Joe, Exactly. Within the next year or two MSPs that can see multiple cloud services as well as local infrastructure all on the same dashboard with common diagnostics, remediation, reporting etc. will be leading the market. We are already well down the road toward delivering this future to our partners. This strategy is described in detail at http://www.levelplatforms.com/News_Events/Items/news_event05140901.aspx. I apologize if this seems commercial but I think it will be helpful to people interested in more details on one approach to delivering on this future.

Peter

Peter

]]> By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/06/26/pure-cloud-msps-a-near-future-possibility/comment-page-1/#comment-48624 Joe Panettieri Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:18:25 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=2938#comment-48624 David: Sorry I didn't reply sooner. Meetings, meetings. You are correct to point out that customers will still want network infrastructure. But I think more and more of that will be hardware as a service -- leased infrastructure or true pay-as-you-go for hardware refreshes. In the US, Verizon Broadband just introduced commercials offering a free netbook to customers who sign up for the company's FIOS service. That's a sign of things to come. Near term, though, I hear about MSPs blending on premise MSFT Small Business Server sales with on-demand backup and security services. So, it's a hybrid on premise/cloud model. And that will be around for years to come. I suspect I'm telling you what you already know. And thanks for bookmarketing MSPmentor.net. We appreciate your readership -- and your questions. Blogs are pretty darn boring without conversation. David: Sorry I didn’t reply sooner. Meetings, meetings. You are correct to point out that customers will still want network infrastructure. But I think more and more of that will be hardware as a service — leased infrastructure or true pay-as-you-go for hardware refreshes.

In the US, Verizon Broadband just introduced commercials offering a free netbook to customers who sign up for the company’s FIOS service. That’s a sign of things to come.

Near term, though, I hear about MSPs blending on premise MSFT Small Business Server sales with on-demand backup and security services. So, it’s a hybrid on premise/cloud model. And that will be around for years to come. I suspect I’m telling you what you already know.

And thanks for bookmarketing MSPmentor.net. We appreciate your readership — and your questions. Blogs are pretty darn boring without conversation.

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