Comments on: Managed Services Revenue: The Good (And the Bad) http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/07/29/managed-services-revenue-the-good-and-the-bad/ 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: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/07/29/managed-services-revenue-the-good-and-the-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-49498 Joe Panettieri Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:55:01 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=3348#comment-49498 Marek: I could be wrong but I think the IT industry has MORE IT innovation and R&D under way than ever before. Desktop, server, network, cloud and SaaS options/alternatives are more abundant than ever. Of course, selecting the most ideal solutions can be overwhelming. But customer confusion is a GOOD thing for VARs and MSPs that want to offer informed recommendations to their clients. If you can't find the R&D in the traditional closed source world, chances are their's an open source widget or plugin that can fill your need. The piece products are out there. But it takes time to find the right ones that form your solution. Marek: I could be wrong but I think the IT industry has MORE IT innovation and R&D under way than ever before. Desktop, server, network, cloud and SaaS options/alternatives are more abundant than ever. Of course, selecting the most ideal solutions can be overwhelming. But customer confusion is a GOOD thing for VARs and MSPs that want to offer informed recommendations to their clients.

If you can’t find the R&D in the traditional closed source world, chances are their’s an open source widget or plugin that can fill your need. The piece products are out there. But it takes time to find the right ones that form your solution.

]]> By: Marek Adamczyk http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/07/29/managed-services-revenue-the-good-and-the-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-49496 Marek Adamczyk Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:47:41 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=3348#comment-49496 I see disturbing issues on both sides of the argument. The crux of the matter is that someone needs to develop and manufacture the boxes that MSPs manage. I do not see R&D investemnt at the levels that are needed to sustain any viable business. Quarterly results are often achieved by laying off the talent needed. This is very short sighted, and I would not invest in any business that prefers this route. I see disturbing issues on both sides of the argument. The crux of the matter is that someone needs to develop and manufacture the boxes that MSPs manage. I do not see R&D investemnt at the levels that are needed to sustain any viable business. Quarterly results are often achieved by laying off the talent needed. This is very short sighted, and I would not invest in any business that prefers this route.

]]> By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/07/29/managed-services-revenue-the-good-and-the-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-49472 Joe Panettieri Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:40:10 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=3348#comment-49472 Brendan: I understand your thoughts. But MSPmentor will also continue to watch HP (and other major IT vendors) closely because they could buy their way into this market very quickly and potentially change the competitive landscape... Brendan: I understand your thoughts. But MSPmentor will also continue to watch HP (and other major IT vendors) closely because they could buy their way into this market very quickly and potentially change the competitive landscape…

]]> By: Brendan Cosgrove http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/07/29/managed-services-revenue-the-good-and-the-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-49471 Brendan Cosgrove Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:24:30 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=3348#comment-49471 The thinning of the MSP herd will be a good thing for partners. Ideally, from an ITSP standpoint the consolidation will allow for some good features to be unified under stronger products and ultimately yield better choices all-around. I'm more interested in what companies like Kaseya, Virtual Administrator, Nimsoft, ConnectWise are going to do than what HP might do. The thinning of the MSP herd will be a good thing for partners. Ideally, from an ITSP standpoint the consolidation will allow for some good features to be unified under stronger products and ultimately yield better choices all-around. I’m more interested in what companies like Kaseya, Virtual Administrator, Nimsoft, ConnectWise are going to do than what HP might do.

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