Comments on: Inc. 500 and 5000 Lists: 100 IT Service Providers to Know

By: Matt Cowall

Matt Cowall — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:44:30 +0000

An IT services “bubble?” Perhaps, or maybe even probable. But I think the key is to focus as keenly as you can on the real, everyday needs of your customers first, and the technology second; therein lies the real opportunity. As solutions providers, we’re all enamored with cool technology, but if nobody feels the need to use it, well…

By: Joe Panettieri

Joe Panettieri — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:22:27 +0000

Matt: Actually, I think the future is bright for only about 20 percent of solutions providers or so. Multiple inflection points are occurring at once. Managed services. Cloud. SaaS. Virtualization. Open source in some areas. Even some of the best MSPs I know are scratching their heads right now trying to sort through real opportunities vs. fatal distractions.

By: Matt Cowall

Matt Cowall — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:55:34 +0000

Thanks Vicki. Isn’t that something? Future looks very bright for providers and end-users alike.

By: Vicki J. Brown - mindSHIFT

Vicki J. Brown - mindSHIFT — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:05:50 +0000

Matt, congratulations to Appia. As you said, there are more IT services companies — 658 to be exact — on the Inc. 5000 list than any other industry. The next largest industry category in terms of members is Business Products and Services, with 500 companies.

By: Joe Panettieri

Joe Panettieri — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:29:42 +0000

Matt: Congrats to your company. There is some overlap between in the Inc. 5000 and MSPmentor 100. Naturally, Inc. 5000 IT service providers are welcome to participate in the annual MSPmentor 100 survey, which typically launches each October.

By: Matt Cowall

Matt Cowall — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:55:46 +0000

Joe, I bet there’s a lot of overlap between the Inc. 5000 and the MSPmentor 100. Appia is a proud member of both (and that makes three straight years on the Inc. 5000 for us). As a category, IT Services placed the most companies on this year’s list, so the MSP community represented itself well. Great to see the growth. Congrats to Five Nines, Mindshift and all the others. Let’s keep it up!