Comments on: Australia: MSP Software Moves Accelerate http://www.mspmentor.net/2010/02/25/australia-msp-software-moves-accelerate/ 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: Joel Gaskell http://www.mspmentor.net/2010/02/25/australia-msp-software-moves-accelerate/comment-page-1/#comment-52582 Joel Gaskell Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:17:42 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/?p=6750#comment-52582 It is certainly true that the broadband infrastructure here in Australia lags behind other developed nations of the world, but I'm not sure how much impact that would have in regard to SaaS when it comes to RMM or PSA tools. Any RMM tool, be it SaaS or not, relies on effective broadband access and it doesn't seem to me that using SaaS as a delivery mechanism for such a tool places significant extra pressure on broadband infrastructure. The second point about software providers having a local presence is definitely significant and the providers seem to have acknowledged that with many recent moves. Selling into Australia from the US without making the commitment to have a local presence is just not acceptable. It is certainly an exciting time to be an MSP in Australia with the attention we seem to be receiving. Does this mean that the MSP market in the US is so mature and stable that Australia is currently seen as more fertile ground? It is certainly true that the broadband infrastructure here in Australia lags behind other developed nations of the world, but I’m not sure how much impact that would have in regard to SaaS when it comes to RMM or PSA tools. Any RMM tool, be it SaaS or not, relies on effective broadband access and it doesn’t seem to me that using SaaS as a delivery mechanism for such a tool places significant extra pressure on broadband infrastructure.

The second point about software providers having a local presence is definitely significant and the providers seem to have acknowledged that with many recent moves. Selling into Australia from the US without making the commitment to have a local presence is just not acceptable.

It is certainly an exciting time to be an MSP in Australia with the attention we seem to be receiving. Does this mean that the MSP market in the US is so mature and stable that Australia is currently seen as more fertile ground?

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