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McAfee Weighs In On Managed Services
Posted December 14th, 2009 by Dave Courbanou
McAfee — only a few months after acquiring SaaS security specialist MX Logic — is providing some clues and statements about the company’s managed services strategy. Here’s a look.
Managed Print Services: Finding the Money
Posted December 11th, 2009 by Dave Courbanou
As a former help-desk technician, I have some strong opinions about managed print services (MPS). Channel chatter about the MPS market is growing louder. More MPS conferences are planned, more research is surfacing and our third-annual MSPmentor 100 survey reveals some interesting MPS trends. So where is managed print heading next? Here are some clues.
Windows Azure: Growing MSP Jumps Into Microsoft Cloud
Posted October 29th, 2009 by Dave Courbanou
A few leading-edge managed service providers are starting to leverage Windows Azure, Microsoft’s cloud-based operating system. A case in point: West Monroe Partners, one of Chicago’s best-known MSPs, embraced Windows Azure and hosted Silverlight to get The City of Chicago up and running with a scalable, fast, user-friendly interactive map for all the events of the world-famous “Taste of Chicago” event. Here are some details from the project.
Found: An Apple Managed Service Provider
Posted October 21st, 2009 by Dave Courbanou
While most of the managed services industry focuses on Windows systems, Forget Computers has bet its business on managed Apple Macintosh services. Founded in 1998 by Ben Greiner, Forget Computers made the transition to managed services in 2006. And so far, that bet is paying off well. Here’s some analysis.
The MSPMentor 100: Checking In with PMV Technologies
Posted October 21st, 2009 by Dave Courbanou
As we launch this year’s MSPmentor 100 survey, we figured it was a good time to check in with many of last year’s MSPmentor 100 companies. Today, we connect with PMV Technologies Partner Scott Goemmel (pictured). Here’s an update from the Madison Heights, Mich.-based MSP.
HEIT Expecting Record Q4, Fueled By Managed Services
Posted October 19th, 2009 by Dave Courbanou
For many companies, focusing on the financial services industry during the recession was a recipe for disaster. But if you take a closer look you can find managed service providers like HEIT — an MSPmentor 100 company — continuing to succeed where others have failed. Here’s the update.
MSPs Not Falling for Apple — Yet
Posted October 14th, 2009 by Dave Courbanou
As Apple marches forward in the consumer market, we decided to check in with MSPs to see if they’re increasingly specializing in Apple products and/or Apple-related services. So far, major MSP and VAR peer groups — like HTG Peer Groups — say they aren’t seeing an uptick in demand for Apple-oriented solutions. But if you look hard enough there is a small Apple MSP niche. Here’s some perspective.
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