Research and Markets

CompTIA Releases Managed Services Research Results

comptia_logoNumerous anecdotes suggest that managed service providers (MSPs) are holding up better than traditional resellers in the recession. Now, CompTIA (the Computing Technology Industry Association) is backing up those assumptions with research. Here’s a look at some of CompTIA’s latest findings about the MSP industry.

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Research: Managed Services Meets Mobile Industry

A quick heads up: I just spotted a 148-page managed services research report and market forecast covering 2008 through 2013. I think the primary audience is mobile and cellular carriers, but there’s also a section that describes how managed service and hosting providers can leverage the mobile industry.

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The Ultimate Managed Services Research Report?

A comprehensive managed services research report just hit my desktop. It’s from Techaisle. I’m not very familiar with Techaisle’s history or research methods. However, the company claims they surveyed 6,827 small businesses to pinpoint managed services spending trends across the globe.

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Do 62% of Small Businesses Really Use Managed IT Services?

Sixty-two percent of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) now use managed IT and telecom services, according to the firm Research and Markets. That sounds impressive, but I’m always a little wary of such big claims about the managed services market. Here’s why.

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MSPs Need to Support Apple Macintoshes

Apple NYIt’s increasingly clear that managed service providers now need to support Apple Macintoshes, Mac OS and the iPhone.

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Small Businesses Not Satisifed With Managed Bandwidth Services

The results of a new survey, from Quocirca, suggest that small businesses in the United Kingdom are not very happy with their managed bandwidth services.

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Sizing Up the U.S. Managed Services Market

Demand for managed services in the United States will grow 7 percent annually through 2012, according to a new report from Research and Markets. Frankly, the report sounds very conservative, considering top managed service providers are generating double- and even trip-digit revenue growth rates, according to our own MSPmentor 100 report.

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