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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.

The following blog entry is one of my longest ever, and it’s packed with data that may help MSPs develop their sales, marketing and business strategies for 2009. Take a look. Read More >

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. Read More >

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

I’m not suggesting that mass migrations from Windows to the Apple Mac are under way. But the latest anecdotal evidence suggests you’re leaving money on the table if Apple, Macs and iPhones aren’t part of your managed services portfolio. Read More >

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.

I work across the big pond in New York, but I can relate to these survey results. According to TMCnet, which recapped the survey outcomes:

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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. Read More >