Open source is starting to influence portions of the managed services market. But can MSPs really trust open source?
DirectPointe — the top ranked company on our MSPmentor 100 list for 2007-2008 — built its entire business on open source. And scores of MSPs have embraced Untangle’s open source security solutions. Now, I’m starting to wonder if Zenoss Inc. — an open source network monitoring specialist — will make a more aggressive move into the MSP industry.
Despite those milestones, I sense that open source hasn’t gained critical mass yet with most MSPs.
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I’m not suggesting managed service providers are immune to the economic turmoil, but here’s a piece of good news all MSPs should note: DirectPointe, ranked No. 1 on last year’s


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