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Gavin Garbutt, president and CEO of N-able, is back in New York this week. It’s Garbutt’s second trip to The Big Apple since mid-August. We’re having breakfast Monday to discuss the managed services market before Garbutt heads over to meetings at Everything Channel.

Why does Garbutt keep coming to New York? An obvious potential answer is he’s seeking funding for N-able. But apparently, that’s not the case. In August, Garbutt told me N-able was self-funded and was not pursuing funding.

This time around, Garbutt apparently is in New York for media briefings. I’ll know for sure when we meet for breakfast. Stay tuned.

In the past week, I’ve run into four of the most successful software as a service (SaaS) companies that Wall Street investors don’t know — at least not yet. Here’s a quick look at the companies, and their critical importance to the SaaS industry. Read More >

I’m starting to hear a familiar trend from some managed services platform providers: They’re saying no thanks to potential investors. The latest example involves N-able CEO Gavin Garbutt, who says he’s receiving roughly three calls a week from potential investors, hedge fund experts and other financial gurus. But so far N-able hasn’t grabbed the cash. Why not take the money and run? Here are some answers.

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N-able Technologies wants to win the hearts and minds of Microsoft’s North American partners and managed service providers. Indeed, N-able is offering Microsoft partners a free one-year subscription to a new software as a service (SaaS) platform called N-central Express.

The N-able announcement reinforces three key trends in the managed services market:

1. Low- or no-cost starter platforms for managed service providers
2. The continued convergence of software as a service (SaaS) with managed services
3. The strategic value of Microsoft partners in the growing managed services market

Here’s a bit more on N-able’s strategy and the three highlighted trends.

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Microsoft. It’s one of the few companies that could potentially change the managed services competitive landscape overnight.

For months, pundits — including MSPmentor — have wondered if the software giant would start to buy up MSP platform providers. But for now, Microsoft continues to partner in the MSP space. The company’s latest move involves an expanded relationship with N-able.

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Another day, another announcement about managed services in Australia. This time, Kaseya is touting a key customer win in the land down under. It’s the latest in a series of announcements highlighting big managed services opportunities — and major competition — in Australia. Read More >

Gavin Garbutt, CEO of N-able Technologies, is a glass-half-full type of guy. Despite the tricky U.S. economy, Garbutt sees continued momentum for the managed services industry, and offers some anecdotal proof points that business is humming along — globally. Read More >

The MSP Alliance continues to build out its Vendor Advisory Board. Next to join is Autotask CEO Bob Godgart (pictured), we hear. The Godgart announcement should come in a few days or so. So, how will MSP Alliance differ from the MSP Partner organization? We received some thoughts from MSP Alliance CEO Charles Weaver. Here’s a look.

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