It’s time to end the denial. Despite all the media propaganda suggesting managed service providers are immune to the US economic crisis, that message just isn’t true. Here’s why.
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US Financial Crisis Impacts Managed Service Providers
Posted October 23rd, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
N-able Partner Summit 2008: Three Trends Worth Watching
Posted October 23rd, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
I’ve made the trip from CompTIA’s Managed Services Summit (Miami, Fla.) to the N-able Partner Summit 2008 (Dallas, Texas). As I consider the state of the managed services industry, here are three trends I expect to see and track at the N-able conference.
Kaseya CEO Gerald Blackie: Larger MSPs Outpacing Smaller MSPs?
Posted October 21st, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
As he prepares for a quarterly company management meeting in Miami, Kaseya CEO Gerald Blackie sees plenty of upside — and a few challenges — awaiting the managed services industry.
Microsoft: Launching Managed Services Software Platform?
Posted October 21st, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
Is Microsoft preparing a managed services platform for VARs? If an alleged email from Microsoft is legitimate, the answer is a very strong maybe.
Why Venture Capitalists Are Down, And MSP Software Companies Are Up
Posted October 15th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
I just spotted this on The Wall Street Journal’s Business Technology blog:
In a study released Wednesday by the University of San Francisco, Mark Cannice, founder of USF’s Entrepreneurship Program, found that venture capitalists’ confidence is at its lowest level since the university began surveying venture investors in 2004.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean bad news for the managed services industry. Here’s why.
MSPmentor Interviews Kaseya CEO Gerald Blackie
Posted August 22nd, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
I spent some time at Kaseya’s User Conference in Las Vegas. Here is a poolside video interview featuring Kaseya CEO Gerald Blackie.
Why Is N-able CEO Gavin Garbutt Coming to the Big Apple?
Posted August 15th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
The last time I visited N-able CEO Gavin Garbutt at the company’s headquarters in Ottawa, he was celebrating N-able landing on Deloitte Canada’s Technology Fast 50 list. This time around, I expect to see Garbutt in New York the week of August 18, where he’ll be meeting with customers and investors. Yes, investors.
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