N-able Technolgies, the remote monitoring and management (RMM) software provider, has partnered with Hartco Distribution in order to expand its reach further into Canada. N-able’s plan is to target what N-able VP of Sales Mike Cullen [picture] referred to as “untapped opportunities for MSPs” in the Canadian market. Here’s more on the plan, as well as how Hartco fits in.
N-able Teams with Hartco to Engage Canadian MSPs
N-able Recaps Managed Services Market Momentum
It’s not quite an earnings release, but N-able Technologies has offered some anecdotal information to describe the company’s continued momentum in the managed services software market — including key MSP milestones outside of North America.
Managed Print Services: Threat or Opportunity for MSPs?
One of the underlying conversations at the 2011 N-able Partner Summit involves managed print services. Indeed, two of the event’s sponsors are Oki and Xerox, which both have been putting on their managed print services game faces of late. In some ways, MSPs must now compete with printer and copier dealers. But Oki and Xerox also want to partner with MSPs.
MSP Software Companies Discuss Momentum Amid Economic Worries
These are challenging economic times. But MSP software companies continue to issue momentum statements — reassuring managed services providers and signaling continued MSP industry growth. The latest example comes from N-able Technologies, which says its MSP partner base now manages more than 47,000 end-users, up nearly 150 percent since January 2010.
South Africa: Managed Services Land Grab Continues
It’s been roughly six months since MSPmentor pinpointed South Africa as the next managed services battleground. Fast forward to the present and it’s quite clear that MSP software companies — particularly Kaseya and N-able — are focusing more and more attention on MSPs in the South Africa area. Here’s the update.
Seven Managed Services Blogs MSPmentor Didn’t Write: May 27
The MSPmentor team is recharging a bit before heading off to multiple conferences over the next two weeks. Here’s a look at our next destinations. Plus, the seven managed services blogs we didn’t have time to write for the week ending May 27, 2011.
Seven Managed Services Blogs MSPmentor Didn’t Write: March 25
Greetings from my second home — better known as the JetBlue terminal at JFK International Airport in New York. My inbox is filled with tips and chatter, including some managed services news that the MSPmentor team didn’t have a chance to write for the week ending March 25. Take a look at these seven MSP news-related items worth noting…
N-able MSPs Nearly Double Small Business Reach
N-able Technologies is the latest managed services software company to promote a 2011 road show. But the item that caught my attention has to do with the growing reach of N-able’s managed services partners. Specifically, N-able’s global MSP partner base now manages more than 40,000 SMBs — up from about 23,600 roughly a year ago. What drove the growth?
Video: Behind PlumChoice’s Buyout of Everon Technology Services
When PlumChoice announced it had acquired Everon Technology Services, a well-known MSP, I had plenty of questions. So I went looking for answers — and I spoke directly with Everon President Michael Cooch. In this FastChat video, Cooch describes why Everon sold to PlumChoice, potential long-term synergies, and exit strategy tips for MSPs that looking for potential buyers. Here’s the video.
MSP Software War: RMM Providers Offer Free Autotask Go
Call it the latest shot in the emerging MSP software wars. Autotask — in an apparent bid to counter ConnectWise, LabTech Software and maybe even Kaseya — has reached out to several RMM (remote monitoring and management) software companies with a free Autotask Go offer. Level Platforms and PacketTrap embraced the offer, but not all RMM players are joining the Autotask Go freemium effort. Here’s the update … plus the potential implications for VARs and MSPs.
Six Managed Services Trends You’ve Overlooked
MSPmentor spent most of this day mingling with managed services providers at the N-able Partner Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona. Much of the chatter involved opportunities and challenges that weren’t on the radar at last year’s N-able Partner Summit. So, what’s the chatter? Here are six managed services trends worth watching,
Australia: N-able’s Latest Managed Services Pitch
The managed services land grab continues in Australia, where many North American software providers are reaching out to VARs and MSPs down under. The latest example involves N-able VP of Sales Mike Cullen (pictured) hosting an MSP event series in Australia. But this time around there could be growing competition from MSP software providers that were funded and launched in Australia and New Zealand. Here are the details.
Managed Services Lawsuit: N-able Files Against MSP on Demand
N-able Technologies Inc. has filed suit against MSP on Demand and its founder, Ramsey Dellinger. The suit alleges financial fraud within one of the managed services industry’s best-known hardware as a service (HaaS) players. Here are the preliminary details, which allegedly involve altered invoices and unpaid bills, and perhaps even embezzlement within the halls of MSP on Demand.
European Managed Services: Land Grab Continues
Anecdotal evidence and our MSPmentor 100 research confirm the European managed services market is growing up fast. I’m hearing rumblings from ConnectWise, N-able and Intel (yes, Intel) about some new European efforts. And we’ve uncovered some of Europe’s top managed service providers in our latest MSPmentor 100 survey results, which we’ll unveil in February. Here are some early details on the European trends.
N-able Recognizes Million Dollar Managed Service Providers
During the N-able Partner Summit 2008, CEO Gavin Garbutt and VP of Sales Mike Cullen disclosed that the company has formed an Elite Service Provider group.
N-able Partner Summit 2008: Eight Trends From Opening Keynote
During the opening session at N-able Partner Summit 2008, VP of Sales Mike Cullen and CEO Gavin Garbutt (pictured) described several key managed services trends and company milestones. Here’s a quick eight-point recap of this morning’s opening session.