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The buzz about Master MSPs continues to grow louder. But it’s unfair to lump all Master Managed Service Providers into a single bucket. Each Master MSP offers a slightly different mix of hosted services, training and support to peer VARs and aspiring MSPs. In order to shed more light on the Master MSP trend…

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In today’s episode — part of our special Master MSP coverage this week — Virtual Administrator’s Chris Amori describes how his company is hosting Kaseya services for VARs and aspiring managed service providers. Plus, he describes Virtual Administrator’s next moves.

 

 Podcast: Master MSP Chris Amori From Virtual Administrator [7:36m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Welcome to MSPmentor Live: Podcast edition. In this episode, I interview Dell’s Greg Davis, VP and GM, Americas Channel Program, about a range of issues (PartnerDirect, managed services, acquisitions, and plenty more). Tune in now…

• Episode #: 009 (August 27, 2008)
• Featured Guest: Greg Davis, VP and GM, Americas Channel Program, Dell Inc.
• Topics Covered: The podcast runs about 15 minutes and has four main sections:
  • 00:49: PartnerDirect: The story so far
  • 05:21: Global partner strategy
  • 07:29: Acquisitions: Sorting out Silverback, Everdream, MessageOne and EqualLogic
  • 13:01: What’s ahead for partners?
• Other Highlights: Davis describes how partners can contact him directly with questions; and he touches on new initiatives that will lower deal registration requirements to $25,000 (from the current minimum of $50,000); plus a push toward IT certifications for vertical markets (health care, federal government), MSPs and ISVs.

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 MSPmentor Live: Podcast Featuring Dell Channel Chief Greg Davis [16:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Welcome to MSPmentor Live: Podcast edition.

• Episode #: 008 (June 19, 2008)
• Featured Guest: John Roberts, Co-founder and CEO, SugarCRM
• Topics Covered: We explore SugarCRM’s position in the open source applications market. The company’s growing role in the world of software as a service (SaaS). Partner engagements and hosting partners. And potential long-term plans for a SugarCRM IPO (initial public offering).

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 MSPmentor Live: Podcast 008, Featuring SugarCRM CEO John Roberts [15:48m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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 MSPmentor Live: Podcast 001, Featuring Level Platforms CEO Peter Sandiford: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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