With one month remaining in 2009, software as a service (SaaS) stocks remain red hot. Nine Lives Media Inc.’s SaaS 20 Stock Index is up 53.74 percent so far this year — with 19 of the 20 index members seeing their shares rise. Here’s a look at the index’s year-to-date winners, plus the reason why Rackspace Hosting Inc. is joining the SaaS 20 Stock Index.
First Look: ConnectWise TV, Plus Competition With Autotask
Posted April 6th, 2009 by Joe Panettieri
Talk about going to extremes. MSPmentor started last week at the Autotask Community Live conference, and we ended the week touring ConnectWise, and participating in a ConnectWise TV segment recording. Publicly, Autotask and ConnectWise are fierce rivals and extreme opposites in the professional services automation (PSA) market. But privately, there are actually some similarities between the two companies. Skeptical? Read on.
The Top Reason Start-ups Succeed — Or Fail
Posted February 27th, 2009 by Joe Panettieri
Whether you’re transitioning into the managed services market or launching an MSP from scratch, I spotted some timely start-up guidance from Inc. magazine. The article highlights the need for “careful morale management.” But I think you need to take the example one step further and ask yourself: Can you really build a business doing everything by yourself?
Dell Launches Download Store for Small Business Software
Posted January 16th, 2009 by Joe Panettieri
Dell has taken another step closer to the small business software world, opening the Dell Download Store — where small business customers can download applications from Intuit, McAfee, Microsoft and other software companies. Some solutions providers and managed service providers may fear The Dell Download Store. But I have a slightly different perspective.
The Planet: Web Hosting Meets Managed Services
Posted December 17th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
Imagine managing 14.1 million web sites, 57,000 Dell servers and the second largest number of Red Hat hosting licenses in the country.
MSPmentor Launches Sister Web Site Called “Works With U”
Posted May 2nd, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
Forgive me for going slightly off topic. I have some news to share: MSPmentor has a new sister Web site. It’s called Works With U, and it covers an emerging, disruptive Linux distribution called Ubuntu.
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