Anecdotal evidence suggests 2011 has been a strong year for Level Platforms. But can the MSP software provider continue that momentum in 2012 — especially as competition between RMM (remote monitoring and management) software providers intensifies? I’ve gathered some clues from Level Platforms CEO Peter Sandiford.
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Level Platforms CEO Looks to Maintain Momentum In 2012
Posted November 21st, 2011 by Joe Panettieri
A Closer Look Inside the ConnectWise Capital Family
Posted November 18th, 2011 by Joe Panettieri
Now that the IT Nation conference is over, I’ve had some time to think about the continued evolution of ConnectWise and its sister companies — CharTec, LabTech Software and Quosal. I hesitate to say ConnectWise “owns” each of those companies, since I hear investment terms — organized through ConnectWise Capital — are likely different for each company. Also, each ConnectWise Capital investment has a different mission and market focus. So how will the ConnectWise Capital portfolio members evolve in 2012? I’ve got some educated hunches.
Level Platforms Preps Managed Workplace 2011 R2 for MSPs
Posted July 25th, 2011 by Nicholas Mukhar
Level Platforms Inc. is preparing a mid-year software upgrade for managed services providers, according to CEO Peter Sandiford (pictured). The update, called Managed Workplace 2011 R2, is the newest version of company’s Managed Workplace 2011 monitoring and reporting platform for IT service providers.
CompTIA Breakaway 2011: Seven Trends Worth Tracking
Posted July 18th, 2011 by Joe Panettieri
My next business trip is CompTIA Breakaway 2011 (Aug. 1-4, Washington, D.C.). Predictably, the worlds of cloud services and managed services will converge at Breakaway. But I expect several other trends to emerge at the conference. Here’s a preview, along with seven trends that I hope to track at CompTIA Breakaway.
Level Platforms: The Buzz Sounds Real
Posted March 17th, 2011 by Joe Panettieri
Level Platforms, according to multiple managed services providers, has caught its second wind. The company, which develops remote monitoring and management software for MSPs, spent most of 2008 and 2009 stabilizing its platform. Fast forward to the present and multiple factors — a new software release, an improving economy, key software partnerships, and an emerging relationship with Synnex — apparently are giving Level Platforms a timely lift.
Level Platforms Cloud Edition: Hello NaviSite, Goodbye Ingram
Posted February 23rd, 2011 by Joe Panettieri
Level Platforms has launched Managed Workplace Cloud Edition, a hosted remote monitoring and management platform for MSPs. Take a closer look and you’ll notice some evolving partnership strategies in the managed services ecosystem. Indeed, NaviSite is hosting Managed Workplace Cloud Edition for Level Platforms. Plus, a longstanding relationship between Level Platforms and Ingram Micro Services and Ingram Micro Seismic is evolving…
Level Platforms Promotes Managed Workplace 2011 to MSPs
Posted December 16th, 2010 by Joe Panettieri
Just in time for the New Year, LPI Level Platforms Inc. is demonstrating Managed Workplace 2011 to established and aspiring managed services providers worldwide. Generally speaking, it sounds like Level Platforms’ partners are very upbeat about the new release — which arrives amid growing competition within the remote monitoring and management (RMM) software market.
How MSPs Can Regain Their Focus for 2011
Posted December 7th, 2010 by Joe Panettieri
Sometimes inflection points arrive when you least expect them. Rewind to the IT Nation conference in November 2010. During a lunch break I happened to sit next to Peter Sandiford, CEO of Level Platforms. Sandiford mentioned that he continues to read and enjoy MSPmentor but he politely added that the site was losing its focus. I took his feedback to heart… but I also had a secret I couldn’t share with Sandiford at the time. Fast forward to the present and I think my chat with Sandiford also provides some healthy, timely reminders about MSPs maintaining their own focus — especially while finalizing plans for 2011. Here’s why.
Managed Services: First Mover Advantage Is Over In Australia
Posted November 11th, 2010 by Joe Panettieri
In the Australia managed services market, anecdotal evidence suggests first mover advantage is over — especially as MSP software vendors begin to turn their attention to larger growth opportunities in Asia. Yes, the Australia managed services market continues to grow, both organically and through mergers and acquisitions. But recent moves by Kaseya and Level Platforms, among others, suggest the biggest managed services opportunities ahead are in Asia. Here’s why.
Level Platforms Set to Rally 100 MSPs At ConnectWise Partner Summit
Posted October 19th, 2010 by Joe Panettieri
Level Platforms plans to use the ConnectWise IT Nation conference (formerly ConnectWise Partner Summit) as a magnet to rally more than 100 managed services providers. Here’s some background on Level Platforms’ plan, which includes the imminent launch of Managed Workplace 2011.
Managed Services: Level Platforms Partners With 3 Giants
Posted July 13th, 2010 by Joe Panettieri
Within the remote monitoring and management (RMM) market, Level Platforms tends to be a quiet player with a loyal managed services partner base. But the company is making some serious noise this week. Specifically, Level Platforms has scored relationships with Intel, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard on emerging hardware, software and cloud computing projects. Each of those relationships is on display this week at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2010 (WPC10). Here are perspectives.
Managed Services Chatter At Microsoft Partner Conference
Posted July 12th, 2010 by Joe Panettieri
Microsoft is in transition. And so is the Microsoft channel partner community. At Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC10), there’s noticeably more managed services chatter this year compared to the 2009 conference. But are MSPs really here in full force? And is Microsoft fulfilling their needs? Here are some perspectives from Day 2 at the conference.
Seven Managed Services Blog Entries We Didn’t Write: March 19
Posted March 19th, 2010 by Joe Panettieri
Another week has flown by. Missed deadlines. Dropped cell phone calls. Delayed video posts. Boy, I’m on a roll. Kidding aside, here are seven managed services blog entries that MSPmentor didn’t have time to write for the week ending March 19, 2010.
Seven Managed Services Blog Entries We Didn’t Write: Feb. 12
Posted February 12th, 2010 by Joe Panettieri
The MSPmentor 100 consumed most of our team’s efforts this week. There were numerous MSP-oriented blog entries we would have written — if only there were more hours in the day. Here are seven managed services blog posts we didn’t have a chance to write for the week ending Feb. 12, 2010.
Seven Blog Entries We Didn’t Have Time to Write: Nov. 7, 2009
Posted November 7th, 2009 by Joe Panettieri
Our team is back home after attending the ConnectWise Partner Summit, HTG Peer Group meetings and Symantec Partner Engage this past week. Now I’m packing and leaving tonight for Cisco Partner Velocity in Paris. In between all that, here are seven managed services blog entries we didn’t have time to write for the week ending Nov. 7, 2009.
LPI Level Platforms Introduces Managed Workplace 2009
Posted January 5th, 2009 by Joe Panettieri
Instead of relaxing for the New Year holiday, LPI Level Platforms was busy launching Managed Workplace 2009. The new managed services platform debuts today (January 5). LPI Level Platforms CEO Peter Sandiford (pictured) sent me a note January 2 with some quick thoughts about the update.
Winners and Losers In Managed Services 2.0
Posted November 20th, 2008 by Peter Sandiford
There is a new wave of technology that is washing over the SMB IT world. A fundamental shift is taking place from device-based to network-based architectures, facilitated by widely adopted new standards. The MSPs that embrace and manage these more complex IT environments will emerge the winners as managed services moves solidly into this next stage – MSP 2.0.
Race to the Bottom, Or Race to the Top?
Posted April 18th, 2008 by Peter Sandiford
Joe’s recent blog entry — asking whether MSPs were killing their own margins — touches on one of the most widely held misperceptions in the business.
