Network Depot LLC, ranked No. 75 in last year’s MSPmentor 100 survey, is transforming itself into a Master MSP. The company has introduced a hosted Kaseya platform, known as Virtual Administrator, that small VARs can leverage.
Hosting managed services for other VARs is part of a growing trend across the MSP landscape. But in addition to offering new revenue opportunities, becoming a Master MSP also involves some challenges. Read More >
If you’re heading to the MSP Revolution managed services summit in Chicago on September 4, you might want to arrive a little early. Stuart Selbst (from Secure My Company) and Matt Makowitz (author, A Guide to Selling Managed Services) are holding a pre-event session titled “How to Add $100k (Or More) In Revenue In the Next 6 Months.” The session runs 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on September 4. Find details here.
As part of its ongoing managed services push, Dell hopes to launch a Master MSP strategy in late 2008 or early 2009, MSPmentor has learned. The move has potential implications for anyone involved in managed services. Here are some of the preliminary details, based on a conversation I had with Greg Davis, vice president and general manager of Dell’s Americas Channel Group.
The folks at Secure My Company, which provides hosted security services to solutions providers, appear to be working on a new business called MSP Warehouse.
I’ve reached out to Frank Hughes, the brain behind both businesses, for some insights and hope to speak with him soon.
Here’s what I’ve heard so far: Secure My Company focuses on hosted Kaseya and McAfee services. In contrast, MSP Warehouse appears to focus on master MSP services for VARs and smaller managed service providers. And MSP Warehouse will be running on Jamcracker’s platform.
I’ll offer some more insights when I hear from Hughes.
Call it the managed services paradox: Plenty of VARs want to offer managed services, but they often lack deep enough pockets to pay for robust managed services platforms. What’s the solution to this financial shortfall? Here are a few options. Read More >
