Author Archives: Phil LaForge
Slow Mo?
Channel bellwethers like IngramMicro, CDW, Dell, Insight and PCMall are mailing in record business results. Not just better than 2009 – better than ever. Odd’s are local and regional VARs are seeing a similar uptick in box sales. If so, … Continue reading
David vs. Goliath – David Wins
Last March I preached caution to MSPs (getting preachy = blogging) about the downside of reselling someone elses cloud vs. rolling your own. Watch this MSPZone Chat with Jason Caras Co-CEO, IT Authorities in Tampa. Jason discusses the reasons … Continue reading
Tool Time
Direct from the MSPZone. What value can a paid third-party consultant add to the tool selection process at an MSP? Well for one, they can be the neutral party that keeps your project strongly aligned with business requirements while your … Continue reading
Supporting MSP Agility
I caught up with Bill Hood, Founder and CEO of Network Partners – a Nimsoft Powered MSP – to learn about a cool new addition to their Service Catalog that provides better, faster, cheaper “last mile” connectivity for their customers. … Continue reading
Business Ready Cloud Now
Can high stakes business applications be run in the cloud? Some big companies are saying YES. They are controlling security and regulatory risks by classifying cloud applications inside their service catalog. I spoke with Brooke Guthrie, ITIL Expert … Continue reading
Multiplication Tables
Why transform your mature, “safe” VAR business to the MSP business model? The effort is disruptive to customers and employees. It often times requires additional capital for tools, data centers and 24X7 support staff. Even when you find new customers, … Continue reading
Strong Positive Correlation?
Just had coffee with an investment banker who puts money into the MSP space. He wanted to find out more about the monitoring software that most of his customers use.
Guesses and Hunches
Check out MSPmentor for some fun end-of-year MSP market prognostications…
MSP IQ
No other software company understands the MSP market like Nimsoft. We are adding quality people daily to keep up with the growth curve and many of them are coming to us with loaded with MSP experience. Between the product and … Continue reading
Adios First Gen MacBook Pro
After nearly five years of high-availability, high-performance business computing, my 15″ MacBook Pro has been handed down to my high school age daughter for an encore run. What a Mac! Dropped, dented, beat up at airport security on five continents. … Continue reading
