MSPs Worry Whether Cloud Means Boon or Bust

June 30, 2016 Off By David
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Grazed from MSPMentor. Author: Aldrin Brown.

Rapid adoption of cloud computing appears to be a seminal event in the IT world, with managed services providers (MSPs) torn about whether to expect new, lucrative revenue models, or watch customers flock to self-service offerings that eliminate the need for third-party providers. That’s the portrait of the industry painted by the 5th annual Trends in Managed Services report, released today by CompTIA, the Computing Information Technology Industry Association.

According to the survey of 400 MSPs, VARs, systems integrators and IT consultants, “cloud computing” was the top concern keeping them up at night, with 62 percent of respondents agreeing with the assertion. At the same time, cloud is seen by MSPs as a top opportunity driver for the future…

“MSPs say that the biggest challenge facing them is ‘cloud’ – as in how to deal with it,” said Carolyn April, senior director of industry analysis at CompTIA. "Does it threaten them or provide them with opportunity? That’s the biggest question they are trying to answer.”…

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