MSPAlliance Blog

Pricing for Risk: Why MSPs Need to Stop Chasing Revenue and Start Protecting Profit

Charles Weaver

How MSPs Can Fill the CISO Gap: Contracts, Boundaries, and a Partial-CISO Model

Charles Weaver

Why AI CEOs Warn About Safety While Still Selling AI Products

Charles Weaver

The New MSP Economics: Debt, AI, and Disruption

Private equity transactions often involve debt. When that debt matures or must be refinanced at a higher cost, it can change a vendor’s priorities.

Charles Weaver

5 MSP Trends From a Week of Peer Conversations

What MSP owners in Chicago and Toronto said about AI services, governance, compliance, vendor fatigue, and proving operational maturity.

Charles Weaver

The MSP Profession Isn’t Up for Grabs. It Already Has Structure.

Charles Weaver

The Unified Certification Standard: 21 Years of Defining MSP Excellence

Charles Weaver

The Role of the MSP in Compliance

Charles Weaver

Managed Services Predictions for 2026

Charles Weaver

What Is the True Meaning of MSP? Understanding the Managed Services Profession

Charles Weaver

Shaping the Future of Managed Services: Our Vision for 2025 and Beyond

Celia Weaver

Pioneering MSP Standards

Charles Weaver

Managed Services Immunity: A New Policy Approach to Comprehensive Cyber Legislation

Charles Weaver

When MSPs Get Sued

Charles Weaver

Are MSPs Prepared for the End of Ransomware Payments?

Charles Weaver

Remembering Mike Cullen

Charles Weaver

The MSP M&A Challenge

Charles Weaver

CMMC for MSPs: Does Your MSP Need It, and What Applies Now

Does my MSP need CMMC? Usually not its own assessment, but your services sit inside each defense client's scope. Level 1 and Level 2 as of September 30, 2026, what the Phase II suspension changed, and what still applies.

Charles Weaver

MSP Compliance Frameworks Compared: UCS, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC, HIPAA, NIST CSF and Cyber Essentials

Which compliance framework should an MSP get? UCS, SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMC, HIPAA, NIST CSF and Cyber Essentials side by side: who asks for each, what kind of check it is, and roughly what it takes.

Charles Weaver

2023 Outlook for Managed Services Profession

Charles Weaver

Position Paper on UK’s NIS Regulation 2018 Updates for Managed Service Providers

Charles Weaver

MSPs Lower Risk

Charles Weaver

Can your MSP Practice Grow Too Fast?

Charles Weaver

Managed Security vs. Security

Charles Weaver

How to Avoid Cybersecurity Burnout

Charles Weaver

The MSPVerse - Weekly Managed Services News and Analysis for the Week Ending May 13, 2022

Charles Weaver

The MSPVerse - Weekly Managed Services News and Analysis for the Week Ending April 15, 2022

Charles Weaver

Singapore “MSP” Licensing Framework Creates Greater Risk for Consumers

Charles Weaver

The MSPVerse - Weekly Managed Services News and Analysis for the Week Ending April 8, 2022

Charles Weaver

The MSPVerse – Weekly Managed Services News and Analysis for the Week Ending March 18, 2022

Charles Weaver

The MSPVerse – Weekly Managed Services News and Analysis for the Week Ending March 11, 2022

Charles Weaver

The MSPVerse - Weekly Managed Services News and Analysis for the Week Ending March 4, 2022

Charles Weaver

The MSPVerse - Weekly Managed Services News and Analysis for the Week Ending February 25, 2022

Charles Weaver

The MSPVerse - Weekly Managed Services News and Analysis for the Week Ending February 18, 2022

Charles Weaver

The MSPVerse - Managed Services News and Analysis for the Week Ending February 11, 2022

Charles Weaver

The Argument for MSP Specific Cyber Standards

Charles Weaver

A Response from the MSP Profession Concerning Cyber Attacks

Charles Weaver

Cloud Nationalism in 2022

Charles Weaver

Changes Are Needed in the Managed Services Profession

Charles Weaver

Internal Security for the Modern MSP

Charles Weaver

MSPAlliance Creating Trusted Vendor Community for MSPs

Celia Weaver

The Myth of the MSP Roll-up

Charles Weaver

Insurance is Driving Managed Services Compliance

Charles Weaver

What do your Clients Think They are Buying?

Charles Weaver

MSP Security Changes Coming Soon

Charles Weaver

MSPs and Customer IT Security

Charles Weaver

Master MSP Resurgence, or Something Else?

Charles Weaver

Some Good News for MSPs in 2021

Charles Weaver

MSPs and the private cloud: Are you equipped for the growth opportunity?

Charles Weaver

US IT Job Losses Mean Big Opportunities for MSPs in 2021

Charles Weaver

Datto Q3 Financials Shows Managed Services Strength

Charles Weaver

Has the Pandemic Impacted Managed Services Investment?

Charles Weaver

Datto IPO More Good News for Managed Services Industry

Charles Weaver

US Healthcare Sector Under Increasing Threat of Ransomware

Charles Weaver

Hackers Don't Want to Mess with MSPs

Charles Weaver

Managed Services is Security

Charles Weaver

The Pandemic Managed Services Gold Rush is Happening Now

Charles Weaver

MSP Flexibility in Contracts

Charles Weaver

Use Service Agreements to Encourage Positive Cyber Hygiene

Charles Weaver

What Can Replace MSP Regulation?

Charles Weaver

Managed Services 2020 Mid-Year Review

Charles Weaver

Is Your MSP Practice Ready for the Pandemic Recovery?

Charles Weaver

Five Critical Elements MSPs Must Focus on During COVID-19 Recovery

Charles Weaver

Defining the Amateur MSP

Charles Weaver

MSPs Are Impacted by Client Risk

Charles Weaver

MSP RMM Vendor Datto Files for IPO

Charles Weaver

To Government Regulators: Don't Confuse Break-fix Providers with MSPs

Charles Weaver

Is There a Future for the Amateur MSP?

Charles Weaver

What Does the MSPAlliance Do for MSPs?

Charles Weaver

Do Insurance Companies Understand MSP Cyber Risk?

Charles Weaver

It’s Time to Rethink Monthly Managed Services Agreements

Charles Weaver

Safe Managed Services Transparency and Accountability

Charles Weaver

Bring Your Own Security - Is it Enough?

Charles Weaver

Should you Charge More for Managing Regulated Data?

Charles Weaver

Analysis of New MSP Registration Law

Charles Weaver

MSP Registration - A new Era for Managed Service Providers

Charles Weaver

It's Time to Rebalance Your Client Portfolio

Charles Weaver

What is the Definition of Managed Services?

Charles Weaver

RMM Security Strategies for MSPs

Charles Weaver

How to Solve the MSP Staffing Gap

Charles Weaver

MSPs: Don’t be over audited

Charles Weaver

Do MSPs need certification if they don't have a datacenter?

Charles Weaver

Flattening the Cyber Risk Curve

Charles Weaver

Securing the New Remote Worker

Charles Weaver

Legal Tips for Dealing with MSP Clients During Pandemic

Charles Weaver

Risk-Based Pricing 2.0

Charles Weaver

IoT Managed Services...Coming Soon to an MSP Near You

Charles Weaver

Are MSP Contracts Getting Shorter?

Charles Weaver

MSPs Not Providing Security Might Be Irrelevant

Charles Weaver

Managed Security: The Mary Poppins Method

Charles Weaver

Easy MSP Compliance Tips for Beginners

Charles Weaver

Augmentt Aims to Disrupt MSP Platform Tools

Charles Weaver

Is it Time to Tear Up Your Master Service Agreement?

Charles Weaver

How are MSPs Doing in the Fight Against COVID-19?

Charles Weaver

MSP Wages: What’s Ahead in 2020

Charles Weaver

Are Changes Coming for MSP Growth?

Charles Weaver

How MSPs Are Supporting Customers During the COVID-19 Crisis

Charles Weaver

Education is Crucial to Winning the Cybersecurity Fight

Charles Weaver

Boom Times for MSPs In Post COVID-19 Recovery?

Charles Weaver

Is COVID-19 the end of break/fix?

Charles Weaver

CARES Act: Should MSPs Participate?

Charles Weaver

MSP Staffing Shortage Could be Coming To An End

Charles Weaver

MSPs Must Stay in the Fight

Charles Weaver

MSP Compliance Made Easy

Charles Weaver

Supporting New Remote Work Businesses

Charles Weaver

MSPs Are Vital to the Fight Against Coronavirus

Charles Weaver

Keep Your Remote MSP Workers Safe

Charles Weaver

Open Letter to Government Regulators Regarding MSP Security

Charles Weaver

Stop Losing Managed Services Deals Because of This

Charles Weaver

Coronavirus & MSPs

Charles Weaver

An MSP’s Best Weapon Against the Unknown

Charles Weaver

Growth at the expense of security

Charles Weaver

Two Solutions to the MSP Human Talent Shortage

Charles Weaver

A Response to Public Criticism of MSPs

Charles Weaver

MSP Lists vs. Certifications

Charles Weaver

Should MSPs Pay Ransomware Demands?

Charles Weaver

Who is Your Internal MSP Security Officer?

Charles Weaver

How MSPs can Limit Legal Liability

Charles Weaver

Time to Review Your Internal MSP Security

Charles Weaver

My Advice for MSPs in 2020

Charles Weaver

CCPA Readiness Guide for MSPs

Charles Weaver

Email Security Tools: M&A and Market Share

Charles Weaver

Continuum, ConnectWise, and the Purchasing Power of MSPs

Charles Weaver

Analysis of the ConnectWise Acquisition of Continuum

Charles Weaver

Could you get sued for bad IT management?

Charles Weaver

MSPAlliance Develops Cyber Risk Rating for Cloud and Managed Service Providers

Celia Weaver

MSPWorld Delegates Will Be Shaping the 2020 Managed Services Profession

Charles Weaver

The MSP Profession is Ours to Lose

Charles Weaver

SMBs Don't Understand Cyber Threats

Charles Weaver

Are Break-Fix Companies Breaking Managed Services

Charles Weaver

When the Press Gets it Wrong About MSPs

Charles Weaver

Compliance is the MSP Antidote to Commoditization

Charles Weaver

MSPs Need More Consulting

Charles Weaver

Monetizing Managed Security Is Easier Than You Think

Charles Weaver

An Investor's Guide to Managed Services

Charles Weaver

MSP Ticketing System Usage and Projections

Charles Weaver

Webinar: Protect Your MSP Practice

Charles Weaver

Security Personnel Scarcity Will Bolster Managed Security Providers

Charles Weaver

This Isn't The Peak of Managed Services

Charles Weaver

Are You Protecting Your Managed Services Value?

Charles Weaver

What MSPAlliance members need to know about Sodinokibi

Charles Weaver

Capital One Breach...Lessons Learned

Charles Weaver

The Managed Services Industry Has Gone Pro

Charles Weaver

TechDirect Helps Dell Expert Network Members Boost Productivity

Charles Weaver

Be As Compliant As Your Customer

Charles Weaver

Why Small Business is at Risk

Charles Weaver

Data Protection Laws are Forcing the Adoption of Managed Services

Charles Weaver

Is it time to rethink all-you-can-eat contracts?

Charles Weaver

Could Reactive IT Providers Be Out of Business in 5 Years?

Charles Weaver

MSPs: Don't Mix Your Reactive and Proactive IT

Charles Weaver

Datto Report Highlights Key Security Areas for MSPs

Charles Weaver

MSPs Can't Avoid Managed Security

Charles Weaver

The Liability of Break/Fix Clients

Charles Weaver

How Many MSPs Are There?

Charles Weaver

A World Without MSPs

Charles Weaver

How to Select a MSP

Charles Weaver

Security Isn't Just Theory

Charles Weaver

MSPs: Are You Practicing Good Cyber Hygiene

Charles Weaver

When Was The Last Time You Updated Your SLA?

Charles Weaver

Keep Your VAR Away From My MSP

Charles Weaver

The Best Motives for M&A in Managed Services

Charles Weaver

MSP Profession Has Never Been Stronger

Charles Weaver

MSPs and SOC Audits

Charles Weaver

MSP Targeting is Really About the Customer

Charles Weaver

M&A Fundamentals: Go Big or Go Home

Charles Weaver

Don't Make This M&A Mistake

Charles Weaver

Security Is Natural for MSPs

Charles Weaver

Why MSPWorld Attracts MSPs

Charles Weaver

Don't Doubt the Size of the IoT Market

Charles Weaver

The New MSP Battlefield: Managing Users

Charles Weaver

Breach vs. Guilt - The Evolution of Managed Services Liability

Charles Weaver

MSP Pricing 2019, Revisited

Charles Weaver

Private Equity is Moving on the Managed Services Profession

Charles Weaver

ConnectWise: The Changing of the MSP Guard

Charles Weaver

M&A Tips for MSP Sellers

Charles Weaver

Is Your MSP Practice Tested?

Charles Weaver

5 Reasons to Add Phishing Defense to Your Service Catalog

Charles Weaver

Stop Overthinking Your Managed Security Practice

Charles Weaver

Accounting for a Valuable MSP Practice

Charles Weaver

MSPWorld Preview: MSPs as Targets

Charles Weaver

MSPWorld Preview: User & Access Managed Services

Charles Weaver

Managed Workplace Sold to Barracuda

Charles Weaver

What to do after a Data Breach

Charles Weaver

How Will You Keep Your MSP Staff Happy?

Charles Weaver

The Path Ahead For Managed Service Providers

Charles Weaver

MSPs Must Police Themselves

Charles Weaver

Will Accountants Take Over the Managed Services Profession?

Charles Weaver

California "GDPR" is Coming

Charles Weaver

Does Your MSP Practice Have a Training Program?

Charles Weaver

Managed Services Year in Review - 2018

Charles Weaver

A Time to be Grateful For the Managed Services Profession

Charles Weaver

Can MSPs Maintain Control of Their Profession?

Charles Weaver

Preventable Data Breaches, A Lesson for MSPs

Charles Weaver

MSP Attrition, Not Consolidation

Charles Weaver

Managed Services 2019 M&A Update

Charles Weaver

US Banks Raise Stakes for Managed Service Providers

Charles Weaver

Human Capital Must be Focus of MSPs in 2019

Charles Weaver

Taking Managed Services Beyond IT

Charles Weaver

MSP Lessons: IBM Acquisition of RedHat

Charles Weaver

Bank Cyber Rules Pave Way for MSP Certification

Charles Weaver