CHICO, CA, September 24, 2007 - The MSPAlliance (The International Association of Managed Service Providers) today announced that it has reached 2,000 members. The MSPAlliance, which began less than a decade ago, continues its global expansion with members in more than 100 countries worldwide.
“Sharing common goals, standards of ethics and accreditation has enabled the MSPAlliance’s significant growth,” said Michael Backers, CEO of Altoria, a Cincinnati-based managed services provider, and a five-year member of the MSPAlliance and a board member. “Working together, MSPA professionals have developed a consumer bill of rights, offering it as a baseline of expectations for organizations and workers who use computers and web-based products.”
The expansion signifies a recent surge in managed services interest from existing VARs, system integrators, and other IT solution providers.
“The MSPAlliance has come a long way since its inception,” said Charles Weaver, president of the MSPAlliance. “During the last several years we have experienced a significant increase in member applications. Based on current trends, along with some strategic initiatives we are putting together with market-leading companies such as Intel, we believe that our membership will double over the next 12 months.”
The MSPAlliance, which began as a body to promote the managed services model within the IT channel, today spends much of its effort educating end-user consumers about proper IT management and security through the assistance of qualified and accredited MSPs.
About MSPAlliance
The MSPAlliance is a global organization made up of more than 2000 managed service providers and service enabling technology vendors, who work in a collaborative effort to define, promote and educate the Managed Services Industry and the end-user consumer on the adoption and successful use of technology through Managed Services. The MSPAlliance is committed to increasing reliability and dependability in the industry surrounding the value and benefit of using Managed Service Providers to provide a wide range of mission-critical services. In addition, the MSPAlliance collects data on the practice of managed services on behalf of its members, to help them increase the value delivery of IT to the organizations they serve. For more information about the MSPAlliance please visit www.mspalliance.com/.
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