19 May Defining Hybrid Cloud in Managed Services
Cloud computing is one of those terms that gets used a lot, often by people who have no real idea as to what it means. This is understandable given how...
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18 Jan The Argument for MSP Specific Cyber Standards
Ten years ago, I wrote an article in the Wall Street Journal arguing for a “universal standard” for cloud computing. While a lot has changed in the last decade, the...
09 Aug How to Fix the “Secretive” Reputation of Cloud Providers
"Secretive" cloud providers have a problem. So do the MSPs who use these cloud providers. Fixing the issue of cloud computing secrecy and lack of transparency is important to the...
23 Jun Negotiating Public Cloud Agreements
Most MSPs use at least one public cloud to deliver their managed services. Increase security, flexibility, and scalability are all features driving more MSPs into the public cloud. But, dealing...
20 May Do MSPs need certification if they don’t have a datacenter?
Do MSPs need to disclose whether they own a datacenter or not? I don't own a data center; do I still need to get certified? Many MSPs have these questions....
18 Jul MSPs Shouldn’t Look to Cloud Computing
Besides the turbulent history managed service providers have had with cloud computing over the years, there may be even more of a reason for MSPs to bet less heavily on...
10 Nov Is Cloud Computing a Commodity?
I recently read an article about how cloud computing will ultimately become a commodity. This got me thinking about whether we should a) view cloud as a commodity, and b)...