5 Reasons To Make The Move To Managed Services

By David Weeks, Senior Global Channel Sales Manager, SolarWinds MSP

Discussion around simplicity, security, and service are dominating the MSP marketplace, bringing more demand and attention to managed IT services. At the same time, continued advancements in IT automation, integration, and all-in-one platforms — combined with a growing number of well documented how to guides, pitfalls to avoid, and best practices to adopt — are fueling a managed services transition for channel partners.

Making the business case for managed services even more lucrative are these five simple facts:

1. Small businesses are growing — According to Forbes, U.S. small businesses ended 2016 with stronger sales and improved profitability. In fact, the magazine reported businesses with less than $10 million in annual revenues experienced, on average, 7.3 percent annual sales growth last year. Bloomberg Magazine reported optimism among America’s small businesses soared in December by the most since 1980. And when small businesses are growing they tend to boost spending, pointing to bright prospects for technology services in the year ahead.