April Carolyn senior director of industry analysis, CompTIA, said he was surprised by the number of service providers that provide cloud offers when asked - especially at this stage of market developments.
"Really, for me, very shocking," she said. "[Cloud] is an inevitable part of what the environment. It should be part of your portfolio."
Amazon Web Services launched its Elastic Compute Cloud in 2006, the development of cloud computing on the road to the state of consumer technology. IDC reported earlier this year that 70% of small businesses and 90% of middle market companies, two major areas for MSP, now involved with the cloud.
A number of service providers, however, seems to see the cloud with much apprehension. The MSPs of CompTIA study asked what issues keep you awake at night: Cloud finished No. 1 concern, with 62% of respondents said technology.
When the cloud appeared, most companies channels, including the MSP, expressed concern that the cloud would be out of business, he said in April. She said some MSPs can still have this fear, but noted the highest percentage of service providers are now worry about where they are in the cloud and how their businesses can maximize profit and growth. In fact, making money from the cloud has been a struggle for MSP.
"They try to understand what their role is in the cloud," Avril said, noting that the paper can go from cloud to cloud to cloud aggregator dealer consultant.
On the other hand, the cloud took a little more than half of the companies surveyed. CompTIA says 54% of MSPs offer deals and cloud-based as a strategic element of business services.
Beyond the cloud, another major concern for MSP is the eternal question of the erosion of margins, with a little more than half of respondents identified this concern. April said margin pressure has intensified in the past five years, the MSP space began to commodify. He said commodification arrived quickly MSP space than other markets because of competition among service providers.
April said some MSPs prices of their bids to undermine its rivals, but take longer. He said smart MSP know the price of the value they bring, while others simply price to win the next agreement at any price.
