Leveraging IT Distributors for Cloud
January 2, 2015
Grazed from TalkinCloud. Author: Trey Hedden.
The cloud — the most ambiguous, overhyped and overused term in the IT industry. It’s like a modern day Wild West where it is so hard to discern the difference between the tiny firms based in a foreign country and the reputable, reliable and trustworthy ones we would want to entrust our reputation to.
It is nearly impossible for most of us to determine the firms you can trust, what products actually work and what providers are properly capitalized to the point where we can trust them with our clients. We simply don’t have the staff of accounting, legal and technology experts to do a detailed analysis of firms and offerings — and then keep up with the market to ensure the best solution now remains the best going forward…
Add to that the never ending temptation for businesses to "cut us out" of the mix and go direct, and you have a situation where managed services providers (MSPs) and value-added resellers (VARs) are facing many tough and risky decisions just when our businesses and profits are returning to normal levels…
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