This week, 10 most read channels and MSP news, columns, blogs, editorials, and research involved this week:
10. Return to the Employee Policies Office: Apple recently delayed the latest back-to-office requirement. What MSPs can learn from the transition.
9. Accenture Momentum – Good News for IT Consulting: Accenture issued a strong revenue growth forecast; good news for MSPs, MSSPs and IT consulting firms navigating economic problems.
8. Accenture M&A List: Accenture continues to acquire digital, cloud, cybersecurity and IT consulting companies. Here is the latest M&A list of Accenture acquisitions.
7. Top 15 Most Popular SaaS and Cloud Applications: The most popular SaaS and cloud apps for the 2022 list include Microsoft 365, Workday, ServiceNow and other cloud business applications, Okta said.
6. MSP and Technology M&A List for 2022: We have already tracked more than 370 M&A deals involving MSPs, IT consulting companies and software firms in the first few months of 2022.
5. PwC acquires Salesforce Cloud Consulting Firm: PriceWaterhouseCoopers plans to explore additional cloud acquisitions, enterprise software and cybersecurity consulting in India, PwC hints.
4. Kaseya Vows Datto List Price Cuts: Kaseya CEO Fred Voccola and Datto Senior VP Rob Rae directly address Datto’s pricing, integration, and innovation concerns expressed by several MSP partners. However, it is important to note that the gap between list pricing and actual MSP market pricing can vary significantly.
3. PPP Loan Fraud-The MSP Owner was convicted and sentenced: Elijah Majak Buoi, owner of MSP and cloud IT consulting firm called Sosuda Tech, was sentenced in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud case.
2. Got Zendesk – But …: The value of the deal is far less than a previous offer for Zendesk. Here’s why.
1. Kaseya-Datto 4.0: Some thoughts on where Kaseya might follow-written two days before the deal was completed.