This week’s 10 most-read channel partner and MSP news, columns, blogs, editorials and research involved:
10. Top 50 In-Person Technology Events and Conferences of 2022 and 2023: See which cloud, cybersecurity, channel partner, and MSP conferences are back for 2022-2023.
9. How Can MSPs Better Automate Their Businesses?: The answer likely involves how MSPs gather and analyze data. Just ask Liongard CEO Joe Alapat. Here’s why.
8. M&A List – What Accenture is Buying: Here are more than 110 M&A deals involving Accenture acquiring MSPs, MSSPs, cybersecurity and IT consulting firms.
7. NTT May Sell IT Services Business Unit: NTT may sell Nihilent, a partner to SAP, Microsoft, Snowflake and ServiceNow. Meanwhile, NTT’s business continues with MSP, MSSP and cybersecurity assets.
6. Microsoft 365 Management and Security for MSPs: The N-able Cloud User Hub aims to help MSPs with Microsoft 365 user policy management, SaaS licenses, cloud security settings and more.
5. M&A List – MSPs and Technology Companies: We have tracked more than 700 M&A deals involving MSPs, IT consulting companies and software firms in the first half of 2022.
4. Avaya Board Investigates Whistleblower Claims: Also, Avaya’s new CEO alleges “operational and implementation deficiencies”; The Avaya board is investigating the revenue shortfall and separate whistleblower allegations.
3. Back to Office: Apple, Google and Microsoft Policies: Return to Office (RTO) vs. Work From Home (WFH): Why MSPs and channel partners need to maintain Work From Anywhere (WFA) security and productivity strategies.
2. Where is Huawei Equipment Prohibited and Permitted?: The answer to that question is especially important amid 5G wireless network migration around the world.
1. Cloud Market Share 2022: Amazon AWS vs Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud: Cloud infrastructure market share for Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform, according to Canalys. The implications of MSP and MSSP are explained.