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"...Imagine what future generations will see when they look back at the current time...won't the way corporate computing is practiced today appear fundamentally illogical--and inherently doomed?”

Nicholas Carr, The End of Corporate Computing, The MIT Sloan Management Review, Spring 2005.

 

Our Views on Managed Services

The Legal Intelligencer: Small- and Mid-Size Firms Can Successfully Leveraged Managed Services, 01/31/08 

Sandhill.com: Top Ten Reasons Why On-Demand Services Will Soar in 2008, 01/07/08 

Channel Insider: The Channel Implications of Dell's Acquisitions, 11/26/07


Channel Insider: Managed Services' Sales Problem, 10/22/07 
 
THINK IT Services: The Perimeter eSecurity Roll-Up Train Building Momentum, 09/01/07

Channel Insider: Why Klir Technologies Failed, 08/21/07 

Channel Insider: Dell Enters the Managed Services Business, 07/19/07 

THINK IT Services: The SunGard Acquisition of VeriCenter and the Reshaping of the Hosting Industry, 07/17/07

NetworkWorld: Automated Network-Management Tools to the Rescue, 05/08/07 

THINK IT Services: WebEx Gives Cisco Another Managed Services Mechanism, 03/17/07

NetworkWorld: Changing Channels, New Ways To Do Business, 03/05/07


eWeek: Managed Services Momentum, 02/23/07

THINK IT Servces: Verizon Unveils New Triple-Play, 02/14/07

THINK IT Services: Taking SaaS and Managed Services Vertical, 01/29/07

Archived Insights...

Click here  for more commentaries from THINKstrategies regarding the broader topics of IT management, outsourcing, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and utility computing.

Or, visit our blog, THINK IT Services, to read and comment on our latest commentaries on managed services and related topics.

Research Publications

New - Joint TriActive-THINKstrategies Study of 460 Companies Finds Savings of 50% on Microsoft Office® Deployments.

THINKstrategies Managed Services Survey, in conjunction with Business Communications Review and CMP Publications. Click here for the more information...

"2005 Managed Services Industry Benchmark Study"
Conducted by THINKstrategies in conjunction with the MSPAlliance.

THINKstrategies and Webtorials are teaming to conduct an industry survey and produce a state-of-the-industry report regarding the managed services market. Click here to learn more about sponsorship opportunities associated with this joint research study.

Vendor-Sponsored Whitepapers

We are pleased to publish whitepapers addressing managed service questions facing enterprises of all sizes, as well as the most critical business challenges facing MSPs and enabling technology suppliers. 

New: "Getting SMBs to Say Yes to Managed Services", a THINKstrategies whitepaper sponsored by Kaseya.

"Automating and Optimizing Service Desk Performance", a THINKstrategies whitepaper sponsored by Kaseya. 

Completing your SaaS Ecosystem with SaaS-Delivered Monitoring", a whitepaper sponsored by Absolute Performance. 

"Top Ten Things to Know about Data Protection", a whitepaper sponsored by Dell-Everdream. 

"Windows Vista Readiness: Engaging the Pros," a whitepaper sponsored by Dell-Everdream.

"Vista Readiness: Preparing for the Journey," a whitepaper sponsored by Dell-Everdream.

"Accelerating the Delivery of On-Demand Applications to Meet the Escalating Expectations of Corporate Customers,"
a THINKstrategies whitepaper sponsored by Akamai.

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Maximizing the Business Benefits of Hosted and Managed Email and Email Security Services", a THINKstrategies whitepaper sponsored by Mirapoint.

"Managing the Mobile/Remote Client", a whitepaper sponsored by Everdream.

"Steps to Success for Making the Switch to Managed Services", a THINKstrategies whitepaper sponsored by Kaseya.

"The Top Five Steps for Small- and Mid-Size Businesses To Successfully Leverage Managed Services", a THINKstrategies whitepaper sponsored by mindSHIFT.

"How You Can Gain a Competitive Edge via Managed Services" and "Leveraging Managed Services to Optimize the Business Benefits of Your IT Investments", THINKstrategies whitepapers sponsored by Insight and IBM.

Click here
to find a listing of all our vendor-sponsored whitepapers.

Click here if you'd like to post a whitepaper or would like to enlist THINKstrategies to produce a whitepaper on behalf of your company.

New - Spotlight on SaaS Podcast Series

THINKstrategies is producing a new podcast series focused on the latest innovations and ideas driving the Managed Services market.
Click here to listen to interviews with executives from leading MSPs, managed services customers and industry thought-leaders regarding the latest managed services trends and new offerings.

Managed Services Showplace Best Practices Portal

Want more information and insight regarding how your organization can fully leverage the power of Managed Services? Check out THINKstrategies’ new Managed Services Best Practices portal!

The portal contains a repository of whitepapers, webcasts, company success stories and other useful information to help you evaluate, implement and optimize managed services. It also enables you to contribute material and share your views about timely managed services topics. Click here to register, or go to the Best Practices Portal login page if you're already a member.

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