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Managed BPO Is the New Managed Services
Where BPO is AI business process outcomes of the kind Integris now bundles with monitoring and management. Plus: Why the “hyper-fragmented” MSP market…
Aug 30
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Rich Freeman
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Managed Services M&A Has a Lot of Room to Run
Despite the rise of MSP giants, an M&A advisor says, the managed services market remains “hyper-fragmented” and ripe for even more private equity…
Aug 30
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Rich Freeman
Are Digital Workers the AI Strategy MSPs Have Been Looking For?
Yes, according to former Kaseya exec Fred Voccola and MSP rollup The 20. Plus: Voccola on the SaaSpocalypse, systems of record, and open APIs.
Aug 23
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Rich Freeman
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Shield Technology Partners Is Building Something Totally New in Managed Services
Oct 20, 2025
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Rich Freeman
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Mega MSPs Are Old News. Say Hello to the Mega Megas.
Jan 31
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Rich Freeman
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Threading the AI Risk/Reward Needle
Apr 26, 2024
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Rich Freeman
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Move Over, Private Equity. Venture Capital is Investing in MSPs Too.
Sep 14, 2025
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Rich Freeman
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Treeline is Different
Apr 6
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Rich Freeman
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Distribution is Dead
Nov 10, 2025
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Rich Freeman
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Black Hat 2026: Time for an AI Chill Pill?
Sandbox escapes and “patch storms” are cause for concern, not panic, experts say. Plus: Securing open source AI, partner programs invest in personas…
Aug 17
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Rich Freeman
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The Biggest Key to Open Source AI Safety is Also the Biggest Gap in Security
As in experienced security professionals, who play a critical role in ensuring that open source models are safe to use.
Aug 17
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Rich Freeman
Sophos and OpenAI Double Down
The security vendor and LLM leader are adding a new partnership focused specifically on MSPs to an earlier AI security alliance.
Aug 17
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Rich Freeman
Security Partners Want One Program For Many Personas
And maybe more AI-powered interaction versus less, according to security channel chiefs at Barracuda and Sophos.
Aug 17
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Rich Freeman
The MCP Acid Test for AI and Community
Vendors should supply AI data freely to MSPs and each other. Will they? Plus: Syncro goes (Claude) native, Lexful’s SaaSpocalypse insurance, and GTIA’s…
Aug 9
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Rich Freeman
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IT By Design Helps MSPs Eat the AI Elephant
Implementing AI is a journey. IT By Design is providing venues for MSPs to plan that trip cooperatively.
Aug 9
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Rich Freeman
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GTIA Says It’s Lead or be Led for the Channel Community
The nonprofit industry association is spearheading vendor-neutral regulatory and standards initiatives on a scale no other organization can match.
Aug 9
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Rich Freeman
Lexful’s SaaSpocalypse Insurance
The AI era system of record startup for MSPs believes targeted context will ensure its long-term relevance to the industry.
Aug 9
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Rich Freeman
Syncro Goes Native
The company’s about to become the first managed services toolmaker with a native connector to Anthropic’s Claude.
Aug 9
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Rich Freeman
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