NetEnrich Company Blog - ROC Your IT Operations

This NetEnrich Blog post was contributed by Paul Smith, Partner with Datasmith Networks, a NetEnrich partner.

In a prior life, I wrote a blog for MSPmentor that said everything I needed to know about life and sales I learned in Little League – not the first time around as a young player, but the second time around as a Coach and a dad. 

As an IT executive, you face numerous challenges – from networks to circuits to BYOD to the cloud. The reality is that IT is rapidly evolving. What worked last year can quickly change as your IT needs evolve and business units demand more efficiency.

IT has become a power play for companies big and small. Why? Because if used properly, it can deliver serious business advantages to both the top, and bottom line.

Next week, NetEnrich will be sitting down to chat with current and potential channel partners at the Ingram Micro Cloud Summit 2013, taking place April 8-10 in Phoenix, Ariz.

This week, NetEnrich's Justin Crotty sat down with MSPmentor's Joe Panettieri to talk about trends in the IT Channel. Out of that conversation came three trends that Crotty sees in the marketplace: 

A number of VARs and MSPs have chosen to enter the cloud services arena through a traditional andmore expensive approach – investing heavily in developing the infrastructure, applications and expertise to deliver common and complex cloud and IT services. Others, including myself when I was part of an MSP firm, decided partnering vs. building made more sense.  We said “no thanks” to building our own infrastructure and instead teamed with NetEnrich to provide the infrastructure and IT management support. And, one of the best parts was that no one knew because it was all done under our own brand.

According to industry analysts, IT spending on computer hardware is on the rise, and continues to exceed spending on computer software. Furthermore, analysts predict that spending on IT services will continue to grow over the near term as businesses grapple with how to manage their increasingly complex IT infrastructures.

Oops - he did it again! Justin Crotty has been named one of the IT industry’s top SMB Influencers by SMB Nation. At 6’7”, Justin’s an easy executive to spot. But what sets him apart from most isn’t just his height. It’s his accessibility, accountability and advocacy for the MSP.  And let’s not forget the thought leadership and honest commentary Justin’s become renowned for around hot topics such as where the industry is headed, the impact of cloud on the MSP business model and what’s simply over-hyped or under-valued.

Cloud, virtualization and hybrid IT technologies are being used in small and large IT enterprises everywhere to achieve business goals and objectives. However, the proliferation of these technologies has placed enormous pressure on CIOs, who must ensure that these IT investments are delivering what has been promised.