Partner Pain Points: MSPs on Cybersecurity 'Nightmares', War for Talent

Providers have had a lot thrust upon them in the last year. While there are positives, there are issues they still face.

Allison Francis

May 28, 2021

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We recently covered the new Pulseway MSP pain points survey that focuses on MSP stressors and concerns about growing their businesses. We asked our MSP 501ers and NextGen 101ers to weigh in with the most prevalent issues they are facing.

Overwhelmingly, and unsurprisingly, they cited cybersecurity concerns and meeting requirements around those as the most common struggles.

Partners also expressed feelings of angst around the talent shortage and increasing workloads. Moreover, they have feelings of isolation/disconnection, and clients with unrealistic expectations.

Dive into our slideshow above to learn more about what’s keeping your partner peers up at night. Then be sure to register for our upcoming webinar where we break down the full MSP 501 list for 2021.

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About the Author

Allison Francis

Allison Francis

Allison Francis is a writer, public relations and marketing communications professional with experience working with clients in industries such as business technology, telecommunications, health care, education, the trade show and meetings industry, travel/tourism, hospitality, consumer packaged goods and food/beverage. She specializes in working with B2B technology companies involved in hyperconverged infrastructure, managed IT services, business process outsourcing, cloud management and customer experience technologies. Allison holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations and marketing from Drake University. An Iowa native, she resides in Denver, Colorado.

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