Monday, March 8, 2010

MSPs: Reinvention Once Again Is the Key to Success

By: Bob Godgart, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Visionary Officer

In today’s fast-paced world of technology, new IT issues — and new solutions — can arise in the blink of an eye. This poses a unique challenge for MSPs and VARs trying to stay ahead of the game while simultaneously working to contain costs and maximize ROI. After all, if you can’t or don’t evolve with ongoing service advancements you will quickly begin to lose customers to those competitors who continually find ways to reinvent themselves. So, what’s your next move? Here’s some guidance.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

What Service Providers Can Learn From the Industrial Age

By: Bob Godgart, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Visionary Officer

The word "efficiency" was born out of the manufacturing age as a concept for increasing the output of factories. In its simplest form, the idea is to get more coming out of the factory from the components and raw materials you bring in. This is done by optimizing the manufacturing process, and often times bringing in new tools to speed up and/or automate those process.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Increasing Business Efficiency: Nine Questions You Need to Ask

By: Bob Godgart, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Visionary Officer

To follow the ideas I presented in my January blog post, Getting Ready for the Rebound, we’re all looking to do more with less in 2010. That’s easy to say, but executing the concept in your day-to-day-operations can be a challenge. Here are nine questions you need to consider as you strive to make your business more efficient.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Get Ready for the Rebound

By: Bob Godgart, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Visionary Officer

There’s no denying 2009 was a challenging year. Nearly everyone was forced to cut costs, streamline operations and undergo the proverbial belt tightening to stay out of the red. It wasn’t easy. Salary levels were frozen. Bonuses canceled. Furloughs mandated. And, in the worst cases, employees laid off and businesses closed.

But all the tough decisions and hard work have a pay-off – especially for VARs and MSPs who continued to invest in their businesses and proactively serviced their customers during these tough times. Those who have made it are going to enter the new decade leaner, meaner, stronger and smarter than ever before. Here are my top five strategic tips for the new year: