How to Choose the Right Lawyer for your MSP Practice

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It's difficult to determine the best lawyers for MSPs (Managed Service Providers) because the best fit depends on a variety of factors, such as the specific legal needs of the MSP, its location, and its budget. However, some things to consider when looking for a lawyer f......

Why MSPS Need Their Own Data Processing Agreements

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Over the past ten years regulation of data privacy and security has proliferated at the international, federal and state levels. Several industry-based federal regulations have been developed such as HIPAA for healthcare and GLBA for financial services. Other geographica......

Is It Time to Tear Up Your MSP Agreement?

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You offer your clients managed services that help them run and grow their business empires, but is it time for you to tear up your MSP agreement? In this moment in time when everything about business – and our lives – seems to be in flux, this is an important questio......

How to Recover Early Termination Fees For Managed Services

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IT service providers that include early termination fees in their contracts must decide if they want to seek reimbursement when a customer terminates a contract early. MSPs find themselves asking: Is anything owed? Can I collect? What is the cost? Here are key points to cons......

Termination Clauses in IT Managed Services Contracts

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Monthly recurring revenue and multi-year contracts have been the driving force behind managed services for years. They have been the basis for the tremendous growth in managed services over the years. The length of the term of a service agreement is very important as ......

Managing Risk in Managed Services

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Risk Considerations for Managed Services This past week I had the opportunity to present on the topic of managing risk in managed services to the OTX Roundtable.  I want the thank the OTX Roundtable and Mark Jennings in particular for inviting me to speak.  What follo......