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Managed Services for SME: Managed Services for SME Tim R. Dickinson
Country Manager, ANZ
Kaseya – A Global Company: Kaseya – A Global Company Financial Highlights:
2006 US$46M
Av. 300% Annual growth
2007 Plan ~ US$120M
Completely self funded
200 MSP partners p/q
~100 Employees
Kaseya MSP Architecture: Kaseya MSP Architecture Overview
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Kaseya MSP Architecture: Kaseya MSP Architecture Virtual Enterprise IT Department
Network Operation Centre (NOC) Environment
Full visibility with detailed machine history / data
Full monitoring / Alerts / Alarms / Ticketing / Trending
Full remote access and communication with users
Automated maintenance and management.
Managed Services Defined: Managed Services Defined
Managed Services Defined: Managed Services Defined
What are IT Managed Services?
… everyone has a different definition
What’s yours?
Managed Services Defined: Managed Services Defined Tactical IT Services for optimal performance:
Managed Services Defined: Managed Services Defined Most popular managed services currently being offered by VARs today:
- Basic Monitoring
Patch Management
Remote help desk support
Server Back up and Disaster Recovery
Virus signature updates and Spyware removal
Most of these services are delivered with point solutions, no integrated reporting with high margin for error.
Managed Services Defined: Managed Services Defined What kinds of IT Services are best performed by people?
Which IT Services are best performed by Machines?
Break / Fix vs. Managed Services: Break / Fix vs. Managed Services Re-active vs. Pro-active
Break / Fix v. Managed Services: Break / Fix v. Managed Services Break/Fix
Traditional core of SMB IT services
Discount for buying blocks of hours
Small percentage on contract / mostly casual hourly billings
Project Based Services
Money making end of traditional IT services
Higher Margin
Break / Fix v. Managed Services: Break / Fix v. Managed Services Traditional Business Limitations:
Critical - Move Away from $/Hr: Critical - Move Away from $/Hr
Paid less with increased skill
Clients / Competitors focused on $Hr
Client pressure - get the work done fast
Accounting issues / tracking / justification
If you don’t work you don’t get paid
Huge variance in monthly to month income
Break / Fix v. Managed Services: Break / Fix v. Managed Services The Managed Services Revolution
How do you move away from this “Traditional” B/F Business Model?
SME Managed Services - 101: SME Managed Services - 101 The Basics: Lock in your customers to a fixed monthly contract and then improve your internal operating efficiency.
Example – Customer spends $120,000 with you every year and it costs you $90,000 to deliver these services today.
Secure them onto a fixed monthly contract ($10k/PM) – reduce the cost of delivering these services to the client by implementing a centralized MSP platform. It now costs you $5k/PM to deliver the same / more services.
What is the NET Result ?
You just doubled your Profit on this client.
How to make it happen !: How to make it happen ! Agreed Fixed Monthly Fee Structure (Per Device)
Develop SLA Agreements / Contracts
Deploy an integrated MSP platform for greater automation / internal efficiency.
Scale With Managed Services: Scale With Managed Services Kaseya allows you to fix costs while increasing revenue… $ Time
Benefits to YOU (MSP): Benefits to YOU (MSP) Cash flow is regular / fixed costs.
Builds long term value (Contracts + IP)
Support more machines/ skills crisis
Clients more likely to voice dissatisfaction
Better relationships – more referrals – more revenue
Benefits to your Client’s: Benefits to your Client’s Fixed monthly cost #1
Rewarding YOU for optimal performance
Executive reporting – Network Health
Improved Uptime, Security, SLA.
IT focus - Strategic rather than Tactical.
Building Value: Building Value Break-fix hourly services Other projects and special work Legend: Break-fix remains for accidents & emergency breakdowns
Selling Managed Services: Selling Managed Services
Desktop SLA Examples: Desktop SLA Examples
Server SLA - Examples: Server SLA - Examples
Target Market: Target Market Sweet Spot in the SME Market
The Company with 10-75 machines.
Can afford $2,000 - $8,000 per month
50-80 percent cost of a FT worker.
Target pricing $80 WS / $495 per server.
In Summary: In Summary Carefully evaluate your MSP platform.
SLA’s and Marketing Materials
Deploy 30/60 day client trials.
Introduce new services / fine tune
Sales activity to target “Sweet Spot”
Don’t delay – Make it happen today !
Kaseya MSP Framework: Kaseya MSP Framework “Kaseya enables improved employee productivity, better visibility into our customers’ IT environment and a consistent approach to service delivery that we were lacking before.”
“It’s truly transformed the way we do business.”
Steve Bender – Co CEO
Q & A : Q & A