
From Vendors to Ecosystems: How MSPs Can Regain Control
Most MSPs didn't plan to become middlemen. But somewhere along the way, that's exactly what happened. You started out solving real problems for clients. Building networks. Fixing servers. Making technology work when it wouldn't. Then the vendors showed up with their "partner programs" and suddenly you were selling someone else's vision, marked up just enough to cover your overhead. The promise was simple: focus on the relationship, we'll handle the product. It sounded good. Until you realized the product was handling you.