Can't I just go to the cloud?
One thing that we often hear at nine, being a Managed Service Provider is "Why are you needed? Why don't we go directly to the cloud ourselves?" Although it's not in doubt that with the easy to use GUI's and extensive service offerings of cloud providers doing everything yourself appears to be a tempting proposal, but unfortunately there are a number of pitfalls to avoid and this is where working with an MSP could help you. My colleague Peter has already written about this from a more general perspective and I would urge you to begin with his excellent overview. The aim of this article is to talk a little more in detail about technical challenges that you may face and how an Managed Service Provider can support you.
