Dave Raffo

Wilmington

MSP News Editor, Channel Futures at Informa Tech

MSP Editor, Informa Connect. Channel Partners Conference & Expo, MSP Summit, MSP 501 list are my main domains. I also cover managed service provider news.

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Articles

Time to Find Out Who Made the List

1 week ago | channelfutures.com | Dave Raffo

The MSP 501 honors the best of the best global managed service providers. On Monday, we begin unveiling the 2025 MSP 501 honoring the elite global manage service providers. We will roll out the list from 501-401 on Monday, in countdown style, with 100 more top MSPs revealed each day next week culminating in the final 100 on Friday. If you want a sneak preview of the top of the list, you can check out our MSP 501 webinar on Thursday.
Syncro Seeks to Combat MSP Tool Sprawl with XMM

2 months ago | channelfutures.com | Dave Raffo

Syncro has set out to create a new product category called extended monitoring and management (XMM) for Microsoft users, combining RMM, PSA and other common MSP tools.
A Good Story Is Key to a Great MSP Sales Pitch

2 months ago | channelfutures.com | Dave Raffo

With the 2025 MSP 501 application deadline approaching, we wanted to take a look at characteristics that make an elite “501-worthy” managed service provider. Executives at companies that have made the MSP 501 over the years point to branding as a key issue, particularly the ability to tell a good story about what they can do for customers. Of course, becoming a member of the prestigious MSP 501 tells your customers a big part of the story. (You have until April 30 to apply for the 2025 MSP 501).
Meet the 2025 Channel Partners Circle of Excellence

Mar 24, 2025 | channelfutures.com | Dave Raffo |Craig Galbraith

CHANNEL PARTNERS CONFERENCE & EXPO — For the 12th consecutive year, the Channel Partners Conference & Expo will honor some of the industry's top executives at an exclusive dinner during the event, March 25, at the Venetian Las Vegas. These leaders from some of the top vendors and distributors in the information and communications technology channel help their partners create business value for customers.
Channel Partners Conference Explores AI, Cybersecurity

Mar 23, 2025 | channelfutures.com | Dave Raffo

CHANNEL PARTNERS CONFERENCE & EXPO — The world’s largest independent channel conference this week will explore many angles of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, including places where those hot technologies intersect. The Channel Partners Conference & Expo – March 24-27 at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas – includes more than 20 panels and keynotes dedicated to AI and/or cybersecurity.
2025 MSP 501 Application Is Now Open

Mar 6, 2025 | channelfutures.com | Dave Raffo

Channel Partners has launched the 2025 MSP 501 application, officially beginning the countdown to the annual award ceremony at the MSP Summit, Sept. 15-17, in Orlando. If you want to stay on the MSP 501 list this year or win the honor for the first time, now is the time to apply.
September's MSP Summit

Feb 25, 2025 | channelfutures.com | Dave Raffo

If you have something to say to the world's leading managed service providers, this is the perfect forum for you. You can be part of the Channel Partners Conference & Expo’s MSP Summit, the industry’s largest gathering of channel leaders in the booming managed services industry. Our events team is seeking speakers who can help partners advance their managed services practices and businesses in this new era of AI.
The Very Best in Managed Cybersecurity

Dec 2, 2024 | channelfutures.com | Dave Raffo |Craig Galbraith

Cybersecurity is one of the driving forces of managed services, helping MSPs grow their businesses, even in challenging times. So it’s no wonder that providing managed security services helped put many of the elite MSPs onto the Channel Futures MSP 501 list, with 99% of them reporting revenue from cybersecurity. Canalys pointed to cybersecurity as a major driver behind its predicted worldwide IT spending growth of 8.3%, to $5.44 trillion in 2025.
Channel Partners Conference 2025 Registration Opens

Nov 4, 2024 | channelfutures.com | Dave Raffo

Early bird pricing is available for the world's biggest independent channel event in 2025. Registration for the world’s largest independent gathering of channel partners is open. You can register here for the 2025 Channel Conference Partners Conference & Expo, set for March 24-27, 2025, at The Venetian Las Vegas. The event brings together representatives from the entire channel ecosystem — including trusted advisors, VARs, MSPs, MSSPs, consultants, resellers and system integrators.
Automate or Be Legacy

Oct 23, 2024 | channelfutures.com | Dave Raffo

‘If you don't have an elite AI story, and you haven’t invested seriously, you’re quickly going to be legacy technology," CEO Jon Murchison told Channel Futures. Former NSA computer operations expert Jon Murchison started Blackpoint Cyber in 2014 and has built it into a leading MDR vendor for managed service providers. Blackpoint’s goal is to detect breaches faster than any other tool on the market by harnessing metadata around suspicious events, hacker tradecraft and remote privileged activity.