Welcome to the 2019 MSP 501
Get ready to stand and be counted among the 501 most innovative MSPs in the industry.
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The Channel Futures MSP 501 opened for submissions Friday, kicking off the 12th year of the IT channel’s first, largest and most comprehensive survey and ranking of managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide.
2018 saw a record-breaking number of submissions as MSPs around the globe threw their hats in the ring to see how they stacked up against their peers. Applicants came from every geographic region in the world, represented two dozen different verticals, claimed a wide range of business models and ranged from one-person shops to enterprises with more than 4,000 employees. It was the MSP 501’s most diverse applicant pool in the survey’s history, but they all had one thing in common: They were proud to showcase their forward-thinking business acumen and the ability to anticipate and act upon trends in the fast-evolving IT channel market.
“The MSP 501 is, in our opinion, the number 1 MSP ranking system in the world. It gives us a clear and objective indication of how our business is performing against our competitors,” says Matthew Beesley, CEO of Australia-based Premier Technology Solutions, which earned a second-place MSP of the Year award in 2018. “This is hugely important to our business as our ranking drives all our strategic decisions for the future in ensuring that we remain relevant in what is a dynamic and competitive industry.”
The MSP 501 uses a unique data analysis that recognizes not all revenue streams are created equally, weighting them according to how well the applicant’s business strategy anticipates trends in the fast-evolving channel ecosystem.
Like last year, 2019 applicants will have the opportunity to apply for a range of special awards such as the Newcomer award, Lifetime Achievement award and MSP of the Year. Special award winners will be honored along with the entire 501 at an exclusive gala at Channel Partners Evolution, Sept. 9-12, in Washington, D.C.