1. Parasol Alliance’s Amber Bardon

It shouldn’t be surprising that the story capturing readers’ attention the most wasn’t a story but our 2022 MSP 501 List. Thousands flocked to Channel Futures this week, including to view our final list, the Top 50 of the 501 winners.

Many of these elite 50 had a lot to say about the MSP industry, including Amber Bardon, CEO of Parasol Alliance (No. 4 on the 2022 501 list). She made waves for summing up the reasons outsourcing IT work is prevalent for SMBs.

“It’s becoming harder and harder for small businesses to attract and retain high quality IT staff,” Bardon said. “This leads me to believe that this is causing greater outsourcing. Security is not a surprise at all — we are seeing a huge increase in phishing attempts and ransomware attacks. Additionally, in our industry, insurance companies are now being much more strict in granting cybersecurity insurance, which is driving change.”