rpciardiello@gmail.com posted on February 01, 2012 06:57
This morning, GFI Software said that more than 5,000 of its MSPs are now using GFI MAX RemoteManagement™ to support more than 65,000 networks worldwide. As a result of this number, it will more than double the GFI MAX customer base over the last two years, with strong growth both in the U.S. and internationally.
“We’ve successfully grown our partner base by focusing on what MSPs need to profitably grow their businesses,” Dr. Alistair Forbes, general manager of the GFI MAX Business Unit, said in a press release. “That starts with an easily deployed RMM platform, competitive pricing and simple billing, and a commitment to enhancing the solution through the integration of new services to create incremental revenue opportunities for our partners.”
Through the GFI MAX dashboard—with which MSPs remotely manage all of their customers’ networks in one consolidated view—MSPs can also deploy managed antivirus, patch management and vulnerability scanning, as well as remotely controlling desktops and workstations.
These capabilities will be further complemented by an upcoming launch of an integrated online backup solution, as well as the integration of the GFI MAX hosted email security and archiving solution, and the Monitis cloud services monitoring technology. According to GFI, the majority of its MSPs using the company’s SaaS-based delivery model are using one or more of these services in addition to the remote network monitoring, management and remediation provided by GFI MAX RemoteManagement.
Martinho Galante, CEO, NJ Computer Group, and a GFI MAX MSP, said that the product provides an easy way to deliver new services, such as managed anti-virus, to his customers. “There’s no longer a need to deploy a solution from a third party and lose time managing another console, logging into someone’s portal or reconciling your invoicing with multiple providers each month,” Galante said. “Our customers need these services, and GFI MAX is the most profitable way for us to deliver them.”
In addition, late last year, GFI MAX hosted a series of partner conferences in the U.S., the U.K., Australia and the Netherlands for more than 250 GFI MAX partners. Those attending were surveyed, and the results indicate strong optimism despite continued economic uncertainties. Survey results found that for 50% of GFI MAX partners, the biggest priority for the year ahead is either to grow their business and market share, or to organize their business in preparation for future growth. Meanwhile, GFI MAX partners are closely watching emerging cloud computing trends, with 78% saying that they are discussing cloud services with their customers.