Q&A: Can The Channel Help Boost Customers' IT Confidence?

Does the survey underscore the potential for managed security service providers to gain more business?

It talks about the opportunity, so I think the survey itself and the findings there talk about the importance and … the opportunity that these managed service security providers have, and where they should focus some of their attention.

Some of the channel findings show that IT professionals have a positive view of IT consultants and their organizations. But it also talks about [how] they're too hardware-focused, and not putting enough of an emphasis on cloud solutions. It demonstrates that MSPs and VARs still have a long way to go in their cloud transitions to catch up with the market, but definitely an opportunity for them.