Research house IT Europa and Angel Business Communications have confirmed that they will jointly stage the second annual European Managed Services & Hosting Summit on 29th May 2018.
The event will bring hardware and software vendors, hosting providers, telecommunications companies, mobile operators and web services providers involved in managed services and hosting together with Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and resellers, integrators and service providers migrating to, or developing their own managed services portfolio and sales of hosted solutions.
All indicators are pointing to the continued rapid growth of managed services, with the world market for Cloud-based Managed Services predicted to grow at an annual rate of almost 20% through to 2020, according to recent research by Technavio. But the impact of new technologies and changing buyer behaviour in the face of evolving requirements is creating challenges for both vendors and MSPs alike.
Under the theme of Creating Value with Managed Services, the European Managed Services and Hosting Summit 2018 will provide insights into how the market is changing and what it will take for MSPs to succeed as it evolves. Specific areas addressed will include the emergence and impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) and M2M, the growing importance of security, trends in service delivery, compliance and how to create value both within an MSP and for its customers.
"Advances in technology, economic pressures and evolving business models are combining to fundamentally change the role of IT within businesses and the role of MSPs and other channels in delivering it," said Alan Norman, Managing Director of IT Europa. "This is creating huge opportunities, but to compete successfully in creating value for their customers, MSPs will need to adapt and evolve to ride the latest waves of technological advance."
The European Managed Services and Hosting Summit 2018 will take place at the Novotel Amsterdam City Hotel, on 29th May 2018.