The myth: Armed with a few new products or services, small MSPs can fully transform into full-blown MSSPs (managed security services providers). The reality: Most small MSPs can’t afford to build and staff full-blow security operations centers (SOCs).
Amid that sobering reality, thousands of MSPs worldwide face an inflection point. They need to push deeper into cybersecurity — to lock down their own networks, and to safeguard end-customers from a lengthy list of cyber threats. In addition to gaining some in-house expertise, those MSPs may need to plug into MSSP partnerships or SOC as a Service (SOCaaS) providers for more advanced services.
MSP to MSSP Partnerships: Getting Started
Enter SolarWinds MSP and Flexis — an outsourced NOC (network operation center) provider that has extended into the outsourced SOC sector.
LinkedIn: Nick Blozan of Flexis
LinkedIn: Marco Muto of SolarWinds
Flexis is a SolarWinds Threat Monitoring Service Program member. That essentially means Flexis leverages SolarWinds Threat Monitor, a cloud-based security platform, for its MSSP services. Those Flexis services, in turn, are available for VARs and MSPs to…
