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New AI Metering Forces MSPs to Rethink Contracts and Prove Control Over Usage
Episode 1967
The episode reveals a structural shift in the technology landscape: artificial intelligence is becoming a new layer of managed consumption, with meas…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Consumption-Based AI Shifts MSP Role from Access to Governance and Cost Control
Episode 1966
The episode highlights a structural shift from traditional software licensing towards consumption-based AI billing, transforming AI adoption into a s…
4 months ago
Jessica Davis on AI-Driven Pricing: How Microsoft and Kaseya Are Pressuring MSP Margins
Episode 1965
The dominant structural shift addressed is the move of platform vendors away from competing on feature sets toward controlling the governance and bil…
4 months ago
Shadow AI Shifts MSP Role: From AI Access to Proving Control and Recovery
Episode 1964
The episode identifies a structural shift in how AI adoption is being managed within IT environments: control and accountability are now central conc…
4 months ago
When Agents Can Buy and Provision: The Shift from Automation to Enforced Governance
Episode 1963
The dominant structural shift identified is the emergence of agentic AI as a direct operator within multi-system business environments, triggering a …
4 months ago
Microsoft and AWS Shift MSPs Toward Metered AI Pricing and Governance Exposure
Episode 1962
The core structural shift identified is the reconfiguration of managed service pricing and accountability due to the integration of AI and platform m…
4 months ago
Microsoft and Federal Agencies Shift Security from Best Effort to Verified Service Operation
Episode 1961
The core structural shift highlighted is the movement of security for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) from best-effort practices to a regulated, con…
4 months, 1 week ago
AI Automation Shifts MSPs from Per-Seat Pricing to Variable, Metered Cost Models
Episode 1960
The dominant structural shift outlined in the episode is the destabilization of the classic per-seat MSP bundle caused by the rise of agentic AI and …
4 months, 1 week ago
OpenAI and Deepseek Drive AI Costs Up, Forcing MSPs to Rethink Pricing Models
Episode 1959
The structural mechanism driving current changes for MSPs is a shift from seat-based software revenue toward variable, usage-based AI consumption, re…
4 months, 1 week ago
AI Moves to Metered Utility: Microsoft, Cisco, and the Demand for Explicit Governance
Episode 1958
The episode identifies a structural shift from AI as a discrete feature to AI as an ongoing operational system, emphasizing the growing burden of gov…
4 months, 1 week ago