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Per-User Pricing Under Strain: Rich Freeman Explains the AI Impact for MSP Operators
The central structural shift discussed is the repricing and erosion of the MSP business model as artificial intelligence (AI) and automation impact service delivery, pricing models, and margin structures. Analysis referenced recent polling and reporting, including the Omnia poll of 22,000 MSP partners and Service Leadership’s financial benchmarking. The integration of AI is reducing direct labor requirements and shifting traditional cost structures—posing both short-term increases in service margins for top-tier MSPs and complex, longer-term risks to the per-user pricing paradigm. Vendors…
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