Episode 94: Right Industry, Right Time

Erick and Rich discuss what Kaseya buying INKY says about the strategies stand-alone security vendors must embrace to remain competitive in the future, and why stand-alone MSPs competing with rollups should employ those strategies too. Then they’re...

Episode 92 of the MSP Chat podcast, hosted by MSP Chat, titled "Episode 94: Right Industry, Right Time" was published on October 10, 2025 and runs 53 minutes.

October 10, 2025 ·53m · MSP Chat

Summary

Erick and Rich discuss what Kaseya buying INKY says about the strategies stand-alone security vendors must embrace to remain competitive in the future, and why stand-alone MSPs competing with rollups should employ those strategies too. Then they’re joined by legendary MSP guru and Kaseya Chief Community Officer Gary Pica for an insightful exploration of the past, present, and future of managed services. And finally, one last thing: why the only bad time to in a Nobel Prize is in the middle of a digital detox. Discussed in this episode:Kaseya Acquires Leading AI-Powered Email Security Provider INKYNobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid Some guests on this podcast are clients of Channel Mastered. Compensation plays no part in their appearance or the content of the discussion unless the episode they appear on is a “bonus episode” explicitly labeled as sponsored.

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