Episode 95: Kirk Versus Picard

Erick and Rich discuss the opportunity in cybersecurity for MSPs and the skills gap contributing to it, plus three strategies for coping with competition, client budget constraints, and profitability pressures. Then they moderate a panel discussion on operational excellence recorded live and onstage during the recent Kaseya DattoCon event in Miami. And finally, one last thing: why Cypress has as many cats as people. Discussed in this episode:Forrester Research: Global Cybersecurity Spending To Exceed $300B By 2029CompTIA: State of Cybersecurity 2025Cyprus has a cat problem: One feline for every resident 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.