BCPlus – the new breed of MSP

What do all the Fresno Managed Service Providers (MSP’s) have in common?

The answer is quite simple – they’ve got great tools. Tools to monitor every aspect of your servers, workstations and network. Tools that report and predict any impending failures. Tools that trend raw data into a predictable pattern.

And what do they do with these tools? They keep them to themselves. They tell you to let them “manage” your IT investment. They tell you it will be “Worry-Free”. The tell you it will be “Proactive IT”. They tell you that a flat monthly fee (usually quite large) within a long-term contract will cover their efforts – and if you sign up with them – you won’t have to worry about your system running smoothly. And they are right.

Typical Fresno Managed Services – Good deal? Bad deal? You decide.

Let’s start with why a provider becomes a MSP – the answer is again, quite simple – recurring revenue. From the beginning of the IT Service Industry, providers have been trying to figure out how to maintain a steady income. If one client’s computer broke down every month without fail, then the providers would have recurring revenue. Since it’s inception, the Managed Services industry has been recruiting providers with the promise of recurring revenue.

Let’s look at the inside workings of a Managed Service Provider. They sign up a new client. First, the new client must “baseline” his equipment – in other words, upgrade and fix his equipment to meet certain “guidelines” as defined by the provider. After that, the MSP will perform their duty of keeping things running smoothly. Did we mention that this “baselining” is at the clients expense? Take note – after the client’s equipment is upgraded and fixed, it is very easy to maintain – in fact, so easy to maintain that the MSP has little to do but sit back and collect their recurring revenue. It’s a lot like “money for nothing”.

BCPlus – putting the power in the client’s hands.

BCPlus also has a great set of tools – tools that monitor, report, alert, trend data and everything that a good MSP should have. What’s the big difference?

With BCPlus, a client pays for the tool usage – at a cost that is a fraction of what other MSP’s charge. They don’t have to “baseline” their equipment – although in some instances we will strongly recommend that they do. A client can take as much, or as little of the repair activity as they want with BCPlus. We realize that some clients are very hands-on. And equipped with the right information, can be very effective in keeping their networks running smoothly.

Whichever way a client wants to go, BCPlus is here to support them. We know from experience that our model – pay a low monthly fee for information – pay a reduced rate when they want us to do the repair – saves our clients big bucks – without sacrificing for sub-standard performance.

The BCPlus Challenge

Try us before you buy. Really.

We’ll install our Server Plan on one server – absolutely free of charge – the full working model, not some partial functioning demo – for up to 30 days. We’re confident that you will see the value and become another satisfied BCPlus client.