NEW YORK, March 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Penton Technology has announced the top Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and IT Service Providers in the world in the group's 8th Annual MSPmentor 501 ranking of the world's top MSPs.
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In a live webinar on Thursday, March 26, the Penton Technology Group's MSPmentor.net revealed the first 100 on its list of top managed service and IT providers.
This year, the top MSPmentor 501 companies recorded higher recurring revenues than ever before. Combined, the total annual recurring revenues for all of MSPmentor 501 2015 companies reached a record high of $3.95 billion in 2014, up 26.5% year over year.
The complete 501 list is currently available on the MSPmentor. Additional lists include:
- The top ranked MSPs in North America
- The top MSPs in Europe, Middle East and Africa
- The top MSPs in Asia, Australia and New Zealand
- The top Small Business MSPs' list, comprised of the top companies in our annual survey with 10 or fewer employees.
"This year's MSPmentor 501 2015 list showcases the industry's market leaders and the up-and-comers, and the new market opportunities they are seizing to expand revenue-generating services and propel revenue growth," said Penton Technology Executive Director Marcia Parker.
Each year, MSPmentor gathers information for its annual rankings through the participation of managed service providers and IT service providers in our annual survey. The survey was conducted from December 2014 through January 2015. Rankings are based Penton Technology's unique criteria for MSPs such as annual recurring revenues, total revenues, number of employees, devices and users under management, among other factors.
Other key figures from the report include:
- PCs managed: 2.9 million, up 26%
- Smartphones and tablets managed 1.04 million, up 31%
- Physical servers and network devices (switches, routers, firewalls, etc.) managed, 881,000, up 18%
- Virtual machines managed (VMware, Hyper-V, Citrix, KVM, etc.), 532,000, up 52%
Top vertical market specialties among the top 501 companies were:
- Professional Services 64%
- Legal 60%
- Banking/Financial Services 59%
- Healthcare 59%
- Accounting 54%
- Manufacturing 54%
- Not for Profit 54%
- Insurance 47%
- Technology 44%
- Construction/Mining/Agriculture 43%
- Engineering 43%
- Real Estate 37%
"Thank you to all the companies who participated in this year's MSPmentor 501 survey, and congratulations to the companies that ranked on our 501 list, our regional lists and our Small Business list," said Jessica Davis, Editor in Chief of MSPmentor and Executive Editor at Penton Technology. "Your participation enables us to continue to provide you with high quality information about the most successful business models, pricing, vertical markets and other approaches to running your businesses in 2015 and beyond."
To view the complete MSPmentor 501 list and companion lists, visit www.mspmentor.net.
ABOUT MSPMENTOR
MSPmentor is the ultimate guide to managed services and the leading global destination for managed service providers. Along with the latest news, commentary, and proprietary industry research, MSPmentor delivers in-depth analysis of the evolving MSP industry and a community where vendors and MSPs who are seeking to maximize their business can connect.
ABOUT PENTON
Penton drives performance for more than 16 million professionals each and every day. They rely on us to deliver: Insights, information & workflow tools to inform critical business decisions; networking & community to engage them with industry peers & partners; and data & marketing services to advance their business performance & deliver ROI.
Penton is a growth company with a track record of strong performance and success and is backed by its co-owners: MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP.
For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Jessica Davis
Editor in Chief,
MSPmentor.net
[email protected]
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