Key Recommendations for MSPs in Network Cyber Resilience Partnerships

This solution brief presents seven key recommendations for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) in establishing effective network cyber resilience partnerships. It outlines the importance of selecting a partner with a centralized console for managing access and configurations across multiple IT estates, ensuring that the partner's platform supports multi-tenancy and reachability. The brief emphasizes the need for a network automation system capable of managing overlapping IP address spaces and identical device names across client networks. Additionally, it advises choosing partnerships that are user-friendly to facilitate ease of use for MSP staff. The document further details the significance of advanced client workflows and processes, the ability to handle both greenfield and brownfield deployments, and the necessity of customizing network automation use cases. Lastly, it stresses the importance of partnering with vendors that have a proven track record with MSPs, ensuring reliability and effectiveness in network cyber resilience efforts.