SCOTTS VALLEY, CA – SPK and Associates has been named as one of the world’s top-performing managed service providers in the prestigious 2024 Channel Futures MSP 501 rankings. The Channel Futures MSP 501 list, a technology industry benchmark, ranks companies based on their growth, profitability, and innovation.
MSP 501
For the past 17 years, managed service providers around the globe have submitted applications for inclusion on this prestigious and definitive listing. It is a milestone achievement for any managed services organization to be included on the list. The Channel Futures MSP 501 survey uses a quantitative methodology to rank companies based on certain metrics. These are their annual revenue, profitability measured by EBITDA, and recurring revenue. The methodology has been developed by a Who’s-Who in the managed services industry.
MSPs that qualify for the list must also pass a rigorous review conducted by the Channel Futures research team and editors. Channel Futures ranks applicants using a unique methodology that weighs financial performance according to long-term health and viability, commitment to recurring revenue, and operational efficiency.
SPK and Associates Wins
Channel Futures is pleased to name SPK and Associates to the 2024 MSP 501.
“The culture of a company is created by how each individual considers and treats each other, their clients, their vendors, and their partners,” said Chris McHale, CEO, SPK and Associates. “As we look towards the future with hope and optimism, let’s remember our responsibility to keep humanity at the center of tech innovation.”
This year’s list is one of the most competitive in the survey’s history. Winners will be recognized on the Channel Futures website. Additionally, they will be honored during a special ceremony at MSP Summit, Sept 16-19, 2024 in Atlanta, GA.
Significance of MSP 501
The MSP 501 represents the best in the technology services industry. It delivers outstanding value and platform-neutral advice to small, midsize, and enterprise customers. This year, the MSP 501 generated nearly $25 billion in aggregate revenue with an average recurring revenue of 19%. These are truly the best of the best. Many of their services and technology offerings focus on customer needs in the following areas: AI, cloud, security, collaboration, networking, help desk, and remote monitoring and management.
The Channel Futures MSP 501 is responsible for keeping its global customers safe, connected, and efficient.
“The 2024 Channel Futures MSP 501 winners survived a challenging market and emerged as the highest performing and most innovative IT providers in the industry today,” said Dave Raffo, MSP editor and MSP 501 project manager. “The most impressive thing about the MSP 501 winners is they deliver for their customers every day. These are the most innovative, driven, and successful MSPs in a fiercely competitive industry.”
“For a managed service provider to attain a spot on the Channel Futures MSP 501 everything must be operating at peak performance. This list represents the most productive, profitable, fastest-growing, organizations in the technology industry focused on driving their customers to new heights,” said Bob DeMarzo, VP Content, Informa Channels.
“These are the best of the best in the managed services industry as defined by Channel Futures’ extensive research. The MSP 501 companies are the most sought after by peers who want to understand today’s best practices and by technology suppliers who want to partner with these organizations,” DeMarzo stated. “At their core, these are vendor and platform neutral partners focused on doing what is right for their customers.”
Channel Futures
The Channel Futures media organization, owned and operated by Informa, is the only channel-centric events, media, and research company that can provide such insight into the managed services market.
The data collected by the annual MSP 501 helps every company on the list and every provider with a managed services practice, benchmark their performance and uncover new ways to grow.
Channel Futures MSP 501 List Background
The 2024 MSP 501 list is based on confidential data collected and analyzed by the Channel Futures research and editorial teams. Data was collected online from February to May 2024. The MSP 501 list recognizes top-managed service providers based on metrics including recurring revenue, profit margin, and other factors.
About SPK and Associates
SPK and Associates is a leading engineering and IT services company. We offer a wide range of services. These include PLM, SLM, DevOps, Compliance, Cloud for Engineering, Data Engineering, Consulting, and more. Our experts understand the systems and processes critical for the success of our customers. With this knowledge and help from our industry partners, we cost-efficiently accelerate products to market with exceptional quality, ensuring compliance along the way. We have been helping our customers for over 20 years and are proud to be a woman-owned small business.
About Channel Futures
Channel Futures is a media and events destination for the information technology and communications industry. We provide information, perspective, and connection for the entire channel ecosystem, including solution providers (SPs), managed service providers (MSPs), managed security service providers (MSSPs), cloud service providers (CSPs), value-added resellers (VARs) and distributors, technology solutions brokerages, subagent and agents, as well as leading technology vendor partners and communication providers.
Channel Futures is where the world meets the channel; we are leading Channel Partners forward. Our properties include awards programs such as the Channel Futures MSP 501, a list of the most influential and fastest-growing providers of managed services in the technology industry; Channel Partners events, which delivers unparalleled in-person events including Channel Partners Conference & Expo and MSP Summit. More information is available at channelfutures.com.
Channel Futures is part of Informa Tech, a leading provider of market insight and market access to the global business technology community. Through in-depth expertise and an engaged audience community, Informa Tech helps business professionals make better technology decisions and marketers reach the most powerful tech buyers and influencers in the world. Across its portfolio of over 100+ trusted brands, Informa Tech has over 1000 industry experts, including over 400 research analysts and consultants in global research group Omdia, and a monthly audience reach of over 125 million. Informa Tech is a division of FTSE 100 company Informa plc.
