{"id":22547,"date":"2021-03-01T11:23:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T16:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherweb.com\/blog\/?p=22547"},"modified":"2025-09-05T12:18:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T16:18:18","slug":"build-a-successful-azure-practice-with-nerdio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r-swca2-app15-sherwebbl-change-font-czgcf8cmcjh3asb3.canadacentral-01.azurewebsites.net\/blog\/microsoft-ecosystem\/office-365\/build-a-successful-azure-practice-with-nerdio\/","title":{"rendered":"How to build a successful Azure practice with Nerdio"},"content":{"rendered":"

No two ways about it\u2014Azure<\/a> can seem scary. There’s disquieting reputation that keeps most managed service providers (MSPs) from dipping their toes in the waters; they\u2019re afraid they\u2019ll be swallowed by a towering tsunami of complex infrastructure almost immediately. Some IT business owners might have a vague idea they\u2019re missing out, but between everyday tasks always taking priority and risks associated with taking the leap, where do you even start?<\/p>\n

You start right here, with the Azure Insight Series<\/strong><\/a>. The goal is simple enough: improve your bottom line and make your clients happier!<\/p>\n

In the first instalment of this series, we\u2019re introducing Nerdio<\/a>: a get-it-done optimization tool for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)<\/a> activities that will simplify your life, from deployment to pricing to management.
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The four horsemen of the Azure apocalypse<\/h2>\n
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  1. Complexity:<\/strong> It\u2019s daunting to figure out how to go build an Azure practice<\/a>. There are too many options to begin with\u2014 which ones do you use and when? The paralysis of abundance is almost a detriment.<\/li>\n
  2. Risk: <\/strong>If you don\u2019t do it right<\/a>, all the time and energy you invest will amount to nothing. The risk of failure is simply too high for many. Forget about scalability and repeatability if the basics don\u2019t work!<\/li>\n
  3. Cost: <\/strong>What if you need to hire more key people to oversee the whole operation? How do you even establish the desired profits when moving from a traditional model to a consumption model? No business can function without billing that\u2019s at least somewhat forecastable.<\/li>\n
  4. Inertia: <\/strong>Many MSPs are used to doing things the way they\u2019ve always done them. They know their current business model, they know it works, it got them this far. Why change a winning formula?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Nerdio to the rescue<\/h2>\n

    You don\u2019t have to change your entire business model overnight. Nerdio<\/a> is a tool that will help you take that first crucial step out the door, though.<\/p>\n

    To start with, their website features tons of useful content. The Nerdio Academy<\/a> is bursting at the seams with blogs, videos, white papers and more. Education is crucial here, so you may as well trust a genuine thought leader<\/a> in the field. Regardless of whether you have some of the basics figured out already, this is an important resource that will help you truly get up to speed in a short period of time.<\/p>\n

    More importantly, however, is that once you\u2019ve taken the plunge into those Azure waters, Nerdio will act like your life raft:<\/p>\n