- Balancelogic MTP Framework™
- Balancelogic’s model for owning the technology function for SMBs, with three disciplines: Leadership, Modernization and Governance. It works alongside the MSP and the other providers a business already has.
- Managed Technology Provider (MTP)
- A Managed Technology Provider owns the technology function for a small or mid-sized business. It provides technology leadership, leads modernization, and keeps every technology decision, risk and investment accountable to the business plan. More on MTPs →
- Managed Service Provider (MSP)
- An MSP manages technology: support, security operations, monitoring and maintenance. MSPs and MTPs are complementary roles, and many businesses work with both.
- Technology function
- Strategy, architecture, technology leadership, AI and automation, cloud strategy and software, plus accountability for how they fit together and serve the business.
- Owning the technology function
- Accountability, not doing every task yourself. An MTP takes responsibility for the technology function the way a CIO would at a larger company.
- Leadership (lead the plan)
- The discipline that owns where your technology is going: Fractional CIO and CISO leadership, a roadmap tied to business goals, budgets and one point of accountability for every provider.
- Modernization (build what’s next)
- The discipline that keeps systems moving with the business: cloud architecture and migration planning, AI and automation, and custom software.
- Governance (keep it accountable)
- The discipline that keeps every provider, risk and dollar accountable to the business: vendor and project oversight, security and risk decisions, compliance and continuity.