Why is it so hard to offer an AI managed service?
Delivering AI as a reliable managed service requires an entirely different skillset than typical MSP operations, and current tools struggle to produce consistent enough results for autonomous client tasks. Because providers cannot yet ensure dependable output, they find it difficult to properly package, deliver, and monetize AI for business clients.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Treating AI integration as a one-off project rather than a managed service
- 2Focusing only on managing built-in ecosystem components like Microsoft Copilot
- 3Rejecting AI offerings entirely as marketing hype or snake oil
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.
Where this came up
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