Most of us have heard by now that cloud computing is set to displace managed services, forcing MSPs to rethink their role as value-added trusted advisors to their clients. Don’t believe these dire predictions of impending MSP doom. It’s hype and in fact, as a true MSP your value proposition doesn’t have to change with cloud computing. If you play your cards well, the cloud will bring you more business, not less. Here’s why.
Because customers can get up and running in the cloud quickly, there’s no doubt that it can make life easier for a large number of organizations and people. If you take action, you can add high value managed services from the cloud to your services portfolio and make the cloud work for you and your clients.
http://www.mspmentor.net/2010/02/22/cloud-computing-reality-check-4-milestones-to-track/
Now all this said, keep in mind that a blending of the managed IT services model and cloud computing is an evolutionary, not revolutionary, step in the advancement of IT services.