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Autotask tells you what happened. Here's what to do next — practical playbooks for MSP owners and service managers, built on the data you already have.

12 Technician KPIs Every MSP Should Monitor
Technician Performance·13 August 2026

12 Technician KPIs Every MSP Should Monitor

Not all technician metrics are worth your attention. These are the 12 KPIs that genuinely tell you whether your service desk is healthy - and every one is already in Autotask.

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Service Desk Management11 August 2026

Why Ticket Volume Is a Misleading Metric

Ticket volume feels like the pulse of your service desk. But rising numbers can mean you're growing - or that the same problems keep coming back. Here's how to tell.

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Why Your Best Technician Probably Isn't Who You Think
Technician Performance6 August 2026

Why Your Best Technician Probably Isn't Who You Think

Most MSPs rank technicians by tickets closed - and quietly reward the wrong behaviour. Here's why raw volume is misleading and how to spot your genuinely best people.

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How to Run Recurring NPS Campaigns Across Your Whole Client Base
Customer Satisfaction31 July 2026

How to Run Recurring NPS Campaigns Across Your Whole Client Base

Ticket CSAT tells you how a job went. NPS tells you how the relationship is going. Here's how to run recurring NPS campaigns across your whole base - and why you want both.

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hat Should an MSP Owner Check Every Morning?
MSP Business Intelligence24 July 2026

What Should an MSP Owner Check Every Morning?

A good morning check is the difference between running your MSP and reacting to it. Here are the six things worth two minutes each - before the day runs away with you.

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How to Set Up Alerts When a Client Drops Below Their Agreed User Count
MSP Business Intelligence10 July 2026

How to Set Up Alerts When a Client Drops Below Their Agreed User Count

A managed contract commits a client to a minimum number of users - but if seat counts drift below it, you can quietly start under-billing. Here's how to be alerted the moment it happens.

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How to Identify Training Opportunities Using Autotask Data
Technician Performance24 June 2026

How to Identify Training Opportunities Using Autotask Data

The best guide to who needs coaching, and in what, isn't a gut feeling - it's already in your ticket data. Here's how to read it fairly.

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The Hidden Cost of Ticket Backlog
Service Desk Management19 June 2026

The Hidden Cost of Ticket Backlog

A ticket backlog rarely shows up as a crisis. It shows up as churn, thinner margins and burnt-out technicians months later. Here's the real cost - and how to see it coming.

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How to Automatically Survey Customers on Every Closed Autotask Ticket
Customer Satisfaction16 June 2026

How to Automatically Survey Customers on Every Closed Autotask Ticket

Manual CSAT surveys never get sent. Here's how to wire Canopy to Autotask so a one-click survey fires automatically every time a ticket closes - no chasing required.

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How to Add a Live Customer-Satisfaction Widget to Your Website
Customer Satisfaction12 June 2026

How to Add a Live Customer-Satisfaction Widget to Your Website

If your customer satisfaction is strong, your website should say so - live. Here's how to embed a real-time CSAT or testimonial widget with a single snippet.

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