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2026 MSP Trends Report
Explore benchmarks, data visualizations, expert insights, and practical next steps from 1,100+ MSPs navigating the year ahead.
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Your hub for ScalePad insights, guides, and tools.
Curated video series, guides, and reports for teams turning client conversations into repeatable revenue and stronger outcomes.
Microsite11 items
Compliance Boot Camp
A dedicated microsite path for MSPs learning how to package, price, sell, and deliver Compliance as a Service with ControlMap.
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Customer Success planning for MSPs
A five-part guide for turning client touchpoints into a repeatable Customer Success motion.
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Learning Series6 videos
Building Your vCISO Practice: A Growth Path for MSPs
The role of vCISO is no longer a luxury — it’s a necessity. This exclusive webinar series will help MSPs build, scale, and refine their vCISO services to drive revenue, improve client security, and establish long-term success.
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Learning Series10 videos
ScalePad Masterclass
A curated archive of ScaleUp and Masterclass recordings for MSP leaders improving client conversations, services, operations, and risk management.
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Learning Series3 videos
vCISO Wave
A three-part ControlMap webinar series with Dan Fox on turning governance, risk, and compliance into scalable Compliance-as-a-Service offerings for MSP clients.
ControlMap
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Toolkit
Infrastructure Protection MSA Kit for MSPs | ScalePad
Templates, talk tracks, spec sheets, and short videos for making Infrastructure Protection a standard part of your MSP service agreement.
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Guide
8 Business Metrics MSPs Need to Manage | ScalePad
A free Cognition360 guide to the operational and financial metrics every MSP should monitor.
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Guide
MSP Roles Guide
Owners, technical leaders, client teams, and service teams all need different context from the same client environment. This guide shows how each role plans, proves value, and moves work forward.
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Compliance as a Service: The MSP Build Guide
How to start, package, price, and sell a CaaS practice: the team, the nine-service catalog, Good/Better/Best tiers, pricing anchors, and a 90-day launch plan.
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Lifecycle Manager Copilot
A practical workflow guide for moving from client signal to reviewed account action inside Lifecycle Manager.
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The MSP's Field Guide to NIST CSF 2.0
NIST CSF 2.0 for MSPs: six functions, 106 outcomes, Tiers and Profiles, the client-zero playbook, cross-mapping, and a step-by-step ControlMap workflow.
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The MSP's Tactical Guide to CIS Controls v8.1
CIS Controls v8.1 for MSPs: the 18 controls and 153 safeguards, Implementation Groups 1–3, the client-zero playbook, and a ControlMap workflow built on Stacks.
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The MSP's Tactical Guide to CMMC Compliance
CMMC Levels 1 and 2 for MSPs: contract clauses, the 110 NIST 800-171 controls, scoping and enclaves, the C3PAO journey, costs, and a ControlMap workflow.
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The MSP's Tactical Guide to HIPAA Compliance
HIPAA for MSPs: business associate duties, the Security, Privacy, and Breach Notification Rules, responsibility splits, and a step-by-step ControlMap workflow.
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The MSP's Tactical Guide to ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27001 for MSPs: the ISMS clauses 4–10, the 93 Annex A controls and the SoA, Stage 1 & 2, the 3-year certification cycle, and a ControlMap workflow.
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The MSP's Tactical Guide to PCI DSS
PCI DSS for MSPs: the 12 requirements, scoping the CDE, choosing the right SAQ, merchant levels, the annual validation cycle, and a ControlMap workflow.
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The MSP's Tactical Guide to SOC 2 (AICPA Trust Services Criteria)
SOC 2 for MSPs: the report and Type I vs Type II, the Trust Services Criteria, scoping the five categories, the audit journey, and a ControlMap workflow.
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The MSP's Tactical Guide to the FTC Safeguards Rule (GLBA)
FTC Safeguards for MSPs: who counts as a financial institution, the nine elements, the eight safeguards, testing lanes, the QI role, and a ControlMap workflow.
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