Managed services for the home

Interesting story here on CE Pro about Atomoo, which "may be the first residential IT managed services company to cater to home systems integrators."   And they rely on Home Server.

Home systems integrators may do a good job of installing PCs and networks in their customers’ homes, but they really don’t want to maintain those systems.....Atomoo provides 24 x7 IT support for residential customers. At the customers’ premises is a Windows Home Server loaded with remote management and diagnostics software.

I was in Dallas last week for the SMB Summit, where 400+ solution provider partners were gearing up for the Windows Essential Server Solutions launching later this year and learning about Home Server, too.  At lunch several attendees told me how they see Home Server as way to expand their consulting businesses into the high end home market. 

J