Turn Governance Into an MSP Growth Opportunity: Key Findings from the Road to AI Readiness Report [Infographic]

Why is AI governance a growth opportunity for managed service providers (MSPs)?

As customers accelerate AI use across productivity tools, analytics platforms, and line-of-business applications, expectations for oversight are rising just as fast. Customers increasingly expect continuous governance, defensible controls, and clear accountability.

New research commissioned by AvePoint and conducted by Omdia shows that the largest opportunity for MSPs lies not in deploying more AI tools, but in delivering governance as a scalable, repeatable service model.

This infographic highlights key predictions shaping the market direction: Fragmented AI tools are giving way to more integrated platforms that enable consistent oversight. MSPs that productize governance – rather than treating it as overhead – will be best positioned to capture long‑term value. 

Leading MSPs are shifting toward standardized baselines across tenants, centralized and multitenant visibility, and automated workflows that connect enforcement, reporting, remediation, and documentation. This approach reduces variability at the source, enabling automation and more predictable profitability. Instead of reacting to drift and risk after the fact, governance becomes proactive, repeatable, and a differentiated service offering. 

Read the full report, or explore the key findings below.