Flamingo

OpenMSP Podcast

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The vendor-free zone for MSPs who build their own stack. OpenMSP is a weekly podcast where MSP operators talk openly about vendor lock-in, open-source alternatives, AI in IT, and the real economics of scaling. No vendor guests, no sponsorships – just practitioner wisdom from the people running MSPs.

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Flamingo

Episodes

The Next Wave: Practitioner-Built, Free Open-Source IT Tools 25.06.2026 23:36

Ed Mozley taught himself to build and shipped a 20-module open-source ITSM platform, solo, in a matter of months. By day, Ed runs infrastructure for a city law firm in London. Starting this February, he began building FreeITSM at his kitchen table, nights and weekends around a young family. He made it free forever with no paid tier, and it's gaining significant interest across the globe - the US,...

The Case for Open-Source RMM – From a Real MSP 17.04.2026 38:54

Colm Whelan of Rockfield IT Services switched from commercial RMMs to open source four years ago. Not for the cost savings – for control. He and Michael Assraf dig into what that switch really looks like, and where open-source MSPs are headed next.

Why We're Here (And Why No Other MSP Podcast Covers This) 25.03.2026 2:52

We searched 35 MSP podcasts. Not one talked about open source tools cutting vendor costs. We're fixing that – chatting with MSPs doing it. Join us at openmsp.ai and in the OpenMSP Slack community.