Produce8 is proud to announce the launch of Essential Insights, our new Digital Work Analytics (DWA) Report System designed to empower knowledge workers, enhance business efficiency, and support Managed Service Providers (MSPs) in driving growth.

The modern workplace is increasingly digital, making it essential for businesses to understand how employees interact with technology, manage their time, and collaborate. Essential Insights brings clarity to these areas, offering detailed, anonymized reports that enable data-driven decisions to optimize productivity, foster well-being, and scale operations.

Transforming the Workplace with Essential Insights

Essential Insights Reporting leverages real-time analytics to deliver a comprehensive view of the employee digital experience across four critical dimensions:

 Tracks digital working hours, focus scores, and employee sentiment to balance productivity and well-being.

Analyzes time spent in meetings and calls, highlighting areas for communication efficiency.

Provides insights into app usage, interaction patterns, and shadow IT risks.

Enables comparative analysis of teams, identifying trends and disparities to align resources effectively.

“Essential Insights was designed to easily offer organizations real-time business data” said Janice Siddons, President, Produce8. “With its ability to reveal patterns in productivity and collaboration, businesses can create better workdays for their teams, while MSPs can elevate their role as trusted strategic partners.”

A Game-Changer for Managed Service Providers

For MSPs, Essential Insights represents a transformative opportunity to expand their value proposition:

 By offering actionable insights, MSPs can transition from being IT providers to indispensable business advisors.

The tool opens doors to new services, enabling MSPs to tap into HR and operational challenges.

 Essential Insights helps MSPs stand out in a competitive market with next-generation analytics capabilities.

Key industries such as technology, professional services, healthcare, and financial services are poised to benefit significantly from these insights, making Essential Insights a versatile solution across sectors.

Produce8 has made adopting Essential Insights Reporting easy for MSPs, requiring just three simple steps: introduce the tool to clients, deploy it easily, and incorporate insights into regular business reviews. The platform also offers a Partner Program to provide MSPs with the resources and training needed to maximize their impact.

Unlock the Power of Digital Work Analytics

Produce8’s Essential Insights is now available to help businesses and MSPs illuminate opportunities, improve efficiency, and foster sustainable growth. To learn more, book a live demo at Produce8’s website.

For additional information, contact Produce8 at 

 and join our launch webinar on January 30th (2pm ET): 

Essential Insights - Introducing Digital Work Analytics Reporting for MSPs

Produce8 is proud to announce the launch of Essential Insights, our new Digital Work Analytics (DWA) Report System designed to empower knowledge workers, enhance business efficiency, and support Managed Service Providers (MSPs) in driving growth.

The modern workplace is increasingly digital, making it essential for businesses to understand how employees interact with technology, manage their time, and collaborate. Essential Insights brings clarity to these areas, offering detailed, anonymized reports that enable data-driven decisions to optimize productivity, foster well-being, and scale operations.

Transforming the Workplace with Essential Insights

Essential Insights Reporting leverages real-time analytics to deliver a comprehensive view of the employee digital experience across four critical dimensions:

Quality of Work Life: Tracks digital working hours, focus scores, and employee sentiment to balance productivity and well-being.

Collaboration Time: Analyzes time spent in meetings and calls, highlighting areas for communication efficiency.

Application Discovery & Usage: Provides insights into app usage, interaction patterns, and shadow IT risks.

Team Benchmarking: Enables comparative analysis of teams, identifying trends and disparities to align resources effectively.

“Essential Insights was designed to easily offer organizations real-time business data” said Janice Siddons, President, Produce8. “With its ability to reveal patterns in productivity and collaboration, businesses can create better workdays for their teams, while MSPs can elevate their role as trusted strategic partners.”

A Game-Changer for Managed Service Providers

For MSPs, Essential Insights represents a transformative opportunity to expand their value proposition:

Deepen Client Relationships: By offering actionable insights, MSPs can transition from being IT providers to indispensable business advisors.

Drive Growth: The tool opens doors to new services, enabling MSPs to tap into HR and operational challenges.

Differentiate Services: Essential Insights helps MSPs stand out in a competitive market with next-generation analytics capabilities.

Key industries such as technology, professional services, healthcare, and financial services are poised to benefit significantly from these insights, making Essential Insights a versatile solution across sectors.

Seamless Integration and Adoption

Produce8 has made adopting Essential Insights Reporting easy for MSPs, requiring just three simple steps: introduce the tool to clients, deploy it easily, and incorporate insights into regular business reviews. The platform also offers a Partner Program to provide MSPs with the resources and training needed to maximize their impact.

Unlock the Power of Digital Work Analytics

Produce8’s Essential Insights is now available to help businesses and MSPs illuminate opportunities, improve efficiency, and foster sustainable growth. To learn more, book a live demo at Produce8’s website.

For additional information, contact Produce8 at info@produce8.com and join our launch webinar on January 30th (2pm ET): Essential Insights - Introducing Digital Work Analytics Reporting for MSPs.

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Produce8 Launches Essential Insights: Revolutionizing Digital Work Analytics for Businesses and MSPs

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