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title: "Why Low-Code/No-Code Can Bring A 'Distinct Advantage' For MSPs"
date: 2021-10-26
summary: "CRN report on a NexGen+ 2021 session about low-code/no-code for MSPs, quoting Nathan Phinney on removing barriers between people and data."
outlet: "CRN"
source: "https://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/why-low-code-no-code-can-bring-a-distinct-advantage-for-msps"
url: "https://nathanphinney.com/why-low-code-no-code-can-bring-a-distinct-advantage-for-msps/"
author: "Nathan Phinney"
author_role: "COO, AllSafe IT"
author_url: "https://nathanphinney.com/about/"
same_as: ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanphinney"]
expertise: ["IT", "InfoSec", "Managed Services", "Cybersecurity", "Business Operations", "Technology for Escrow Companies", "Technology for Nonprofits"]
updated: 2026-10-10
---

CRN report on a NexGen+ 2021 session about low-code/no-code for MSPs, quoting Nathan Phinney on removing barriers between people and data.

By Kyle Alspach, CRN, October 26, 2021 (6:53 PM EDT), covering a session at The Channel Company's NexGen+ 2021 conference "this week in Anaheim, Calif." The session speaker was Zac Paulson of TrueIT. Nathan is a secondary voice in the report.

Title as printed: "Why Low-Code/No-Code Can Bring A 'Distinct Advantage' For MSPs". CRN printed Nathan's title as "Nathan Phinney, director of business development at Modesto, Calif.-based solution provider DataPath" (as printed by CRN).

[Read the article at CRN](https://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/why-low-code-no-code-can-bring-a-distinct-advantage-for-msps) (CRN: The Channel Company's IT channel publication)

## What Nathan said

> "I don't know if that's for us yet, but it's definitely an interesting area to explore," Phinney said.

> "The vision for this kind of technology is that it removes barriers. Some of the bottlenecks that have existed between people and data are not there anymore."

> "When you publish a post on Squarespace or WordPress, code is being written," he said. "It's just we've automated a lot of those systems and processes. And a lot of the barriers to entry are getting smaller or they've been removed entirely."

CRN reported: Phinney said it's clear that the "opportunity is massive" for low-code/no-code.

CRN reported: Phinney said he thinks Paulson's "WordPress of development" characterization is on the mark.

## Key facts

- CRN identified his company only as "Modesto, Calif.-based solution provider DataPath". No deal terms or counts are given.

[Read the original](https://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/why-low-code-no-code-can-bring-a-distinct-advantage-for-msps)

## About the author

**Nathan Phinney**, COO, AllSafe IT.

- Co-founded Bright Bear Technology Solutions (2010 to 2020), which reached the CRN MSP 500 and Ingram Micro SMB 500 lists before its 2020 acquisition by Datapath.
- 17 SOC 2 initiatives across six companies, never an exception on an effort he led
- Member of InfraGard
- Member of the XChange Advisory Board, The Channel Company (2018 to 2022 and 2026)
- Author of _CTRL ALT SURVIVE: The Secrets of My Small Business Success_

Expertise: IT, InfoSec, Managed Services, Cybersecurity, Business Operations, Technology for Escrow Companies, Technology for Nonprofits.

Featured in: CRN (7 articles, 2019 to 2026), Backblaze, Bigleaf Networks, Channel Partners Expo, GTIA, Orange County Business Journal. See https://nathanphinney.com/press.md

Recommended on LinkedIn by Brook Porter (Partner and Co-Founder at G2 Venture Partners; previously at Kleiner Perkins, where he worked with Al Gore) and Tim Acker (Former channel chief at Lumen).

More: [About Nathan Phinney](https://nathanphinney.com/about.md) | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanphinney)