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Live from the first ASCII Group event of the year, Joel Zaidspiner checks in with Binox MSP, HelpDesk.tech, and Redstor.

So maybe mom DOES love us best, but can you blame her? We’ve got Matt, Rich, and returning guest host Luis Alvarez, of leading-edge solution provider Alvarez Technology Group, here to discuss Nerdio’s melding of virtual and physical resource management, ThreatLocker’s innovative new network access control product, Pax8’s network security distribution deal with WatchGuard, and the secrets to thriving in the post-endpoint era of managed services.

Erick and Rich discuss the big integration news from Nerdio, explain why ensuring you have the service capacity you need to keep up with growth in advance is a wise idea, and celebrate the GOAT goat who assisted sheriff’s deputies in Virginia on an arrest.

Those of you resisting the switch from a hardware-focused managed services model to the cloud-first model of the future, at least, are the biggest threat to the vendor’s continued growth, according to execs like Joseph Landes (pictured).

The goal is to give MSPs who use Azure Virtual Desktop to deliver secure work-from-anywhere services greater control over physical devices, which have become critical components of the AVD stack, according to Nerdio CEO Vadim Vladimirskiy (pictured).

The new offering, the distributor’s first for network access control, is designed to let MSPs sell and manage subscription-priced WatchGuard appliances through the same tools they use to deploy, bill, and administer other solutions in Pax8’s growing catalog.

The MSP of tomorrow must excel in a whole new realm of strategic, consultative services aimed at helping businesses capitalize on the power of cloud-based solutions.

Updates introduced last week are designed to make transitioning to NCE “somewhat seamless” to resellers by incorporating new terms and conditions behind the scenes, according to Ingram Micro Cloud exec Victor Baez (pictured).

The nine-city MSP Success Summit kicked off in Houston, with a 2022 agenda designed to improve MSPs’ security posture, as well as their general sales and marketing strategies.

NCE shakes up Microsoft’s legacy Cloud Solution Provider program, and includes numerous pricing and billing changes that channel pros need to know.