Topic: Hardware - Page 49

Version 5.2 of the vendor’s flagship product, which arrived this week, lets MSPs collect, store, and view information about organizations, devices, networks, Active Directory implementations, and more.

The first major upgrade of the product since its debut nearly 10 years ago, Intelligent Power Manager 2 is designed to make utilizing the system’s automated policy-based incident remediation functionality significantly simpler.

Microsoft’s latest version of Windows, HPE’s latest additions to GreenLake, N-able’s latest partner program enhancement, and the latest reason to go treasure hunting in thrift stores are all among the stories we’re bringing you just in time for the weekend.

New partner specializations from Microsoft, a new kind of processor from Intel, a new all-in-one IT management tool from Sherweb, and a new dining suggestion for Jeff Bezos from friends on the interwebs are among the stories we’ve just gotten to now.

Coming off a record quarter, the company expects the transition from remote work to hybrid home/office work, along with accelerating digital transformation investments, to drive continued sales growth for itself and its partners.

Gosh, puffins are cute. Who doesn’t love a bird in a tuxedo? Or are we thinking of penguins? What’s the difference, anyway? Never mind, we don’t have time for that, because there are way too many other topics for Matt and Rich to discuss on this week’s show with guest host Rob Boles, of managed security service provider BLOKWORX.

The smallest single-phase UPS in Schneider Electric’s portfolio, the new APC Smart-UPS Ultra is also the first 3kW 1U product in the industry, according to its manufacturer.

The new WorkForce ST-C8090 comes with enough ink to print 19,500 mono pages or 14,800 color pages, as well as two free sets of refill bottles, resulting in a cost per page, Epson says, of just two cents per color ISO sheet.

An addition to the Vade partner portal provided at no additional cost, the new system is designed to help MSPs profit from growing demand for managed security services.

Margins on hardware may be thin, but channel pros are finding new and effective ways to make money from it anyway.