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ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #227 – Where Has That Hand Been?
Put ‘er there, pal! Or come to think of it, maybe don’t per ‘er there just yet. While we think that through, we invite you to join Matt, Rich, and returning guest host Michael Goldstein, of LAN Infotech, as they discuss the new threat intelligence portal from Kaspersky, former Microsoft channel chief Rodney Clark’s new gig, the current state of play in the hardware market, and whether or not cloud vendors selling direct to end users is a threat to channel pros.
ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of May 30th, 2022
Are cloud vendors who sell direct a threat to channel pros? Ingram Micro doesn’t think so, and neither do Erick and Rich, who also discuss the possibility that M&A valuations for MSPs have peaked and that Elvis-themed Las Vegas wedding chapels are doomed.
Webinar: Small Teams, Big Results in Managed Services
Three MSPs discuss the sales, operational, and other techniques they use to produce lots of revenue with few or even no employees.
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #226 – Fun-Sized Snicker-Nugget
Think Halloween is the only time you can get a fun-sized Snicker-nugget? At ChannelPro you can get them year round, and there’s plenty for everyone with Rich out on vacation. That leaves Matt and guest host Erick Simpson to discuss Bitdefender’s new consumption-priced MDR service for MSPs, the latest edition of NinjaOne’s software suite, how to help SMBs leverage IT to drive growth, and some great tips on optimizing document migrations.
ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of May 23rd, 2022
Rich is on vacation, but he and Erick still have a pre-recorded episode for you about strategies for getting peak value from vendor relationships and a strange but true story about their recent travels.
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #225 – Tech Babysitters
Don’t let those end users stay up past their bedtime, channel pros, and help yourself to any snacks in the cupboard. In the meantime, why not listen in as Matt, Rich, and guest host Frank Bravata, of MSP Cyber Brigade, discuss the news from Ingram Micro’s latest Cloud Summit, channel chief Rodney Clark departing Microsoft, and ChannelPro’s 2022 Vendors on the Vanguard list?
ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of May 16th, 2022
Side by side once more, Erick and Rich discuss Ingram Micro’s new “digital twin,” how and why to get MDF, and a brilliant invention from Johns Hopkins University that prevents burritos from unrolling.
Diversity Focus Webinar: Hiding in Plain Sight: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in IT
Explore the underappreciated contributions to IT and beyond made by the AAPI community, and the equally underappreciated challenges members of that community face at work.
Voice of the Vendor: Meet Password Boss
Joel Zaidspiner takes advantage of a brief stop back home between road trips to learn about one of the newest names in password management software for MSPs.
May 2022 ChannelPro Digital Edition
In this issue: Vendors on the Vanguard | Working Your Networks | Chart of Accounts 101 | Security Metrics | Women in Cybersecurity | Vertical Clouds |
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #224 – The Swirl
Combine two flavors of ice cream in one cone, and you get a delicious treat. Combine two RMM systems into one and you get…well, that depends, doesn’t it?
ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of May 9th, 2022
While partners at this week’s TD SYNNEX conference discuss booming IT market conditions, Erick and Rich discuss how to prepare for the inevitable slowdown to come, along with recent evidence that artificial intelligence isn’t all that intelligent yet.
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Special Edition: Seafood Conundrum – Sponsored by Datto
Cybersecurity’s tough, but is anything more puzzling than seafood? No really, think about it. Or better yet, don’t think about it and listen to this special edition of ChannelPro Weekly sponsored by Datto instead. Matt and Rich are joined by Datto partner Brian Weiss, of ITECH Solutions, to discuss Pax8 adding AWS to its line card, Dell’s surprisingly strong PC sales two years into the work-from-home era, and the secrets to influencing vendor roadmaps.
ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of May 2nd, 2022
Erick and Rich discuss the potential merits of buying remote access software from a security vendor, why expressing gratitude to employees and customers is a win-win, and the many, many holidays besides Star Wars Day celebrated this week.
Voice of the Vendor: Robin Robins IT Sales and Marketing Boot Camp
Greetings from Nashville, where our Joel Zaidspiner recently checked in with Lifecycle Insights, Spot, Vertical Axion, and Wasabi Technologies.
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #223 – The Everlasting C
Here’s a thought. Rename the OS drive on your PC the Q drive. Makes about as much sense as the letter you probably use now. Next, tune into this week’s jam-packed episode, in which Matt, Rich, and guest host Paul Nebb, of Titan Technologies, discuss Eaton’s move into peripherals, Datto’s new BDR appliances and cloud continuity solution, and a new managed SD-WAN offering from Fortinet, Ingram Micro, and Masergy.
ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of April 25th, 2022
Erick and Rich discuss a managed SD-WAN solution that MSPs and managed service newcomers should look into, explore how and why to raise your rates due to inflation, and pity the fool who now holds the world record for balancing a chainsaw on your chin.
Voice of the Vendor: Channel Partners Conference & Expo 2022
Live from fabulous Las Vegas, ChannelPro’s Joel Zaidspiner speaks with Hook Security, ImagIT, NYNJA, and SaaSMAX.
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #222 – Who You Gonna Call?
Ransomware just struck your client. Our suggestion? Do NOT place your first call to Ghostbusters. To find out who you should call, listen to this week’s episode, in which Matt, Rich, and guest host Ben Pearce, of ACP Technologies, discuss the news from the 2022 Robin Robins IT Sales and Marketing Boot Camp event, the new incident response service from ConnectWise, and the secrets to generating big financial results with small managed services teams.
ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of April 18th, 2022
Erick and Rich discuss how small MSPs can generate big financial results, explain why you need to know your company’s market value even if you’re not ready to sell it, and marvel at the Dubliner who lodged 34 complaints about airport noise a day for a year.
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #221 – Kasatto
Riddle me this, channel pros. What do you get when you combine a Kaseya with a Datto? Still don’t have it? Join the pack that includes Matt, Rich, and returning guest host Josh Weiss, of LA Creative Technologies. They have some details to share via Rich’s exclusive conversation with Kaseya CEO Fred Voccola, however, not to mention additional thoughts on Thoma Bravo selling Barracuda Networks to KKR and Cisco offering a new partner specialization in environmental sustainability.
April 2022 ChannelPro Digital Edition
In this issue: Zero-Trust Primer | Cultivating Leaders | Small Teams, Big Results | Connected Healthcare | Choosing a DEI Consultant | Review: Dynabook E10-S
ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of April 11th, 2022
Erick and Rich share hot takes on Kaseya’s earth-shaking acquisition of Datto, discuss the smart way to deal with FUD when change comes to the vendor landscape, and greet some unexpected visitors, live and on the air!
Voice of the Vendor: IoTSSA Austin 2022
Listen up as Joel Zaidspiner checks in with Curricula, PC Matic, and ThreatAdvice, live from Austin, Texas.
ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of April 4th, 2022
Erick and Rich ask why channel pros aren’t talking about blockchain more, urge you to stop giving away services out of the kindness of your heart, and marvel at the people in Dallas who scanned a random QR code in the sky recently and got Rickrolled.