Erick and Rich ponder whether SMBs are being too easy on their security vendors, explain why now’s the time to revise your COVID safety protocols, and shudder at the slithery surprise two Australian grocery shoppers found in their lettuce.

In this issue: Work-from-Home Security Stack | Taking Care of Yourself | What Makes Great MSPs Great | Interviewing for Diversity | Giant Role of TinyML

In this episode, our virtually roving reporter talks cyber-insurance and marketing with Inskyber and Marketopia.

Data protection is a balancing act between the need to protect data and the need to protect access to data. From simple, secure cloud backup and disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) to high availability and non-disruptive migration, learn more in this eBook about how Carbonite offers all the tools necessary to deploy a comprehensive data resiliency strategy for any type of data, on any system, across any distance.

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This week, Erick and Rich discuss Datto’s new quoting and procurement solution, building client phase sign-offs into your project plans, and what happens when a tiger mom gets her hands on deepfake technology.

While you might be tempted to think that your smaller MSP is less of a target than a big-box retailer, hackers often target MSPs believing their organizations to be smaller and possessing fewer resources to secure their systems than larger businesses, making it significantly easier to get in and out quietly. In this definitive guide, learn more on the various ways your MSP can protect itself and your customers.

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Dig into a second helping of on-the-spot interviews from the latest Channel Strong road tour of America, this time with channel pro attendees of those events.

Channel pros Corey Kirkendoll and Erick Simpson offer advice on driving commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through corporate values, training, hiring and promotion practices, and more.

Back on the road again, if only briefly, ChannelPro’s Joel Zaidspiner checks in with Acronis, BVoIP, Compliancy Group, Nerdio, Pax8, RocketCyber, and Snom about their latest road trip across America.

Join Erick and Rich as they ponder the significance of Ingram Micro buying a PSA vendor, advise you to take a fresh look at your mission, vision, and values, and marvel at the guy who donated some old sweaters and $42,000 in cash to Goodwill.

If it feels like an obstacle course out there these days, you’re not alone. With Matt on vacation this week, Rich is hosting the show solo for the first time ever. Wonder how he’ll do? While the suspense builds, you’ll hear Rich and returning guest host Michael Goldstein, of LAN Infotech, discuss Ingram Micro buying a PSA vendor, Acronis introducing an innovative licensing model, and business tips from two superstar providers of cloud and managed services.

Effective cyber resilience starts with people and is bolstered by technology. A layered approach of user education and cybersecurity solutions is the strongest way to secure your business and customers. Learn more about the framework for achieving cyber resilience and how people and technologies should work together to protect businesses from end to end.

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Ransomware variants have become more sophisticated and destructive. Some variants encrypt not just the files on the infected device, but also the contents of shared or networked drives, externally attached storage media devices, and cloud storage services that are mapped to infected computers. Stay on top of what you need to need to know to detect, respond to, and prevent this especially destructive variant of ransomware to protect end users.

Managed service providers (MSPs) often find that their clients and prospects – small and medium businesses (SMBs) of all kinds – don’t understand why they should hire an MSP. It’s not always easy for them to see the value that an MSP can bring to their business. Learn more on the tactics MSPs can use to boost revenue and sales by leveraging the value of their expertise.

In order to nail the BCDR pitch, MSPs must take the time to nurture their customers and prospects with educational content. From this eBook, you’ll learn how to explain the benefits of a fully managed BCDR solution over traditional backup products from successful MSPs who’ve got it down to a science. You’ll also learn real-world examples on how BCDR products can reduce the financial impact of an outage (i.e. business downtime) and access a 1-page pitch script for arguing your case.

Sometimes a disaster is as minor as an accidental deletion of a specific file, folder, or image. Other times, an entire office is destroyed or rendered inaccessible. That’s why MSPs need a complete toolbox of restore capabilities that match a variety of recovery scenarios. See more here on how Datto’s business continuity solutions give MSPs the tools they need to address any type of disaster.

Disaster recovery testing is all about finding flaws in your DR plan. However, many MSPs unintentionally conduct tests that fail to accomplish that goal, or conduct incomplete tests overall. Learn more on how to avoid these mistakes and the benefits of partnering with MSP-centric technology vendors that can help support your disaster recovery testing efforts.

Results from our latest reader survey suggest that 2020, while hard, could have been far worse, and that 2021, while uncertain, looks way more promising. Overview and full results included here.

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Any time is a good one to discuss cybersecurity these days, and your host Joel Zaidspiner proves it in his conversations with Acronis and Cobalt.

Who knew? Turns out Sith Lords have hobbies too. And at least one Sith shares a hobby with Matt and Rich’s guest host this week, Chris Ploessel, president of cloud specialist RedNight Consulting. Listen in as your three hosts discuss the epic merger between SYNNEX and Tech Data, reactions to that deal from Ingram Micro and D&H, and the ins and outs of security outsourcing for MSPs.

Erick and Rich sift through the blockbuster SYNNEX/Tech Data merger, urge you to integrate your line-of-business software more thoroughly, and ponder the wisdom of a proposal in Maine’s state legislature to legalize Viking funeral pyres.

Provide quality services to clients with Egnyte’s all-in-one solution for content collaboration, protection, compliance and threat prevention. Learn more on how the Egnyte MSP Partner Program helps you drive more sales by giving you a proven tool that makes your clients safer and more productive.

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Thanks to some last-minute complimacations, Matt and Rich have no guest host this week and no guest interview. But that doesn’t stop them from discussing Datto’s interesmating backup deletion defense and Azure continuity solutions, plus AMD’s latest server processors and the implimacations of last year’s PPP and EIDL loans for your tax bill.

Don’t recognize a few of those words? Technically, that’s because they’re not words. They just should be.

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Erick and Rich explore the difficulties of preparing for economic liftoff in uncertain times, the strategic uses of asset management, and whether or not a free all-you-can-eat sushi meal is worth changing your name for.

In this E-Guide, learn how to quickly launch your IoT strategy adapted to how you do business today. If you are looking for turnkey solutions or need to integrate sensors into your existing software, we got you covered. Discover how to significantly increase your revenue by quickly deploying commercial-ready IoT solutions such as temperature monitoring, predictive maintenance, occupancy, HVAC monitoring, asset tracking to office buildings, hospitals, hotels, schools, factories, and more, all under your brand.