ChannelPro Weekly Podcast

If there's one thing channel pros serious about growth have in common, its killer penguin investigations. At least we think that's what they're all tracking on their dashboards. Maybe Ken Pecot, COO of The 20, can set us all straight on that. He certainly shared plenty of valuable insights on operational excellence with Matt, Rich, and guest host Will Foret, a member of The 20 and president of Spo...

Crank up the party music, people! Hard as it is to believe, ChannelPro Weekly has turned 200. Episodes, that is, and with them to celebrate with Matt and Rich is guest host Zac Cramer, of managed service provider IT Assurance. Together, the three of them discuss the new ticketing system from NinjaRMM, HP's customer intelligence platform, and the decision at SaaS Alerts to sell a stake in the compa...

SASE solutions are selling like hotcakes these days, but the reason why may surprise you. Let Matt, Rich, and guest host Angela Hogaboom, director of assessment services at managed security provider RSI, explain it to you, along with the story behind Datto shipping an Azure Continuity solution, Cytracom buying OmniNet, and Barracuda making three (count 'em) announcements in one busy day. Then list...

If you're not familiar with the Levono brand, don't worry. The same is true for pretty much everyone but this week's guest host Rayanne Buchianico, of ABC Solutions , the PSA Impact podcast , and M&A consultancy Sell My MSP . We're guessing you are familiar with Lenovo, though, and will therefore be interested to hear Rayanne, Matt, and Rich discuss that company's new as-a-service strategy and Win...

Don't settle for the small fries, people. Real entrepreneurs, like this week's guest host, Sitima Fowler of Iconic IT, put in the work to enjoy a large fries lifestyle. You'll hear all about it on this week's show, too, along with what she, Matt, and Rich have to say about Ingram Micro's cloud revenue management tool, Pulseway's automated self-serve client portal, best practices for social media m...

Famed business consultant Erick Simpson of ErickSimpson.com takes the reigns as guest co-host alongside Matt while Rich gets a little R&R. Together they take a look at Barracuda's newest RMM integration with Microsoft Defender, Bitdefender's apparent penchant for breaking the rules with their partner program, some opportunities for channel pros in CMMC, a new way to look at Microsoft 365 from a se...

Your regular hosts are joined this week by marketing-savvy MSP Ed Correia, of Sagacent Technologies, marketing-savvy consultant (and ID Agent founder) Kevin Lancaster, of The Venture Mentor, and marketing expert (and former Kaseya exec) Matt Solomon, of Channel Halo. So you know you're going to get some rock-solid marketing advice. We won't spoil their best suggestion, but (hint, hint) it'll make...

If you like extended detection and response (XDR) solutions, you'll probably like extra extra extended detection and response solutions even more. You'll also probably enjoy hearing Matt, Rich, and guest host Bruce McCully, of Galactic Advisors, discuss the new XDR technologies from Sophos, the new file sync and share software from Acronis, and the new reporting and billing reconciliation software...

Want to name some chickens? Here's your chance, along with an equally enticing opportunity to hear what Matt, Rich, and guest host Eric Long, of TeraCloud, have to say about the new National Society of IT Service Providers and its mission to shape forthcoming MSP regulations, N-able going solo and public, and metrics that matter for IT business owners. All of that's in addition to a conversation w...

Two by two, folks, two by two. It's the best way to survive both a world-destroying flood and an RMM outage, for reasons that will become clear as Matt, Rich, and guest host Antwine Jackson, of Enitech Solutions, discuss Microsoft's new Windows 365 product, the latest developments from NinjaRMM, and (especially) the Kaseya VSA breach. And if you really want to get the inside story on what happened...

Aliens, we hope, come in peace. Cyberinsurance providers? Harder to say, but Matt, Rich, and returning guest host Luis Alvarez, of Alvarez Technology Group, do get plenty of insightful answers to other questions this week from interview guest and cyberinsurance expert Joseph Brunsman, of Brunsman Advisory Group. Joined by ChannelPro Managing Editor Colleen Frye, your hosts also discuss Barracuda b...

Have you thought deeply—and we mean deeply—about what was in the last box lunch you ate? You will after listening to this week's show, in which Matt, Rich, and their returning guest host—MSP and certified ethical hacker Michael Cocanower, of itSynergy—discuss that important topic along with the latest cybersecurity news from ConnectWise and opportunities to take your Azure skills from the 101 to 2...

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. Like N-able's latest product roadmap, the latest addition to WatchGu...

Who needs icing in the middle of their cake when they can enjoy a nice thick layer of raw baking flour instead? Actually, don't answer that question. Just sit back and listen as Matt, Rich, and their guest host, MSP consultant Ronnie Parisella, mull over Gradient MSP's freshly launched "data hygiene" product, Axcient's new online-only file sync and share system, and Augmentt's latest cloud managem...

There are lots of good reasons to be a channel pro. If golf isn't one of yours, you need to listen to this week's show, in which Matt, Rich, and guest host Andrew Sampson, of solution and managed service provider SAAI, discuss forthcoming partner resources from D&H, rising hardware prices, a new automated management solution from Extreme Networks, and ChannelPro's latest Vendors on the Vanguard li...

Matt flies solo with guest host Manuel Palachuk, business coach and author of Getting to the Next Level: A Blueprint for Taking You and Your Business to the Top, this week, who somehow manages to turn the show into a drinking game. Matt and Manuel take a look at the ramifications of adding voice assistant control over your client's infrastructure, as well as Manuel's advice on strategic partnershi...

Get ready for a sucker punch of IT news, views, and insights. Joined by guest host Vince Tinnirello, of Anchor Network Solutions, Matt and Rich chew over IT Glue buying TruMethods, Pax8 buying Sea-Level Operations, Sophos entering the XDR market, and Cytracom adding team texting to its UCaaS solution. Then your hosts catch up with Darren Gottesmann of Ingram Micro for a look at the crazy year behi...

Hungry for IT insights? Good, because Matt, Rich, and guest host Ro Kolakowski, founder of 6th Street Consulting, have a heaping helping for you on this episode, spanning from D&H's new esports and gaming business unit to Intel's outlook on the year ahead, BitTitan's emerging "data synchronization as a service" plans, and the characteristics that make great MSPs great, according to Service Leaders...

Actually, SCSI is an interface. Not sure who this bear is. Neither are Matt, Rich, and returning guest host Dave Seibert of managed service provider IT Innovators and the SMB TechFest event series. They do, however, have plenty to say about the change of channel chief at Microsoft, the latest firewalls from Sophos, the pending SYNNEX/Tech Data merger, and work-from-home security stacks. Two of you...

Proof of life! Matt's back after a three-week absence, but Rich is apparently being held for ransom. That's how it looks on video towards the end of the show, anyway. Before then, he, Matt, and guest host Amy Babinchak of Harbor Computer Services and Third Tier discuss Microsoft's new channel chief, Datto's new commerce solution, the challenges of virtual sales calls, and the future of healthcare...

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...

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. Then stick arou...

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'...

Going a little stir crazy these days? Thinking about cybersecurity a lot? Matt, Rich, and guest host Brian Weiss, of ITECH Solutions, certainly are. More specifically, they're thinking about Datto's acquisition of threat detection vendor BitDam and its implications for the vendor's security plans, not to mention the latest SMB-friendly enhancements to Hewlett Packard Enterprise's GreenLake platfor...

Get ready for an episode filled with cloud computing, cybersecurity, M&A, and flapjacks from spaaaaaace. Joined by channel pro and speed demon Oli Thordarson, of Alvaka Networks, Matt and Rich discuss Kaseya buying RocketCyber, Arcserve merging with StorageCraft, and D&H introducing new video wall kits. Then they're joined by Joseph Landes, chief revenue officer of Nerdio, for a front-line take on...