ChannelPro Weekly Podcast

Is there a cash bath in Datto's near future? Matt, Rich, and guest host Dave Sobel from the Business of Tech podcast discuss that prospect, plus an all-new partner program from HP, a new cloud assessment solution from RapidFire Tools, and a new "human risk analytics" feature from Bitdefender, not to mention a new MSP regulation in Louisiana with industry-shaking implications and must-read advice o...

Need one more reason to be excited about 5G? It's 100% coronavirus-free! Or so say Matt and Rich as they discuss the HTTPS-based privacy safeguard Webroot has added to its DNS filtering product, IT Glue's latest wave of product enhancements, the completion of Tech Data's acquisition by private equity firm Apollo Global Management, and Tech Data's read on hot coronavirus-era solution opportunities....

Cybersecurity. It's delicious, nutritious, and a big part of this week's episode, in which Matt, Rich, and guest host Luis Alvarez, of Alvarez Technology Group, discuss the security-heavy news from this week's ConnectWise IT Nation Explore event and the two new security products from Huntress Labs, plus Axcient's unified BDR solution and Pulseway's stand-alone patch management system. Then they ex...

Is there anything more refreshing on a summer day than a cool glass of sharkleberry fin juice? Matt, Rich, and guest host Dave Seibert would tell you if they knew what the heck a sharkleberry fin is. What they can tell you about is the addition of Salesforce Essentials to Ingram's cloud marketplace, the surprising resilience of Ingram's U.S. SMB business, and NinjaRMM's latest update. They've also...

Start buying house plants, channel pros. There's at least a small chance it could get you federal grant money, according to guest host and channel finance expert Rayanne Buchianico, of ABC Solutions. She's also got thoughts to share about the new security solutions from Sophos and SonicWall, the new integration platform and partner program from Cytracom, and the latest set of summer reading recomm...

Matt and Rich have a fever, channel pros, and the only prescription is this episode. Joined by MSP, author, and improv comic Bob Coppedge, of Simplex-IT, your hosts discuss co-managed IT, Dell's attempt to "democratize" artificial intelligence, a new managed services suite from Pulseway inspired by the coronavirus pandemic work-from-home phenomenon, and the 20th birthday of ConnectWise's IT Nation...

It's hard to put a price tag on good health and a good job these days. A good sandwich, though? That's worth a cool million. Just ask Michael Goldstein, president and CEO of LAN Infotech and this week's guest host. He has thoughts to share with Matt and Rich on other topics too, like the cross-platform "cyber resilience" functionality coming soon to Carbonite and Webroot, the many reasons veterans...

Hips don't lie, folks. Neither do Matt, Rich, or their guest host this week, MSP extraordinaire and former IT Glue exec Luis Giraldo of Ook Enterprises. Listen in as they discuss Tin Can, Luis's interesting new cooperative services venture, plus Dell's latest commercial laptops, stats about ransomware, and ChannelPro's 2020 Vendors on the Vanguard list. Then keep listening for a timely and insight...

Only you can prevent breaches. Just ask the security marmoset! Don't know who he is? You will after spending a little time with Matt, Rich, and guest host Karl Bickmore, of managed service provider Snap Tech IT. You'll also hear their thoughts about the latest consumer PCs from Dell, Datto's plan for coping with coronavirus, and the giant opportunity in managed security. Speaking of giant opportun...

Think COVID-19 can't make things much worse? Wait until people without access to a barber start showing up in big 70s-style mustaches again. That's just one of the dangers Matt and Rich discuss this week with their guest host, cloud entrepreneur and consultant Jamison West. In an interview with Forrester analyst Jay McBain, they also explore the sobering potential impact of the coronavirus recessi...

Matt's from Chicago. Guest host Mike Bloomfield, of MSP Tekie Geek , is from New York. They have firm opinions about hot dogs. Rich, who is from Seattle (where they like their hot dogs slathered in cream cheese ) wisely steers clear of this debate, but joins in the conversation about ID Agent's new identity and access management solution and ConnectWise's strategy for weathering the COVID-19 crisi...

E-cycling. Coaching. If you're doing them the way Matt, Rich, and guest host Scott Beck, of Canadian MSP BeckTek, recommend there should be no sweating involved and no one in a track suit barking at you. Tune in to this week's episode to get the lowdown not just on e-cycling used hardware and Tech Data's free professional coaching program, but the latest financing offers from D&H and a new cloud/s...

It's a whole new world, folks, and it just might be a great one too if you're willing to rethink everything. This week's guest host, Vertical Axion President Herman Pool, has some thoughts to share on that, plus the other topics Matt and Rich cover on this show: StorageCraft's new affordably-priced BDR appliance, the new AI-powered proactive management tool from Unitrends, the importance for MSPs...

Ah, pie. Could there be a better treat in stressful times? We won't claim it's a substitute, but this week's episode featuring guest host and MSP Ed Correia of Sagacent Technologies is a close-ish second. Grab a seat and listen in as Ed talks with Matt and Rich about what his company is doing to support customers during the coronavirus pandemic and prepare for tough economic times. He'll also join...

Stuck at home these days? Matt, Rich, and guest host Dave Sobel, a former MSP and vendor exec who is now host of the Business of Tech podcast , have some stimulating infotainment for you about Ingram Micro's new coronavirus-inspired finance programs, D&H's behind-the-scenes efforts to help channel pros triage urgent client needs, and some interesting new security software and printers from HP. The...

Hmm, wonder what topic Matt, Rich, and guest host Mike Semel, of Semel Consulting , will talk about this week. Surprise! It's the Coronavirus outbreak, and the challenges of coping with remote work generally and security specifically these days, a subject they get into in detail with interview guest Richard Stiennon, of security consultancy IT-Harvest . They also discuss the pros and cons of rotat...

Breakfast! It's the most important meal of the day. Especially if you're Matt and Rich, and you've got plenty of hot IT topics to discuss with guest host Bob Nitrio, CEO of Ranvest Associates. Items on the menu today include HPE's compact new micro-server for SMBs, Nerdio's new Windows Virtual Desktop deployment and administration system, WatchGuard's acquisition of Panda Security, and Axcient's n...

Not easy to get clients to read your emails, is it? Maybe referencing this week's episode will do the trick. It includes a discussion by Matt, Rich, and guest host Joshua Liberman about plans for a unified Carbonite/Webroot partner program, the new NIST Cyber Security Framework module for Kaseya Compliance Manager, and the out-of-band management capabilities for Intel vPro devices recently added t...

Easily distracted by the latest…anything, channel pros? Join the crowd. As guest host and MSP Vince Tinnirello of Anchor Network Solutions observes, IT providers have a tendency to glom onto whatever's new, bright, and shiny. You'll also hear him join in the conversation about cloud exec Renee Bergeron leaving Ingram Micro, Sophos and Untangle introducing new next-gen firewalls, the ChannelPro 202...

Hmm, what to do with $8 million of venture capital? ChannelPro Weekly regulars Matt and Rich, plus special guest host and MSSP Rob Boles of BLOKWORX, have an idea for the first million. They also have thoughts about cloud vendor Nerdio's plans for the $8 million it raised this week, Dell's plans for its partner program this year, and the opportunity to do what's right for the web while impressing...

Interested to know how you can profit from workplace optimization solutions? You're in luck, because Matt and Rich have an interview for you this week with Chris Thorson of Poly on that very topic. Curious to find out how well Rich knows his Groundhog Day trivia and why ice cream trucks always stop appearing right when your loyalty punch card qualifies you for something free? You're really in luck...

Heard of the Jerk Tax? It's from the same people who brought you the "moron fee", as in "let me add a little more-on your bill, Mr. Managed Services Customer, for being such a jerk." It's also one of many topics that Matt and Rich discuss in this episode with their guest host, solution provider and former managed services consultant Ronnie Parisella, along with what Microsoft's latest quarterly fi...

Don't fear numbers, people. They're good for you. Security holes in remote control and RMM systems, on the other hand, are less good for you, as Matt, Rich, and guest host Dave Seibert discuss on this week's show. While they're at it, they also chew over Kaseya's forthcoming security vendor acquisitions and IPO, Pulseway's new patch management upgrade, and the future of Chromebook Enterprise. All...

Watch your step! It turns out many things in life end in P. Just ask Matt, Rich, and guest host Erick Simpson. In this week's episode they discuss network management vendor Auvik's product roadmap, its integration partnership with Liongard, and ChannelPro's annual predictions roundup for 2020, not to mention a new mobile security app from Sophos. Then, joined by ChannelPro Managing Editor Colleen...

Seems like the last episode of ChannelPro Weekly arrived a long time ago in a pre-holiday time that's now far, far away. But Matt and Rich are back and better than ever for 2020! Joined by guest host Jeff Halash, channel pro extraordinaire and host of the MSP Unplugged podcast, they've got thoughts about Veeam's $5 billion sale to private equity, highlights from CES, and a timely interview with Ca...