ChannelPro Weekly Podcast

Psst. Don't tell Rich, but contrary to his belief he's not actually streaming TV at home from a pizzeria. Fortunately, he's less confused about the new Office 365 backup solution from SolarWinds, the new additions to Sophos' MSP partner program, and the security-related predictions for 2020 that he discusses with Matt this episode. He's also more or less on top of things during the insightful conv...

Here's a question for Lisa Shorr, MSP, channel pro image consultant, and guest host for this episode: What's that in your cup? Because if it's what we think it is, there may be financing available for it. Actually, financing for hardware from HP is one of the news stories Lisa discusses with Matt and Rich, along with the latest security enhancement to Barracuda's Managed Workplace RMM solution, Sc...

Back after the holiday break, Matt and Rich discuss the new hybrid IT management portal for HPE's GreenLake platform, Intel's new solutions marketplace, SonicWall's forthcoming management tool and pricing program for MSSPs, and D&H's recent $21.5 million "credit infusion." There's also a look at lessons learned from the recent ransomware wave in Texas, courtesy of Beachhead Solutions, and a frank...

What would it cost to get you up first thing in the morning to do a podcast? Matt, Rich, and special guest host Eric Long, of TeraCloud, can apparently be bought cheap, and not just for talking. But talk they do about a range of topics, including all the news from Ingram Micro's ONE conference, the swelling wave of M&A activity among MSPs, the ever-terrifying security threatscape, getting an IoT p...

Sweet, compact, and nutritious. Is it any wonder blueberries are the currency of the future? Not convinced they are? Please listen in anyway as Matt, Rich, and guest host Rory Sanchez of True Digital Security chew over Tech Data getting acquired by private equity and opening up a "cyber range", Carbonite getting acquired by OpenText, Dell going everything-as-a-service, and CloudOak introducing a b...

Broadcasting from deep within this week's IT Nation Connect conference, and stymied by balky hotel Wi-Fi at every turn, Rich and special guest host Dave Sobel share their thoughts about ConnectWise's blockbuster acquisition of Continuum and ITBOOST, not to mention Axcient's brand new unified data protection platform, Cytracom's bold plan to take on Microsoft in team collaboration, and Tech Data's...

Ah, dot matrix printers. Remember them? Remember what they sound like when they're printing something? Matt, Rich, and guest host Manuel Palachuk do, and it's not pretty. Good thing there's plenty to distract them, like Intel's new partner program, Intermedia's new contact center-as-a-service solution, Kaspersky's new antidrone solution, and D&H's push into the print market. There's also some conv...

If you're not a fan of milk-fed podcasts, you'll love this thoroughly unvealed episode in which Matt and Rich discuss the big new cyber protection offering from Acronis, Sophos going to private equity, Vade Secure's AI-powered computer vision technology, Supermicro's updated partner program, and more. And by more we mean an interview with Aidan Kehoe, CEO of SKOUT CYBERSECURITY, about the security...

Fancy a little Akamai sauce on your sushi? Matt and Rich have pouring stuff over food on their minds, but somehow manage to discuss recent news from SYNNEX, Tech Data, and WatchGuard anyway and chat with Nerdio CEO Vadim Vladimirskiy about the huge coming impact of Microsoft's recently launched Windows Virtual Desktop service.  Not enough? They also sift through a few winners of ChannelPro's 2019...

The show must go on! And thanks to special guest host Dave Seibert filling in for Rich, ChannelPro Weekly isn't skipping a beat! Of course, Matt and Dave settle in for some lively (and often humorous) discussion surrounding Sophos' entry into the security services market, WatchGuard's DNSWatchGo service, Avast Business' new cloud-based firewall, and Buffalo's new storage line with built-in snapsho...

Recognize this name? If you've ever been the victim of cybercrime, you know this guy better than you'd probably like to. Matt and Rich have some things to say about him, as well as the data protection alliance between Arcserve and Sophos, Microsoft's latest Dynamics 365 updates, Liongard's new multi-tenant reporting capabilities, and a couple of coming-soon Thunderbolt 3 docks from Belkin.  They a...

How do you like your eggs, people? Take your time pondering that important question while Matt and Rich chat about IT Glue's short- and long-term product roadmap, the $147 (million) that Goldman Sachs just invested in Acronis, a new RMM release from Barracuda, a new augmented reality tool from TeamViewer, and Pax8's alliance with CloudJumper. Plus opportunities in vertical markets, why you should...

We've got you covered A to Z on this episode of ChannelPro Weekly, from Axcient's new lead generation program to…well, nothing involving a Z, actually. But your hosts do have thoughts to share on C-related topics, like bvoip's new Canadian data centers, Carbonite's new Webroot-heavy senior leadership team, ConnectWise's security information sharing initiative, Ingram Micro's mass IoT hardware cust...

Business tip! Stealing from your customers is a bad idea. Want a better idea? How about enjoying the banter between Matt and Rich as they discuss the latest news from Tech Data, D&H, Acronis, Dell, Pulseway, ADTRAN, and more. There's also a very old item from Matt's tech museum to enjoy and a look at a very new Wi-Fi card from Intel. Grab it all and run! Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly! ​​​​​​​ ​​​...

So many selections, so little time. Nibble along with Matt and Rich as they work their way through tasty news items from Axcient, ServiceTree, Harmony Business Systems, MSP360 (formerly Cloudberry Lab), and SKOUT CYBERSECURITY, followed by lip-smacking insights on opportunities in the K-12 market, the secrets of becoming a hypergrowth MSP, and the six things vendors should do differently about par...

Anyone can do continuous improvement. It takes Matt and Rich, with some help from a lot of misbehaving podcast technology, to perfect continuous degradation. Listen in as your hosts manage to conduct a reasonably intelligent conversation about news from CompTIA's ChannelCon event featuring The ASCII Group, Pax8, Axcient, and Buffalo Americas, plus a look at some interesting winners of this year's...

You know what's big? Elephants. You know what's small? This week's episode. It's a little shorter than usual, anyway, even though Matt and Rich have plenty to say about StorageCraft's new continuity solution for small businesses, Dell's partner-like program for non-partner MSPs, Tech Data's new identity as a solutions aggregator, who owns who in managed services after all the recent vendor M&A act...

Didn't make it to Microsoft Inspire this year? Neither did Rich, technically speaking, but he was very nearby and met with a lot of Microsoft partners. Hear him discuss the latest from Barracuda, BitTitan, Tech Data, CloudJumper, and Pax8 with Matt.  For you hardware fans, meanwhile, we've got a look at some new switches from Zyxel designed for video surveillance solutions, an introduction to Matt...

Here comes another marathon episode of ChannelPro Weekly. Not! Pressed for time, Matt, Rich, and special guest host Dave Seibert discuss Microsoft's widely criticized and ultimately revoked partner program changes, as well as some newly introduced updates to Teams, its chat-based collaboration tool. Good stuff to explore just before Microsoft's annual partner conference next week. No fooling! Subs...

You're in good hands with Matt and Rich this week, because they've got all the details for you on Bitdefender's new MSP partner program, Breach Secure Now's Security-as-a-Service bundle, a new outsourced security vendor called inSOC, and Deep Instinct's new endpoint security coverage for Chrome OS devices. There's also a tour through the ChannelPro book club's annual summer reading list and a look...

Can't decide which variety of artisanal salt to put on your popcorn? Take a break from that puzzler and listen in as Matt and Rich discuss all the news from ConnectWise, Datto, and HPE at their recent events, six services from Ingram Micro that you're probably not using but should be, and a brilliant home IoT solution from Brilliant. Plus, all the reasons why you shouldn't waste your time taking p...

It's tangy, tasty, and back! ChannelPro Weekly returns from an extended hiatus with a catsup catchup episode dedicated to the biggest news stories since the last show. You'll also hear co-hosts Matt and Rich weigh the merits of partnering with Facebook on cloud productivity software, chat about some of this year's Vendors on the Vanguard, and explore an old Audiovox phone and a new moto one. Oh, t...

You knew Clippy was annoying. Did you know he's evil too? That's one of many things you'll learn in this episode of ChannelPro Weekly, featuring guest host Ed Correia of Sagacent Technologies. There's also plenty of talk about Carbonite buying Webroot, Eaton updating its partner program, Continuum launching a new security assessment solution, StorageCraft introducing a new healthcare storage offer...

Which do you prefer? Suites like Office 365 or sweets like SQL suckers? Which are candies. That don't actually exist. But should. No need to choose if you listen to this episode of ChannelPro Weekly, which discusses a security incident involving ConnectWise and Kaseya, Barracuda's new alliance with Avast Business, Microsoft's cloud momentum, managed services software from an industry newcomer call...

You know Diehard is a movie. Did you know it's a verb too? It is according to Matt, Rich, and guest host Dave Seibert, anyway, and they say this two-hour, break-free, insight-packed episode is a perfect example of what it means. See if you agree as you listen to the three of them chat about Dave's visit to CES 2019, Kaseya's new Unitrends commission plan, Lexmark's latest SMB printers, HP's super-...