ChannelPro Weekly Podcast

Rich thinks it's a big deal when he contributes his portion of ChannelPro Weekly from a hotel room somewhere. This week, special guest host Eric Long, of cloud and managed service provider TeraCloud, one-ups him by recording his part of the show from an RV. In a trailer park. With better Wi-Fi than some of you in our audience enjoy. See if you agree as Rich, Matt, and Eric chew over Kaseya's plans...

Your hosts were looking forward to speaking with MSP, conference impresario, and guest host Dave Seibert about his latest SMB TechFest event, not to mention the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show, which Dave attended. But thanks to a last-minute technical glitch, Dave couldn't connect to the show. Ah well, he was with Matt and Rich in spirit as they discussed Lenovo's CES product dump and partner prog...

Happy New Year! And what better way to celebrate the impending arrival of 2019 than to take a stroll with Captain Serious himself (aka Rich Freeman) through a compendium of gloomy security-related predictions for the new year from leading vendors. Fortunately, Rich, Matt, and special guest host/marketing expert Herman Pool have less depressing things to talk about too, like Kaseya buying IT Glue a...

It's quite possible that neither Matt nor Rich has ever done anything successfully 100 times before, but somehow or other they've managed to record 100 episodes of this podcast without inspiring any lawsuits. Worth a celebration, wouldn't you say? Then tune in to the recorded audio version of what from here on out will be a live video podcast as well (details here). You'll hear your hosts discuss...

Joined by MSP Vince Tinnirello, of Anchor Network Solutions, Matt and Rich dive deep into the Datto-Autotask merger one year later, operational efficiency best practices, and marketing fundamentals. All of that's preceded by a quick trip through some news from Zyxel, ID Agent, Lenovo, Scale Computing, and Schneider Electric, and accompanied by some shade-throwing at the folks—some might call them...

What a difference a couple of letters can make! When this week's guest host, Marketopia CEO Terry Hedden, invites Matt to step away from the computer bench for a while and go spearfishing, he's talking about the kind that involves spears and fish, not ransomware. Terry had plenty of observations to share on other topics too, including HPE's latest edge computing and storage products, Sophos's upda...

In this episode, Matt and Rich chew over the news from Tech Data's latest partner conference, two "office-in-a-box" solutions from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a new EDR offering from Sophos, and an alliance agreement between D&H and SaaSMAX before sharing an interview segment with Cytracom CEO Zane Conkle about "voice continuity." Swipe right if you like it! Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look...

Joined by consultant extraordinaire and MSP Foundry chief Ronnie Parisella, Matt and Rich dive into the news about Kaseya buying Spanning, Hewlett Packard Enterprise refreshing its secondary storage portfolio, Microsoft refreshing its hardware lineup and Windows OS, best practices for selecting RMM platforms, and more. They also introduce you to some guy named Alfred Applebaum. And no, we've never...

What makes an all-star shine? Think about that a little while Matt and Rich chew over ConnectWise's big security push, Kaseya's bold move to hand its partners "done deals," new software from SolarWinds, and more. Then listen in as your hosts explain exactly what makes an all-star an All-Star, as in a winner of the ChannelPro 2018 All-Star awards. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in y...

Don't try and fool us. We know you haven't attained donut-level status in the ChannelPro Weekly partner program yet. We'll let you listen in anyway, though, as Matt, Rich, and guest host Karl Palachuk discuss Continuum's analysis of the managed services market, Microsoft's new VDI solution, StorageCraft's new partner program, CloudJumper's single-server WaaS solution, USB extenders old and new, an...

What an irony! The week Matt and Rich invite managed security provider Rory Sanchez to join them as guest host there's no security news to discuss. There is, however, a bunch of news from Ingram Micro to talk about, not to mention a big shakeup atop Datto, a big year for D&H, and holiday decorations for the geek in your life. Plus, it turns out Rory does a pretty decent Mr. T impression. Bonus! Su...

What kind of sandwich do you see when you look in the mirror? Something to ponder while you listen to Matt, Rich, and guest host Joshua Liberman rap about the news from IT Glue's GlueCon event, SolarWinds MSP's outsourced SOC offering, a new cloud management platform from Linksys, a review of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (6th Generation), and more. Oh, and the correct answer is "foot-long Chicken...

What's your retirement dream? Does it involve bathing on the beach in a big bowl of bright red gelatin? If you answered yes, you have something in common with Manuel Palachuk, managed services expert extraordinaire and Matt and Rich's guest co-host this week. Listen in as the three of them discuss Kaseya's blockbuster acquisition of RapidFire Tools, a new IoT solution from Ingram Micro, new SMB st...

Joined by veteran channel pro and all-around industry expert Dave Seibert, Matt and Rich chew over the news about Kaseya's acquisition plans, Hewlett Packard Enterprise's partner program updates, Dell's new IoT surveillance solution, a documentation product from RapidFire Tools, and Microsoft's new rules for Cloud Solution Provider program members who bill direct. Then your three hosts pay a visit...

This week, Matt and Captain Serious Rich are joined by Continuum CEO Michael George for a live discussion about the "M&A frenzy" sweeping the managed services market and why delivering security services will be the difference between success and extinction for MSPs in the years ahead.  Plus, your hosts have news for you about StorageCraft's latest solutions, Arcserve's updated partner program, an...

Two's company, but three's…even better company! Matt and Rich are joined this week by guest co-host and managed services guru extraordinaire Erick Simpson, of SPC International, for a look at Carbonite's evolving partner strategy; the secrets to building an IT business capable of thriving for decades; clauses every MSP should have in their contracts; how to select small business storage technologi...

Sure, Matt and Rich have plenty to say about CompTIA's 2018 ChannelCon show; the latest news from ConnectWise, Axcient/eFolder, Pax8, and D&H; the importance of ecosystems in the Internet of Things; and the value of gamification as an employee motivation tool. But they also have a great new as-a-service market opportunity for you (hint: it involves Nerf guns) and a brand-new word of their own inve...

Ready for a red-hot episode of ChannelPro Weekly? Like 56K modem hot? Then settle in as Matt and Rich discuss WatchGuard's new multifactor authentication solution, The 20's adoption of Deep Instinct's endpoint protection software, Chargifi's intriguing wireless device charging solution, and two new port-packed switches from NETGEAR. That's followed by an update on the latest at Tech Data from its...

Did you attend this year's Microsoft Inspire partner conference? Bet you didn't eat as many chicken fingers there as Rich did. Find out what else he snacked on during meetings, not to mention what he and Matt have to say about Microsoft's slow but steady progress toward the big partner program and sales process changes it announced last year. Then stick around for discussions about the latest news...

If you like industry news you'll love this week's episode of ChannelPro Weekly, in which Matt and Rich explore announcements from Microsoft on the eve of its annual partner conference, Lenovo's recently launched "channel transformation" initiative, a new threat detection solution from SolarWinds, some affordable wide-format printers from Epson, and more. They also discuss Matt's picks for the year...

What kind of name is MMRMM? Exactly the kind ChannelPro's resident marketing genius Matt Whitlock would have choosen for the RMM system actually named Pulseway if he had had the chance. Alas, this episode of ChannelPro Weekly is the only place you'll ever hear that can't-miss idea, not to mention your hosts' thoughts on SonicWall's big push into the mid-tier enterprise, Tech Data's new family of n...

Bet you didn't how to turn rubber ducks into money-makers, did you? Well, you will after you've heard ChannelPro managing editor Colleen Frye chat with Matt and Rich about her recent profile of marketing guru Robin Robins. And that comes after a recap of everything important from this week's ConnectWise Automation Nation show, Datto's DattoCon 2018 event, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Discover...

Games. Heard of 'em? Neither has Rich, who's a stranger to this whole fun thing. Matt, on the other hand, knows all about games and has a rundown of all the cool ones just announced at this year's E3 gaming conference. He and Rich also have thoughts to share about Continuum's blockbuster acquisition of CARVIR, Tigerpaw's all-new UI, Sophos's first cloud-based email security system, and more. Liste...

Mmm, chips. Tasty, tasty chips. Matt and Rich have plenty to say about them this week as they discuss the 40th birthday of Intel's 8086 processor, which though greying around the temples a bit remains a silicon legend just the same. You'll also hear their thoughts about the forthcoming SolarWinds IPO, Barracuda's new security awareness training solution for midsize businesses, Symantec's ongoing p...

Gone but never forgotten, former ChannelPro executive editor and one-time ChannelPro Weekly co-host Cecilia Galvin is back on the podcast again, in a manner of speaking. Only this time, it's because Matt and Rich want the world to know about the scholarship named in her honor that CompTIA will bestow later this year to help a deserving young woman launch a career in IT. (Get your nominations in he...