ChannelPro Weekly Podcast
274 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe ChannelPro Weekly Podcast is a weekly audio program for channel professionals, focusing on topics of interest as related to the recent week in news, as well as other information, guest interviews, and more!
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ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #123 - Donut, Lettuce, and Tomato
November 02, 2019 16:11 - 1 hour - 33.7 MBBroadcasting 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 bid to get deeper into public sector opportunities by purchasing DLT Solutions. Wait, DLT? As ...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #122 - Like Robots Having Sex
October 26, 2019 05:10 - 2 hours - 58 MBAh, 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 conversation about the connection between SLAs and operational maturity for MSPs, plus Manuel’s favo...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #121 - Unvealed
October 18, 2019 15:10 - 2 hours - 57 MBIf 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 dangers MSPs increasingly face and a look at the secrets to The ASCII Group’s 35-year success...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #120 - Pour Me Over Something
October 11, 2019 06:10 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBFancy 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 All-Star Awards, share employee retention best practices from IT By Design, and explain why di...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #119 - Reach Out and Help Someone
October 03, 2019 09:10 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBThe 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 snapshotting. Dave passes on some great insights using BTAs in the sales process... with a little bit o...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #118 - Nefarious A. Hole
October 01, 2019 16:10 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBRecognize 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 also spend a little time chatting about Acer’s skinny TravelMate X5 laptop and Apple’s pricey i...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #117 - Those Sticky Dutch Babies
September 20, 2019 15:09 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBHow 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 be charging for assessments, the Delta Airlines partner program, Star Trek, and yes, dutch babie...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #116 - C is for Consortium
September 13, 2019 07:09 - 1 hour - 44 MBWe’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 customization offering, the new change management functionality in Liongard’s automated documentatio...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #115 - The Five Finger Discount
August 30, 2019 15:08 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBBusiness 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! Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you ...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #114 - The Channel Buffet
August 16, 2019 14:08 - 1 hour - 30.6 MBSo 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 partner marketing. By the time you’re done you’ll be stuffed (with information and entertainment) f...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #113 - Continuous Degradation
August 09, 2019 06:08 - 1 hour - 39.2 MBAnyone 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 ChannelPro Readers’ Choice Awards. Then place your bets on when the next technical difficulty oc...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #112 - An Elephant Named Gertrude
July 25, 2019 15:07 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBYou 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 activity, and what channel pros are doing differently in the wake of Intel’s recent processor short...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #111 - Factories in the Cloud
July 22, 2019 06:07 - 1 hour - 43 MBDidn’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’s safari-themed roundup of this year’s most notable devices, and Matt’s take (inspired by his...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #110 - Microsoft Cuts Benefits … PSYCH!
July 13, 2019 15:07 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBHere 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! Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly! Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't s...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #109 - Deep Insurance
July 12, 2019 15:07 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBYou’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 at some super cool joystick controllers from years back and the present day. File a claim if yo...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #108 - Less Salt, More Brilliance
June 28, 2019 16:06 - 1 hour - 38.8 MBCan’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 pictures the next time you unexpectedly find yourself at a Snoop Dogg concert. Subscribe to Ch...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #107 - Catchup and other Condiments
June 07, 2019 14:06 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBIt’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, the anticipation! Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly! Look for us in your favorite podcast a...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #106 - Clippy Goes to the Dark Side
February 22, 2019 08:02 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBYou 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 offering, workplace culture, and more. Plus, Matt experiences some fairly persistent microphone pro...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #105 - The SQL Sucker
February 07, 2019 16:02 - 1 hour - 30.9 MBWhich 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 called ServiceTree, Datto’s possible security ambitions, and more. It’s all tasty and not the slig...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #104 - Dieharding IT
January 31, 2019 15:01 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBYou 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-sized sales incentives for displays and accessories, Datto’s freshly-shipped RMM update, and Int...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #103 - Live from the Trailer Park
January 24, 2019 15:01 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBRich 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 for 2019, new hardware from Acer and Epson, ChannelPro’s annual tech preview story for 2019, ...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #102 - Seibert in Spirit
January 18, 2019 16:01 - 1 hour - 37.9 MBYour 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 program, Continuum buying BrightGuage, RapidFire Tools adding HIPAA compliance support, and more. ...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #101 - The Bad News Sandwich
December 20, 2018 14:12 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBHappy 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 and The ASCII Group introducing a security awareness training toolkit. There’s even a live inte...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #100 - Lights, Camera, Action!
December 13, 2018 11:12 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBIt’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 recent news from ConnectWise, WatchGuard, and Proofpoint, reminisce about episode 001, discuss...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #096 - For the Bottom Feeders
December 06, 2018 10:12 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBJoined 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 bottom feeders—who whine about vendors on Reddit all day. You know who you are. Subscribe to C...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #099 - A Future in Spearfishing
November 29, 2018 15:11 - 2 hours - 59.3 MBWhat 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 updated XG Firewall, Epson's new print-as-a-service program, and CloudJumper’s thoughts on why Mic...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #095 - Tinder for Business
November 27, 2018 07:11 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBIn 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 for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #094 - Meet Alfred Applebaum
November 19, 2018 10:11 - 2 hours - 55.7 MBJoined 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 heard of him either. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly! Look for us in your favorite podc...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #098 - What's in an All-Star?
November 16, 2018 15:11 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBWhat 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 your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almo...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #093 - For Donut-Level Partners Only
November 14, 2018 06:11 - 1 hour - 38.9 MBDon’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, and more. Consider it our enticement to get you bought into pursuing unobtanium status. Subscrib...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #097 - I Pity the (IoT) Fool
November 03, 2018 08:11 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBWhat 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! Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly! Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't se...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #092 - What Sandwich are YOU?
November 01, 2018 07:11 - 2 hours - 58 MBWhat 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 & Bacon Ranch Melt.” Not sure why, but it is. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly! Look f...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #091 - Sitting in a Bowl of Jello
October 12, 2018 16:10 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBWhat’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 storage arrays from Dell EMC, a free forthcoming data retrieval service from Buffalo Americas, Man...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #090 - GreenLake Is Not for Boating
October 04, 2018 16:10 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBJoined 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 to Dave’s tech museum, instead of Matt’s, for a reunion with a classic Silicon Graphics O2 wo...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #089 - Mimeographs Are Extinct. Are You?
September 21, 2018 15:09 - 1 hour - 53.9 MBThis 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 enhanced dark web scanning tool from Breach Secure Now!, a composable infrastructure solution ...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #088 - What Is That Guy DOING?
September 14, 2018 06:09 - 2 hours - 56.4 MBTwo’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 technologies; new products from Lenovo and Intel; and…wait a minute, what exactly is happening in that pho...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #087 - NGaaS is Aggregatastic!
August 29, 2018 05:08 - 1 hour - 45 MBSure, 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 invention to share (hint: it’s “aggregatastic,” and we don’t know what it means either). But the r...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #086 - It'll Never Be Better than 56K
August 22, 2018 16:08 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBReady 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 Americas president, a recorded interview segment with The 20’s Tim Conkle on what it means to ...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #085 - Behold! Checklists and Chicken Fingers
August 15, 2018 06:08 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBDid 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 from IT Glue, Sophos, BitTitan, and Pax8, Intel’s 50th birthday, the merits of integrated man...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #084 - Hooray for Titles! I Guess.
August 03, 2018 05:08 - 1 hour - 40.2 MBIf 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’s top hardware products, each of which he likens to a summer blockbuster movie, and the endur...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #083 - MMRMM
July 25, 2018 06:07 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBWhat 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 niche security services, the winners of this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, and more. Unlike th...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #082 - Rubber Ducky, You're the One
July 12, 2018 05:07 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBBet 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 conference. Listen in! It’ll make bath time lots of fun. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly! ...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #081 - A Phenomenon Called Fun
June 30, 2018 15:06 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBGames. 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. Listening in may not be as fun as a bracing round of Fallout 4, but you’ll probably enjoy it just the...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #080 - Middle-Aged Processing
June 15, 2018 16:06 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBMmm, 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 push into cloud security for SMBs, and a new model for pricing managed services, not to mention...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #079 - Cecilia Gives Again
June 02, 2018 15:06 - 1 hour - 36.5 MBGone 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 here by June 15th folks!) Your hosts then discuss Tech Data’s new online Cisco ordering tool and...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #078 - Do Dolphins Press A?
May 26, 2018 16:05 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBMatt and Rich are joined this week by special guest and managed services consultant extraordinaire Manuel Palachuk to explore “agile service delivery” and its benefits for MSPs. That’s followed by discussions of today’s complex, sometimes confusing security product landscape, the possibility that GDPR might not be as big a problem for U.S.-based channel pros as we thought, and Lenovo’s new leadership team and future direction. Then be sure to stick around as Matt discusses the vintage ASUS...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #077 - One is Done
May 17, 2018 16:05 - 1 hour - 36.1 MBThere’s more than one thing to like about this episode, which covers more than one topic. In fact, it’s the one show to listen to for information about the latest solutions from Kaseya, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Secure Now!; Tech Data’s investments in next-generation technologies; the pros and cons of IT franchising versus master MSPs; and much more. Just don’t get Matt started about products that have “one” in their name. He’s really, really had enough of it. Subscribe to ChannelP...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #076 - Code Blue!
May 15, 2018 16:05 - 1 hour - 30.9 MBGet some ChannelPro editors in here, stat! We need them to discuss the Kaseya-Unitrends merger and the launch of Ingram Micro’s new cloud commerce platform, plus mesh networking, the differentiating attributes of top-tier cloud computing resellers, and the amazing things you can do with USB pluggable devices (hint: they include sustaining life). It’s just what the doctor ordered! Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly! Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #075 - For the Low, Low Price of Currency
May 03, 2018 16:05 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBGrab a seat as Matt and Rich yak about Star Wars, Star Trek, and Ozzy Osbourne. And while you’re at it, stick around for their discussion of Datto’s first managed power product, Nerdio’s new IT-as-a-service bundles, Samsung overtaking Intel in the semiconductor leadership stakes, email marketing, Datto’s latest State of the MSP Report, desktop PCs, and more. And with so many weighty matters on their minds, we trust you’ll forgive your hosts for knowing very little about what the products t...
ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #074 - The Security Buffet
April 26, 2018 16:04 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBThe 2018 RSA Conference was a feast for anyone interested in security, and Rich just couldn’t resist gorging on news, views, and insights from the industry’s leading vendors. Listen in as he and Matt discuss the significance of the week’s top product announcements and threat updates, and then hear about the very latest trends in zero days and cryptomining directly from two top experts at WatchGuard. Your hosts also have thoughts for you on the launch of the ConnectWise Unite cloud management...