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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 & Bacon Ranch Melt.” Not sure why, but it is.

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Episode #: 092
Title: What Sandwich Are YOU?
Duration: 2:06:34
File size: 57.9MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• IT Glue Adds Integrations, Document Storage, and Training Resources 
• Six Things We Learned About Chris Day at GlueCon 2018
• SolarWinds MSP Launches Threat Monitoring Service Program
• Linksys Introduces Free Cloud Networking Management Platform
• RapidFire Tools Adds Dark Web Scanning from ID Agent to Network Detective
• Pulseway Ships New RMM Release for Growing MSPs
• Living Up to a Tall Reputation: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (6th Generation)
• Matt's Museum Pick: NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT
• Matt's Tech Pick: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

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 storage arrays from Dell EMC, a free forthcoming data retrieval service from Buffalo Americas, Manuel’s “agile service delivery” methodology for MSPs, and more.

The “more” part includes soaking in Jello on the beach, by the way. We’d say it made sense at the time, but frankly we’re less than sure it did.

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Episode #: 091
Title: Sitting in a Bowl of Jello
Duration: 1:57:01
File size: 53.7MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor
Special Guest: Manuel Palachuk

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Kaseya Buys RapidFire Tools, Introduces Compliance Management Solution 
• Ingram Micro Partners with Sprint and myDevices on Internet of Things Solution 
• Dell EMC Unveils Entry-Level Storage Line for SMBs 
• Buffalo Americas Readies Free Data Recovery Service 
• GMS Live Expert and Inbay Join Forces on NOC and Help Desk Service Delivery 
• Agile Service Delivery: Taking a Page from DevOps 
• The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
• Manuel Palachuk's Getting Agile Workshop
• The 20 Goes to War
• Matt's Museum Pick: Ultra U12-40715 KVM
• Matt's Tech Pick: Belkin Secure Flip 2-Port
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

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 to Dave’s tech museum, instead of Matt’s, for a reunion with a classic Silicon Graphics O2 workstation and discuss Matt’s tech pick for the week: HP Inc.’s Z6 workstation.

Somewhere in there, Rich and Dave explain to Matt that GreenLake only sounds like a body of water. It’s actually a cloud platform. Please make a note of it.

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Episode #: 090
Title: GreenLake Is Not For Boating
Duration: 1:35:08
File size: 43.7MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Dave Seibert's businesses:
• • IT Innovators
  • SMB TechFest
• Kaseya Has Two Vendor Acquisitions Coming Soon 
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Retools Partner Program to Promote Sales in Strategic Markets 
• Dell Technologies Introduces IoT Surveillance System and Partner Solution Bundles 
• RapidFire Tools Enters Documentation Market 
• Matt's Dave's Museum Pick: Silicon Graphics O2
• Matt's Tech Pick: HP Inc. Z6
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

Part 1 – About Dan Mott, Lifelong Learning and IT Channel Marketing Basics

01:15 – Dan Mott as a person; his background following influencers like Seth Godin, Gary Vaynerchuk, Tim Ferriss to fuel his addiction to lifelong learning, tacit knowledge
07:05 – Back to college, how did Dan get into marketing and IT focused industry with no background
11:00 – Intro to his role as Director of Marketing at A Fluent Vision
13:00 – What is IT marketing and the channel: manufacturers, distributors, resellers/ solution providers/ partners.
16:15 – Using a hospital system’s IT needs as an example, Aaron outlines the structure of the IT channel and why IT solution providers and distributors exist and why the manufacturer “sells and markets” through the channel
20:00 – Dan explains why direct sales staff focuses on Fortune 500 but couldn’t compete direct to consumer at scale
21:00 – Dan talks about the State of Partner Marketing Report for 2018; Conducting research for 2019
23:45 – MDF (Marketing Development Funds) specifics channel sales team, don’t know how to use or have access; sometimes as high as 70% funds expiring
Part 2 – The State of Partner Marketing for 2019 and Common Challenges for Manufacturers, Distributors, and Solution Providers
27:00 – Manufacturer concerns that solution providers are hurrying up to use the funds and how manufacturers are better enabling partners
29:15 – Solution providers are getting sophisticated; trends channel primarily “shipped boxes” but now getting niche and specialized and leading with their brand versus focus on co-brand
31:45 – Aaron talks about Account Based Marketing and solving business problems for the targeted companies (end users of the technology)
33:50 – What to expect for 2019 in partner marketing and solving problems for customers with IT marketing
37:40 – Tactics for doing tactics is pointless, much more programmatic and long term strategy for building brand and lead gen, nurture becoming more beneficial and necessary
42:00 – Dan’s final comments regarding the ongoing battle with sales and marketing and the accountability of each; how sales and marketing can help each other

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 enhanced dark web scanning tool from Breach Secure Now!, a composable infrastructure solution from Dell EMC, and more. Listen up if you don’t want to wind up as obsolete as one of those mimeograph contraptions.

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Episode #: 089
Title: Mimeographs Are Extinct. Are You?
Duration: 1:57:28
File size: 53.9MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor
Special Guest: Michael George

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• StorageCraft Ships Next-Generation Data Protection and Storage Platforms 
• Arcserve Launches New Partner Program 
• Breach Secure Now! Adds Stolen Credentials to Dark Web Scanning Solution 
• Dell EMC Introduces Composable Infrastructure Solution for Evolving Workloads 
• Xerox Has SMBs in Its Sights 
• 5 Voice Strategies to Get Your Contract Signed, Not Declined 
• Maximize Your Exit: Capitalizing on M&A Opportunities in 2018
• Matt's Museum Pick: Game Genie
• Matt's Tech Pick: SonicWall 01-SSC-0212 TZ500 Wireless-AC Gen 6 Firewall
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

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 technologies; new products from Lenovo and Intel; and…wait a minute, what exactly is happening in that photo? Your hosts have theories, but could use your help.

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Episode #: 088
Title: What Is That Guy DOING?
Duration: 2:02:54
File size: 56.4MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Less is More for Carbonite’s Partner Program 
• The Channel Pro Fountain of Youth 
• Contract Clauses Every Channel Pro Should Consider 
• Rethinking Small Business Storage 
• Lenovo Launches ThinkPad Mobile Workstations
• Intel Introduced New NUC Devices
• Matt's Museum Pick: Hawking Technologies 10/100M
• Matt's Tech Pick: VAVA USB-C
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

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 invention to share (hint: it’s “aggregatastic,” and we don’t know what it means either).

But the real reason you simply can’t miss this episode of ChannelPro Weekly is the interview segment with recent high school graduate and budding hardware designer Sarah Johnson, winner of the first Cecilia Galvin Scholarship Award. Meeting her will make putting up with the usual nonsense from Matt and Rich well worthwhile.

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Episode #: 087
Title: NGaaS is Aggregatastic!
Duration: 1:38:03
File size: 45.0MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• CompTIA Tackles Tough Issues of Our Time 
• ConnectWise Launches New IT Nation-Branded Partner Community Organization 
• Axcient/eFolder Forms Distribution Pact with Pax8 
• D&H Launches Digital Signage and Audio-Visual Solutions Initiative 
• It’s All About Ecosystems in the Internet of Things 
• Gamification: The Secret to Motivating Your Employees 
• CompTIA Names Winners of New Women in IT Awards 
• Matt's Museum Pick: RayCom RIS-100
• Matt's Tech Pick: Siig M.2 PCIe adapter
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

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 Americas president, a recorded interview segment with The 20’s Tim Conkle on what it means to be a “managed IT department,” and some thoughts on old and new modems from Matt.

Yeah, that’s right, modems. 56K modems. As good as it gets, folks!

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Episode #: 086
Title: It'll Never Be Better than 56K
Duration: 1:32:04
File size: 44.2MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• WatchGuard Introduces Multifactor Authentication Product 
• The 20 Adopts Software from Deep Instinct as Endpoint Protection Standard 
• Chargifi Signs Distribution Agreement with Ingram Micro 
• NETGEAR Introduces 52-Port Insight Managed Smart Cloud Switches 
• Tech Data’s Americas President Talks CEOs, Solutions, and Differentiators 
• Matt's Museum Pick: U.S. Robotics 5699B
• Matt's Tech Pick: U.S. Robotics USR5638
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

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 from IT Glue, Sophos, BitTitan, and Pax8, Intel’s 50th birthday, the merits of integrated managed services suites, and hard drives old and new. It’ll be one more item off your checklist!

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Episode #: 085
Title: Behold! Checklists and Chicken Fingers
Duration: 1:39:34
File size: 45.7MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Microsoft Adds Partner Solutions and Services to Cloud Solution Provider Product Catalog
• Vendors Say Microsoft’s Partner Program Overhaul Remains a Work in Progress 
• IT Glue Adds Documentation Checklist Feature 
• Sophos Ships New Edition of Intercept X Security Product for Servers 
• BitTitan Adds Library of Automated Azure Management Procedures to MSPComplete 
• Pax8 Introduces Professional Services for Infrastructure as a Service 
• Intel by the Numbers 
• Matt's Museum Pick: Maxtor Basics 160GB HDD
• Matt's Tech Pick: TowerRAID TR4UTBPN
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

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’s top hardware products, each of which he likens to a summer blockbuster movie, and the enduring appeal of the IDE storage standard. It’s a big show that we trust will leave everyone shouting hooray! Except anti-hooray curmudgeon Matt, that is.

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Episode #: 084
Title: Hooray for Titles! I Guess.
Duration: 1:27:30
File size: 40.1MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Microsoft Launches Azure MSP Program
• Microsoft Introduces Free Version of Teams, Enhancements to Microsoft 365 Suite 
• Lenovo Looks to Fuel a Return to Growth Through “Channel Transformation” 
• SolarWinds Introduces Cloud-Based Threat Detection Solution 
• Epson Ships Entry-Level CAD Desktop Printers 
• AT&T to Acquire AlienVault 
• Managed Services Co-Op The 20 Inks Alliance Agreement with CloudJumper 
• D&H Partners with ASCII Group on Advisory Committee 
• Blockbuster Hardware (aka Hooray for Hardware)
• Matt's Museum Pick: 50 shades of IDE
• Matt's Tech Pick: StarTech 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

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 niche security services, the winners of this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, and more. Unlike this week’s show title, moreover, all that interesting discussion includes plenty of vowels.

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Episode #: 083
Title: MMRMM
Duration: 1:50:30
File size: 50.7MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• SonicWall Introduces Mid-Tier Enterprise Security Portfolio
• Tech Data Expands RECON Security Service Portfolio 
• Pulseway Integrates its RMM Platform with IT Glue's Documentation System 
• KnowBe4 Announces New Breached Password Test 
• SkyKick Updates its Office 365 Backup Suite 
• ChannelPro SMB Forum events
• The 2018 ChannelPro Readers' Choice Awards 
• Matt's Museum Pick: Motorola RAZR
• Matt's Tech Pick: Motorola moto z3 play
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

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 conference. Listen in! It’ll make bath time lots of fun.

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Episode #: 082
Title: Rubber Ducky, You're the One
Duration: 1:36:21
File size: 44.2MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• ConnectWise Has Versions of its Unite Solution for Security and BDR in Development 
• Five Forthcoming Stories from ConnectWise 
• Datto Announces New Name for RMM System, New BDR Capabilities at DattoCon18 
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Makes GreenLake Flex Capacity Program Available to Partners 
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Drop $4 Billion in the Intelligent Edge 
• The Robin Robins Effect 
• Matt's Tech Pick: HPE Edgeline EL1000 and EL4000
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

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. Listening in may not be as fun as a bracing round of Fallout 4, but you’ll probably enjoy it just the same.

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Episode #: 081
Title: A Phenomenon Called Fun
Duration: 1:18:09
File size: 35.9MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Continuum Buys CARVIR 
• Tigerpaw Puts Updated PSA Release with Entirely New UI into Public Beta 
• Sophos Launches New Cloud-Based Email Security Solution 
• Built to Scale: Taking the Cloud to New Heights 
• The Robin Robins Effect 
• Matt's Museum Pick: NES-101
• Matt's Tech Pick: Razer Naga Trinity
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

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 push into cloud security for SMBs, and a new model for pricing managed services, not to mention an interview with Bitdefender’s VP of worldwide channel development on the latest opportunities in security.

And if you were born before the Intel 8086, don’t worry. You’re not getting older. You’re getting better!

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Episode #: 080
Title: Middle-Aged Processing
Duration: 1:32:13
File size: 42.3MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Nomination page for the first annual Cecilia Galvin Scholarship Award
• SolarWinds files for IPO 
• Barracuda Rolls Out Anti-Phishing Software for Midsize Businesses 
• Tech Data Adds Symantec Security Solutions to Its StreamOne Cloud Marketplace 
• Intel's "new" 8086 processor
• Lenovo's Laptop Throwback
• Get Your Literary Motor Running 
• Simplify Managed Service Sales with Per-Customer Pricing 
• Matt's Museum Pick: AMD Athlon 64X2
• Matt's Tech Pick: Intel Core i7-8086K
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

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 here by June 15th folks!)

Your hosts then discuss Tech Data’s new online Cisco ordering tool and CloudJumper’s new application streaming service, listen to Rich’s conversation with Eric Jewett of SkyKick about GDPR readiness, and chat about docking stations. Need even more? Stick around to the end of the show to find out how Matt bought his wife a meat smoker for Mothers Day, and got thanked for it.

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Episode #: 079
Title: Cecilia Gives Again
Duration: 1:19:29
File size: 36.5MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• CompTIA Opens Nominating Process for New Women in IT Awards 
• Tech Data Rolls Out End-to-End Cisco Ordering Tool 
• CloudJumper Adds Streaming Applications to Cloud Workspace Solution 
• The 'Other' Networking
• SkyKick Announces GDPR Compliance Ahead of Deadline; Provides Critical Path for IT Solution Partners on Upcoming Privacy Regulations
• Matt's Museum Pick: IBM ThinkPad notebook dock
• Matt's tech pick: StarTech.com USB3DOCKHDPC and MST30C2HHPD
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

Matt 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 motherboard in his tech museum and the cool new ASUS motherboard he plans to use in the custom gaming rig he’s building with his niece. Plus dolphins. And Dance, Dance Revolution. And...well, maybe it's best to just tune in and enjoy.

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Episode #: 078
Title: Do Dolphins Press A?
Duration: 1:40:04
File size: 45.9MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Getting to the Next Level: A Blueprint for Taking You and Your Business to the Top, by Manuel Palachuk
• Manuel Palachuk on agile service delivery
• Sifting Through Security Solutions 
• MSPs and the GDPR: Don’t Panic
• Meet the New Leaders of Lenovo’s PC Business 
• Lenovo’s Data Center Group Needs Channel Help to Increase Brand Awareness 
• Matt's Museum Pick: ASUS P4T motherboard
• Matt's tech pick: ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING motherboard
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

There’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.

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Episode #: 077
Title: One is Done
Duration: 1:18:40
File size: 36.1MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Kaseya Unveils Consolidated Administrative Interface 
• Kaseya Adds Network Monitoring and Documentation to VSA Remote Monitoring and Management Solution 
• Secure Now! Adds Employee Vulnerability Assessments to Security Awareness Solution
• HPE Refreshes Nimble Storage Lineup and Introduces Storage Efficiency Guarantee 
• Tech Data Is Investing in Next-Generation Technologies and Digital Transformation 
• Are You a Fit for Franchising? 
• Let’s Talk Social Media and MSPs 
• Matt's Museum Pick: NETGEAR FS116 10/100 Ethernet Switch
• Matt's tech pick: Linksys LGS116P
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

Get 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!

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Episode #: 076
Title: Code Blue!
Duration: 1:07:12
File size: 30.8MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Kaseya Merges with Unitrends 
• Ingram Micro Launches New Cloud Commerce Platform Division 
• Ingram and Microsoft Announce Cloud Commerce Alliance 
• When Simplicity and Opportunity Mesh 
• 5 Things Elite Cloud Resellers Do That You Should Too, According to Ingram Micro 
• Matt's Museum Pick: USB fan
• Matt's tech pick: USB Stuff!
  
• • Compact paper shredder
  • Desktop mini fish tank
  • Ultrasonic vibration washing machine
  • Self-destruct USB hub
  • LED cooling flashing clock
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

Grab 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 they talk about cost, except that money is involved.

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Episode #: 075
Title: For the Low, Low Price of Currency
Duration: 1:42:05
File size: 46.8MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Datto Launches First Managed Power Product 
• Nerdio Introduces Pre-Packaged Bundles for its IT-as-a-Service Solution 
• Samsung Overtakes Intel in Semiconductors 
• Breaking Through the Email Noise 
• Finding a Winning Formula with WLAN in the SMB Market 
• Datto's 2018 State of the MSP Report
• Matt's Museum Pick: Micron M55HIPLUS2
• Matt's tech pick: HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Tower PC
  
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

The 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 solution, Open Mesh’s first router, maximizing profitability in managed print servies, and the reasons why SSDs based on the PCIe standard are so much faster these days than SATA drives. Tasty stuff, and it’s all you can eat!

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Show Information:

Episode #: 074
Title: The Security Buffet
Duration: 1:41:07
File size: 46.4MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Cisco Adds Integration with ConnectWise Manage 
• ConnectWise Launches Unite, Its New Cloud Management Portal 
• Untangle Launches Public Cloud Edition of NG Firewall 
• Trend Micro Uses AI to Block Business Email Compromise Scams 
• Open Mesh Ships First Router, New Access Point and Switch 
• Profitability Pro Tips for Print 
• Vendor to Watch: Addigy Inc. 
• Matt's Museum Pick: Nintendo 64
• Matt's tech pick: XPG GAMMIX S11 PCIe
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come