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Kids today. No manners! Sadly, the same often goes for channel pros too, as you’ll discover in the live interview Matt and Rich conduct with MSP and “personal branding” expert Lisa Shorr, who explains why the way you dress, act, and talk is a vital part of building a successful business.

You’ll also learn all about the latest news from SonicWall, Kaseya, and D&H, not to mention ChannelPro’s newest “Vendors on the Vanguard” list, and hear some thoughts on wireless charging. So sit up straight, tuck in your shirt, and pay attention for a change.

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Episode #: 073
Title: Remember Etiquette?
Duration: 1:26:54
File size: 39.9MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• SonicWall Launches New Firewalls and Cloud Security Platform 
• Kaseya Announces Cloud-to-Cloud Office 365 Backup Solution 
• D&H Joins the Device-as-a-Service Club 
• Meet the 2018 ChannelPro Vendors on the Vanguard 
• When to Fire... Yourself! 
• Content on ChannelPro by Lisa Shorr
• Matt's Museum Pick: Nokia DT-910
• Matt's tech pick: 3-Coil Wireless charger : Wood Wireless Charger : Dual Wireless Charger : Lots more wireless chargers! : Source your own or go through a distributor to make $$$!
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

Wondering how many different senses of “partner” we can fit in a single sentence? No? Well listen in anyway as Matt and Rich discuss a new MSSP partner program from SonicWall, a video archiving solution for law enforcement from StorageCraft, Epson’s cool digital signage projector, selling out to private equity, hiring older workers, and laptop-friendly monitors.

Oh, and the answer to the question is “three.” We think.

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Episode #: 072
Title: Partnered with a Partner's Partner
Duration: 1:28:46
File size: 40.7MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• SonicWall Adds MSSP Specialization to SecureFirst Partner Program 
• StorageCraft Unveils Storage Solution for Law Enforcement 
• Epson Introduces Compact Digital Signage Projector 
• • Retail use case concept video
  • Immersive healthcare use case concept video
  • Interactive bar experience use case concept video
• Ingram Micro to Look Beyond SaaS at 2018 Cloud Summit 
• Private Equity: Not Just for Vendors Anymore 
• Oldies but Goodies: Hiring Older Tech Workers 
• Matt's Museum Pick: Acer X163WL 15.6 inch monitor
• Matt's tech pick(s): Viewsonic TD2230 and ASUS VT168H
  
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

Rallying after a humiliating interview recording mistake (you’ll have to listen for the unfortunate details), Matt and Rich explore Kaseya’s big integration announcement with IT Glue, the free money SYNNEX is handing out for mobile activations, SolarWinds MSP’s new single sign-on functionality, D&H’s plan for century number two, an if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it USB hub from D-Link, and more.

They also have a lot of trouble—even with the assistance of a calculator—trying to translate zettabytes into petabytes and terabytes. Math, apparently, isn’t their strong suit.

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Episode #: 071
Title: Count Those Zeroes!
Duration: 1:08:22
File size: 31.4MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Kaseya Announces Integration Pact with IT Glue
• SYNNEX to SMB Partners: Cash in on Mobile Activations 
• SolarWinds MSP Announces Enhanced Single-Sign-On Login 
• Data Center Traffic Expected to Be Nearly All Cloud by 2021 
• When Arnie Met Arlin: What’s Next for ConnectWise and HTG? 
• D&H Enters Second Century with New Mission 
• Matt's Museum Pick: D-Link DUB-H7
• Matt's tech pick: D-Link DUB-H7 and StarTech ST7300USB3B
  
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

No news is good news, right? Find out for yourself in this more or less news-free edition of ChannelPro Weekly, in which your hosts spend their time discussing best practices for scaling a managed services practice, cashing in on infrastructure as a service, a GDPR security solution from RapidFire Tools, gaming joysticks old and new, and much more. It may not be quite as good as coating yourself in maple syrup, but it’s close.

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Episode #: 070
Title: Bathing in Maple Syrup
Duration: 1:18:37
File size: 36.1MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Scaling Your Way to Profitability 
• Say Hello to Your Next Big Cloud Opportunity: Infrastructure as a Service 
• Vendor to Watch: Diverse Technology Solutions 
• Heroes Among Us 
• RapidFire Tools Ships GDPR Compliance Auditing Tool
• Matt's Museum Pick: Logitech Wingman Attack
• Matt's tech pick: Logitech X52 H.O.T.A.S.
  
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

Matt and Rich were just itching to share the excitement at the recent ChannelPro SMB Forum event in Dallas, so they recorded an interview with Marketopia CEO Terry Hedden live and on-site at the show. They’d play it for you, too, but can't thanks to an on-site techical glitch. Don't worry, they'll try again in May! In the meantime, they still have a full show for you, including discussions of Kaseya’s new appliance-based BDR solution, Cisco’s alliances with D&H and Tech Data, HP’s hardware for healthcare, Secure Now! CEO Art Gross’s take on changing state data breach laws, and HPE’s take on IoT edge computing, among other things.

And no, you don’t have to be a channel ninja to keep up with it all, but really, would it hurt?

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Episode #: 069
Title: Channel Ninjas!
Duration: 59:15
File size: 27.2MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Kaseya Rolls Out Integrated Appliance-Based BDR Solution 
• D&H Introduces Cisco Meraki Enablement Program
• Tech Data Adds Cisco Spark and Cisco Umbrella Cloud Solutions to StreamOne Cloud Marketplace
• HP Announces Healthcare Hardware Portfolio 
• IoT and Edge Computing: Two Hot Technologies that Go Hand in Hand 
• New State Data Breach Laws Open Doors for MSPs 
• Matt's Museum Pick: HP Photosmart Premium c309
• Matt's tech pick: Epson WorkForce ET-16500 EcoTank
  
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

Hyperconverged! Hyperscale! Doesn’t everything sound better with “hyper” in front of it?

Ponder that thought while listening to Matt and Rich discuss HP’s hyper-unexpected decision to become an Apple distributor, Cytracom’s hyper-interesting addition of analytics and automation capabilities to its VoIP platform, and TeamViewer’s hyper-first Americas partner program. Then settle in for a conversation about a guy suing Microsoft for $600 million over a bad Windows upgrade, a review of a (hyper)cool laptop docking station, an interview excerpt with Microsoft IoT exec Rodney Clark, and visits with Matt’s latest museum pick (the HP MediaSmart Receiver) and tech pick (the Google Chromecast).

Oh, and by the way: Hyper, hyper, hyper, hyper.

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Episode #: 068
Title: Hyper Makes Everything Better
Duration: 1:32:37
File size: 42.5MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• HP Adds Apple Products and Virtual Reality Hardware to Device as a Service Program 
• Cytracom Adds Free Analytics and Automation Service to its VoIP Platform 
• TeamViewer Launches Partner Program for the Americas 
• Man sues Microsoft for $600M after a forced Windows upgrade destroyed his PC
• ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #063 - Our Gross-est Show Yet!
• StarTech.com Triple-4K Monitor USB-C Docking Station for Laptops 
• Hearts and Minds of IT Buyers 
• Smart Manufacturing Is Smart Business 
• Custom Hyperconverged Infrastructure Solutions Offer Scalability and Cost Savings  
• Matt's Museum Pick: HP MediaSmart Receiver
• Matt's tech pick: Google Chromecast
  
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come
• ChannelPro's Dallas 2018 SMB Forum Event

Surely you jest! Matt and Rich are talking about SonicWall’s innovative new zero-day defense, Intermedia’s new UCaaS solution, VIPRE getting acquired by J2 Global, and the ChannelPro 2018 State of the Channel Survey? And they have an interview with Herve Tardy of Eaton and a storage system tech pick from Lenovo on top of that?

Yes, and don’t call me Shirley.

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Episode #: 067
Title: Putting Your Business in Shirley's Hands
Duration: 1:14:07
File size: 34.0MB
Regulars: Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• SonicWall Reveals New Defense Against Zero-Days 
• Intermedia Launches New UCaaS Solution
• J2 Global Buys VIPRE Security 
• 2018 State of the Channel Survey: Stepping Toward the Future of IT 
• ChannelPro Book Club Ch. 3: What Your Successful Peers Are Reading 
• Interview with Luke Coughey from Recovery Force 
• Matt's tech pick: Lenovo Storage DX8200 
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

It’s getting crazy out there, folks, and Matt and Rich can prove it. See what we mean as they guide you through the latest from ConnectWise and its newly acquired HTG unit; SonicWall and its newly expanded firewall lineup; Sophos and its newly updated Intercept X product; Kaseya and its newly patched security vulnerability; and Windows 10’s newly achieved status in place of Windows 7 atop the desktop OS heap.

Then stick around for a chat about IT ethics, a visit with what’s arguably the goofiest PDA in Matt’s tech museum, and a look at why the Raspberry Pi is every maker’s friend. We’re sure you’ll find the whole thing a welcome distraction from all that mass hysteria you’re enduring.

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Episode #: 066
Title: Dogs and Cats Living Together
Duration: 1:32:19
File size: 42.3MB
Regulars: Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• ConnectWise Re-Tools Automation Nation and IT Nation Events, Opens Doors to Competitors
• SonicWall Previews New Wave of Forthcoming Security Products 
• Sophos Rolls Out Major Update of Next-Gen Endpoint Security Solution 
• Kaseya VSA Vulnerability Exploited by Cryptocurrency Mining Attack 
• Windows 10 finally overtakes Windows 7 
• Doing the Right Thing 
• 5 Minute Roundup
• Matt's Museum Pick: Royal Vista
• Matt's tech pick: Rapsberry Pi
  
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

ChannelPro Weekly is back for season two, and it’s bigger and better than ever! No, really, take it from Matt and Rich. They’ll tell you so themselves. Then they’ll chew over IBM’s big push into the SMB space, a new IoT management solution from TeamViewer, and ConnectWise’s acquisition earlier this month of HTG Peer Groups.

That’s followed by chatter about ChannelPro’s 2018 tech industry preview article, an interesting new security vendor named ID Agent, some portable scanners, excerpts from an exclusive interview Rich conducted last December with Datto CEO Austin McChord, and a peek at a keyboard drawer, safely preserved in Matt’s tech museum, that dates to the dawn of the PC era.

All that plus a lively discussion about donuts. Do you know what a bismark is? Neither do Matt and Rich.

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Episode #: 065
Title: Dollars to Donuts
Duration: 1:36:50
File size: 44.4MB
Regulars: Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned: 

• IBM Unveils Major Partner-Led Effort to Boost Cloud and SMB Sales
• TeamViewer Launches IoT Remote Access and Monitoring Tool
• ConnectWise Acquires HTG
• Tech Preview 2018: IT as It Is and Ought to Be
• Vendor to Watch: ID Agent
• A Tale of Two Scanners: Epson DS-320 and Visioneer RoadWarrior 4D
• ChannelPro Exclusive: Austin McChord on What’s Next for Datto and Autotask, Part 1
• ChannelPro Exclusive: Austin McChord on What’s Next for Datto and Autotask, Part 2
• Matt's Museum Pick:  Keyboard SpaceSaver
• Matt's tech pick: Designer Suites DeskReady Keyboard Drawer
  
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

Joined on air for the very first time by ChannelPro managing editor Colleen Frye, Matt and Rich explore what the appearance of the first Windows 10 laptops bearing ARM-based Qualcomm processors means for Microsoft, Qualcomm, and Intel alike before exploring some selections from avid bibliophile Colleen’s recently created ChannelPro Book Club.

That’s followed by a discussion of why carefully setting customer expectations matters so much, a holiday-themed look at how “bundle stuffers” can help MSPs boost their top and bottom lines, and a nostalgic visit with an (is it live or is it) Memorex MiniDisc from Matt’s tech museum.

Oh yes, there’s also an operating system joke from Matt greeted by silence from Rich and Colleen, proving once and for all that whatever this podcast is, it is not a Linux distro.

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Episode #: 064
Title: Absolutely NOT a Linux Distro
Duration: 1:27:01
File size: 39.9MB
Regulars: Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor, Colleen Frye - Managing Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:The HP ENVY x2 Ushers in Next Generation of Always Connected PCs

• The HP ENVY x2 Ushers in Next Generation of Always Connected PCs
• ASUS Announces NovaGo with Qualcomm and Microsoft
• Blending Speed and Affordability with Hybrid Storage Solutions
• ChannelPro Book Club: What Your Successful Peers Are Reading
• ChannelPro Book Club Ch. 2: What Your Successful Peers Are Reading
• Are You Setting Realistic Customer Expectations?
• A Cybersecurity Guide to Purchasing IoT Devices This Holiday Season
• Cash in on Managed Services Bundle Stuffers
• Where's Joel?
• Matt's Museum Pick: Memorex MiniDisc
• Matt's tech pick: Quantum SuperLoader 3
  
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

It’s All-Stars time! As in time to meet the winners of this year’s ChannelPro All-Star awards. Matt and Rich will introduce you to them, too, but only after walking you through news items involving Ingram Micro and Barracuda Networks.

Then it’s on to a stimulating and sobering conversation about the security-related rules of the road every MSP should know about with business technology attorney and recently added ChannelPro blogger Bradley Gross. He calls them The Three Gross Commandments of Cybersecurity, and the sooner you commit them to memory, the better. Unless, of course, you’re fond of depositions and court dates.

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Episode #: 063
Title: Our Gross-est Show Yet!
Duration: 1:15:46
File size: 34.8MB
Regulars: Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Ingram Micro Launches Outsourcing and Training Offers to Speed Partner Business Transformation 
• Ingram Micro is Putting Financial Muscle Behind its Partner Transformation Drive 
• Ingram Micro Self-Serve Cloud Vendor Onboarding Initiative Makes Progress 
• Thoma Bravo Buys Barracuda Networks 
• 2017 ChannelPro SMB All-Stars 
• The Three Gross Commandments of Cybersecurity 
• Where's Joel?
• Matt's tech pick: CORSAIR Hydro Series H50 120mm Quiet CPU Cooler
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

With just hours to go until Turkey Day, Matt and Rich fill your plate with meaty discussions about VMware on Azure, ISL Online’s affordable remote access solution, opportunities in the industrial Internet of Things, the merits of inkjet printers, and more.

Then it’s on to dessert in the form of a recorded interview with SolarWinds MSP’s Dave Sobel about some “beyond the roadmap” innovations that may—or may not—be headed to an RMM platform near you some day. We’d call the whole thing a holiday conflabulation you don’t want to miss... except we don’t actually know what a conflabulation is.

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Episode #: 062
Title: Thanksgiving Conflabulation
Duration: 1:29:16
File size: 39.6MB
Regulars: Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Microsoft adds support for VMware stack on bare metal Azure
• ISL Online Brings its Remote Access Software to North American MSPs 
• Q&A Corner: MSPs and the Internet of Things (IoT)
• 60 Second Guru: Hiring the Right Tech at the Right Price 
• Finding a Business Opportunity in Balance 
• Inkjet Printers: The Business World’s Quiet Conquerors 
• 7 “Beyond the Roadmap” Platform Additions from SolarWinds MSP
• Where's Joel?
• Matt's Museum Pick: LG Quantum smartphone
• Matt's tech pick: Apple iPhone X
  
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

Back after a three-week hiatus, Matt and Rich get caught up on what happened while they were away, like Datto and Autotask merging, ConnectWise rolling out its new Unite solution, and SolarWinds MSP rolling out a new email security product, cutting the price of its file backup product, and introducing its first “user experience” product.

Then they discuss disaster preparedness lessons learned by channel pros during Hurricane Irma, listen to an interview with ConnectWise CEO Arnie Bellini, and explain why Sim City is still the best game EVER. They also fill your head with the dizzying thought that single pane of glass management portals are becoming reminiscent of your TV's picture-in-picture feature.

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Episode #: 061
Title: Portal-in-Portal
Duration: 1:34:47
File size: 43.5MB
Regulars: Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned: 

• Datto and Autotask Merge to Form Managed Services Giant
• SolarWinds MSP Launches Cloud-Based Malware Protection and Spam Filtering Solution 
• SolarWinds MSP Cuts Price of Backup Documents Product to $1 Per User a Month
• SolarWinds MSP’s Roadmap Emphasizes User Experience, Automation, and Security 
• ConnectWise Aims to Unite Everything MSPs Support
• Disaster Preparedness: Learning from Hurricane Irma 
• ELO Ships ELOoffice 11 and Customized Solution Service 
• Ooma Says Its New Channel Program Opens Doors for Partners
• AMD Drafts a New EPYC for the Data Center 
• WatchGuard Integrates with Autotask and Rolls Out Three New Firebox Appliances 
• ChannelPro Book Club: What Your Successful Peers Are Reading 
• Demystifying the Cloud Master Agent 
• Where's Joel?
• Matt's Museum Pick: Sim City 4 Deluxe Edition
• Matt's tech pick: Cities: Skylines
  
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

Matt and Rich are just itching to tell you all about BitTitan’s latest solution update and managed services vision; a detachable workstation from HP that may or may not have a reason for being; the long-awaited return of Microsoft’s Intellimouse; the just announced debut of the new Surface Precision Mouse; a thin, fast, stylish notebook from ASUS; and some recently published research from CompTIA about SaaS channel partners.

Not enough? How about some solid gold, can’t miss suggestions on how to make money partnering with insurance brokers and launching a MSSPMHSP practice. Trust us, it’ll all make sense when you listen.

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Episode #: 060
Title: Welcome to the Uber Uber MSSPMHSP Insurance Era
Duration: 1:43:48
File size: 47.6MB
Regulars: Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned: 

• BitTitan Adds Process Automation and Benchmarking to MSPComplete
• BitTitan Urges MSPs to Get Modern
• HP Ships Detachable Workstation for Creative Professionals 
• Microsoft Teases Intellimouse Return
• Make Reduced Insurance Premiums Part of Your Security Sales Pitch 
• ASUSPRO B9440: Thin, Fast, and Stylish
• CompTIA research on the SaaS Channel
• Where's Joel?
• Matt's Museum Pick: Radio Shack Mouse Cleaning Kit
• Matt's tech pick: Microsoft Surface Precision Mouse
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

Back from their globe-trotting adventures in Tokyo, Las Vegas, and Greenville, S.C., Matt and Rich discuss last week’s security product news from Continuum, SYNNEX’s solution-based growth strategy, and some wacky-but-real software error messages. Matt also gives us a glimpse of the exclusive behind-the-scenes look he recently got of the astonishingly harsh testing regimen Lenovo subjects its ThinkPads to, and discusses the new 25th anniversary throwback ThinkPad Lenovo unveiled last week.

All of that, however, follows a getting-to-know-you visit with new ChannelPro contributor Lisa Hendrickson, impresario of the Call That Girl blog. Read that last sentence very carefully, people. Sometimes word order matters a lot.

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Episode #: 059
Title: Meet Call That Girl...Not That Call Girl
Duration: 1:26:32
File size: 39.7MB
Regulars: Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned: 

• Marketing & SEO Tips for Business Owners 
• Continuum CEO: Our Year Ahead Is All About Security
• Continuum Enters Managed Security Market with Multi-Product Offering
• SYNNEX is Building a Future for Itself and its Partners in Solutions 
• 5 Horrifying Tests Lenovo ThinkPads Must Face 
• Funny Error Messages 
• Where's Joel?
• Matt's tech pick: Lenovo ThinkPad 25
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

With Matt now returned from his restful family vacation at Disney World, he and Rich are back on the podcast beat with a look at some giant product launches from SonicWall and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, plus the hardware beauty pageant Matt hosts in ChannelPro’s October issue.

You’ll also enjoy hear a behind-the-scenes editorial planning session for Matt’s big trip to Japan to celebrate the ThinkPad’s 25th anniversary, followed by a reunion with a very old ThinkPad from Matt’s tech museum and a chat about the fairly new Lenovo Yoga 720.

And at some point in all that you’ll learn why Alexa, Amazon’s virtual assistant, needs to wear one of those medical alert necklaces too.

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Episode #: 058
Title: Alexa's Fallen and She Can't Get Up
Duration: 1:28:04
File size: 40.4MB
Regulars: Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned: 

• SonicWall Uncorks Gusher of Network Security Solutions
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Extends ProLiant Gen10 Server Family into SMB Market
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Seeks to Bring Flash Storage to SMBs with New Products 
• Battle for the Crown
• Where's Joel?
• Matt's Mueum pick: IBM ThinkPad X30
• Matt's tech pick: Lenovo Yoga 720
• ChannelPro 2017 All-Star Awards Nomination form
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

Back after an unscheduled hiatus and glowing with pride over their just-completed SMB Forum event in Long Beach, Calif., Matt and Rich preview ChannelPro's forthcoming October issue and catch up on the latest news from Avast Business and HP before discussing Matt's thoughts on building pint-sized workstations and the channel's laudable efforts to help victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

That's followed by an appreciative take by Matt on a new keyboard from Logitech and a dip into our listener mailbag, during which we all get to hear Rich duck, dodge, and parry his way around a question about the now legendary iguanas lolling around his condo as you read this. It's a deeply personal topic, people.

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Episode #: 057
Title: Iguanas in the Ghost Shell
Duration: 1:16:27
File size: 35.1MB
Regulars: Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned: 

• Avast Introduces Business-Focused Brand, Partner Program, and Endpoint Security Suite
• HP announces new premium commercial notebooks and all-in-one powered by Windows 10
• HP Delivers Enhanced Device-as-a-Service Offering at Annual Partner Event
• Let’s Build: A Pint-Size Xeon Workstation!
• Where's Joel?
• Matt's tech pick: Logitech Craft Keyboard
• ChannelPro 2017 All-Star Awards Nomination form
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

Freshly returned from vacation, Rich is tanned, rested, and ready, not to mention back on the show to discuss news from Webroot, ADTRAN, and Epson with Matt. Your two hosts then dive into some highlights from ChannelPro’s 2017 Readers’ Choice Awards, some vertical solution insights from Ingram Micro, and some lesser-known but valuable business metrics for MSPs.

All of that is followed by a thought-provoking interview with Neal Bradbury of Intronis on the state of the North American managed services market and preceded by a speculative, conspiratorial thought or two from Rich about where all of the recent stories involving data protection vendor eFolder might be headed. If you’re like him, you’ll want to wear a tinfoil hat while listening to that part of the podcast to ward off the mind control rays from Planet Zeebs. Whatever that is.

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Episode #: 056
Title: Plan 9 from Planet Zeebs 
Duration: 1:40:04
File size: 45.9MB
Regulars: Regulars: Rich Freeman - Senior News Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned: 

• Webroot Acquires Securecast to Enter Security Awareness Training Market
• ADTRAN Adds Comprehensive Firewall Solution to ProCloud Managed Service Family
• Epson Introduces New PowerLite 1200-Series Wireless and Portable Projectors
• The ChannelPro 2017 Readers' Choice Awards
• Ingram Micro to Resellers: Go Vertical
• Metrics That Matter
• Intronis North American Managed Services Market Study
• One Hour Marketing: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Simple Effective Marketing, by Herman Pool (not "One Minute Marketing," like that dingbat Rich said during the show, btw)
• Joel Zaidspiner playing arcade games with Herman Pool
• Where's Joel?
• Matt's Museum pick: D-Link DWL810+
• Matt's tech pick: TRENDnet TEW-647GA
• ChannelPro 2017 All-Star Awards Nomination form
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

Never fear! With Rich on vacation you'd think Matt would be left to talking to himself into a padded room, but instead managed to rope a special guest for Episode 55! Dave Seibert of ITInnovators, Microsoft MVP, and a whole lot of other things is a long time contributor and friend to the magazine, and often appears on-stage at our live ChannelPro Events.

Matt starts by introducing Dave with a little Q&A (like only Matt can give). After a week hiatus, Matt and Dave dive through a whole bunch of missed headlines, talking in-depth about CompTIA's new association for non-channel technicians, the big Axcient and eFolder merger news, and some new functionality in AVG Managed Workplace. Later Matt gets Dave's thoughts on some recent studies, then dive into Part 3 for DAVE'S museum and tech picks! As for the title, you'll just have to listen.

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Show Information:

Episode #: 055
Title: Space Seibert 1999
Duration: 1:36:43
File size: 44.3MB
Regulars: Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor
Special Guest: Dave Seibert

Topics and Related Links Mentioned: 

• Tech Data Adds Mobility Management and Cisco Training Solutions
• Tech Data Adds Four New Service Providers to its Cloud Portfolio
• itopia Unveils Free Cost Calculator for MSPs Evaluating Google Cloud
• SolarWinds MSP Launches Automated Workstation Backup Solution
• Carbonite Unveils Revamped Partner Programs
• VIPRE Revamps Partner Portal, Website  
• HP Ships New Point-of-Sale System 
• CompTIA Formally Launches New Association for Non-Channel Technicians
• eFolder Appoints ConnectWise Veteran Adam Sluskin its Chief Revenue Officer 
• Axcient and eFolder Merge to Form Data Protection Giant
• Avast Rolls Out AVG Managed Workplace Update with Security Site Assessment Functionality
• 2017 Readers' Choice Awards 
• 6 Revealing Security, BDR, and Cloud Insights from Webroot, Intronis, and Ingram Micro
• Building Computers Efficiently 

• DAVE's Museum pick: Jaz Drive
• DAVE's tech pick: Samsung 850 Pro

Join your faithful hosts as they discuss Microsoft’s new pay-per-second Azure container service, a significant milestone in the adoption history of Windows 10, and some easy ways to increase the size of your Office 365 deals—before engaging in an extended rant about the sorry state of humanity and near certain doom that awaits us all inspired by a chilling new white paper from Sophos about ransomware-as-a-service.

If you haven’t lost all hope for the future by this point, you’ll also hear the fascinating details about that study straight from senior Sophos exec Dan Schiappa in a recorded interview segment, get a look at Dell laptops old (from Matt’s tech museum) and new, and find out who won our listener contest. And if none of that cheers you up, just keep repeating “unicorns, leprechauns, and rainbows” to yourself until you feel better. It worked for us.

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Show Information:

Episode #: 054
Title: Unicorns, Leprechauns, and Rainbows
Duration: 1:34:59
File size: 43.5MB
Regulars: Rich Freeman - Senior News Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned: 

• Fast and Easy Containers: Azure Container Instances
• Study Reveals 60 Percent of Organizations Have Adopted Windows 10
• Six Easy Add-On Services for Office 365 Resellers
• Meet Your Next Security Nightmare: Ransomware on Demand
• Where's Joel?
• Matt's Museum pick: Dell Inspiron 8500/8600
• Matt's tech pick: Dell XPS 13 2-in-1
• Rich's ICYMI preview