ChannelPro Weekly Podcast

Start buying house plants, channel pros. There's at least a small chance it could get you federal grant money, according to guest host and channel finance expert Rayanne Buchianico, of ABC Solutions. She's also got thoughts to share about the new security solutions from Sophos and SonicWall, the new integration platform and partner program from Cytracom, and the latest set of summer reading recommendations from the ChannelPro Book Club.

You'll also hear a surprisingly upbeat take on current market conditions from Darren Gottesmann, Ingram Micro's SMB sales director for the U.S. Looks like it's a good time to be a channel pro despite the coronavirus—even if you're not a ficus farmer too.

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Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

Rayanne Buchianico's PSAImpact podcast - https://psaimpact.libsyn.com/

Sophos Adds Threat Hunting and Remediation to EDR Solution - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/sophos-adds-threat-hunting-and-remediation-edr-solution

SonicWall Introduces Software-Defined Branch Office Networking Solution - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/sonicwall-introduces-software-defined-branch-office-networking-solution

Cytracom Rolls Out Third-Party Integration Platform and Revamped Partner Program - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/cytracom-rolls-out-third-party-integration-platform-and-revamped-partner-program

ChannelPro Book Club: Summer 2020 Edition - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/slideshow/channelpro-book-club-summer-2020-edition

Ingram Micro Reports "Very Strong" SMB Sales Growth Despite Coronavirus Recession - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/ingram-micro-reports-very-strong-smb-sales-growth-despite-coronavirus-recession

Matt's Museum Pick: Kodak CX4200 Matt's Tech Pick: Canon EOS M200 Rich's ICYMI plug and quickie preview of the week ahead

Matt and Rich have a fever, channel pros, and the only prescription is this episode. Joined by MSP, author, and improv comic Bob Coppedge, of Simplex-IT, your hosts discuss co-managed IT, Dell's attempt to "democratize" artificial intelligence, a new managed services suite from Pulseway inspired by the coronavirus pandemic work-from-home phenomenon, and the 20th birthday of ConnectWise's IT Nation Evolve organization, formerly known as HTG Peer Groups.

Then Jack Kudale, CEO of insurance firm Cowbell Cyber, will give you the inside story on why too few SMBs have cyber-insurance and why too many SMBs with cyber-insurance are inadequately protected. You'll be wanting more for sure!

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Books by Bob Coppedge: - The MSP'S Survival Guide To Co-Managed IT Services: A Crotchety Old Geek's Road Map on Marketing, Selling and Providing Managed Services to Organizations with Existing IT Staff (CoMITs) - https://www.amazon.com/MSPS-Survival-Guide-Co-Managed-Services/dp/1733004807

- I Dont Want Your Job: Is Co-Managed IT servIces the rIght fIt for You? - https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Want-Your-Job-Co-Managed/dp/1733004823

- A CEO's Survival Guide to Information Technology - https://www.amazon.com/CEOs-Survival-Guide-Information-Technology/dp/069205538X

Dell Announces Solutions Designed to Accelerate Artificial Intelligence Adoption - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/dell-announces-solutions-designed-accelerate-artificial-intelligence-adoption

Pulseway Creates Coronavirus-Inspired Remote Support Solution - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/pulseway-creates-coronavirus-inspired-remote-support-solution

IT Nation Evolve Peer Groups Turn 20 - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/it-nation-evolve-peer-groups-turn-20

Wall Street Journal (subscription required): Cyber Insurers Get Tough on Risk Assessments Amid Coronavirus Pandemic - https://www.wsj.com/articles/cyber-insurers-get-tough-on-risk-assessments-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-11589794201

Bob's Museum Picks: Google Glass and Atari 400 Matt's Tech Pick: Magic Leap VR goggles Rich's ICYMI plug and quickie preview of the week ahead

It’s hard to put a price tag on good health and a good job these days. A good sandwich, though? That’s worth a cool million. Just ask Michael Goldstein, president and CEO of LAN Infotech and this week’s guest host. He has thoughts to share with Matt and Rich on other topics too, like the cross-platform “cyber resilience” functionality coming soon to Carbonite and Webroot, the many reasons veterans make good IT employees, and Kaseya’s latest product integrations.

It's hard to put a price tag on good health and a good job these days. A good sandwich, though? That's worth a cool million. Just ask Michael Goldstein, president and CEO of LAN Infotech and this week's guest host. He has thoughts to share with Matt and Rich on other topics too, like the cross-platform "cyber resilience" functionality coming soon to Carbonite and Webroot, the many reasons veterans make good IT employees, and Kaseya's latest product integrations.

Speaking of Kaseya, we've got an exclusive interview for you with that company's CEO, Fred Voccola, as well. Unfortunately, your hosts forgot to ask how much he'd pay for a good sub.

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First Fruits of Carbonite/Webroot Integration Coming Soon - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/first-fruits-carbonitewebroot-integration-coming-soon

ChannelPro Recognizes Vets in the Channel - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/article/channelpro-recognizes-vets-channel

Kaseya Showcases Portfolio-Wide Upgrades and Integrations - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/kaseya-showcases-portfolio-wide-upgrades-and-integrations

Kaseya Sees Peril and Prosperity Ahead for MSPs - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/kaseya-sees-peril-and-prosperity-ahead-msps

Matt's Museum Pick: Radio Shack Voice Activated Telephone Control/Recorder

Matt's Tech Pick: TR600 Landline Telephone Call Recorder - https://recordergear.com/product/tr600-landline-phone-call-recorder-for-analog-ip-digital-lines

Rich's ICYMI plug and quickie preview of the week ahead

Hips don't lie, folks. Neither do Matt, Rich, or their guest host this week, MSP extraordinaire and former IT Glue exec Luis Giraldo of Ook Enterprises. Listen in as they discuss Tin Can, Luis's interesting new cooperative services venture, plus Dell's latest commercial laptops, stats about ransomware, and ChannelPro's 2020 Vendors on the Vanguard list. Then keep listening for a timely and insightful conversation with Cisco advisory CISO Wolfgang Goerlich about SMB security and its surprising parallels with enterprise security. We'd be lying if we said Shakira shows up too, but then again she has that effect on people.

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Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

Dell Unveils Smaller, More Powerful Commercial PCs - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/dell-unveils-smaller-more-powerful-commercial-pcs

3 Facts About Ransomware in Honor of Anti-Ransomware Day - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/slideshow/3-facts-about-ransomware-honor-anti-ransomware-day

Meet the 2020 ChannelPro Vendors on the Vanguard - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/article/meet-2020-channelpro-vendors-vanguard

Cisco security study: Big Security in a Small Business World - https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/security/2020-smb-cybersecurity-series-may-2020.pdf?CCID=cc000160&DTID=odicdc000509&OID=rptsc021237

Matt's Museum Pick: The Smart Split-Key Keyboard Matt's Tech Pick: Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/microsoft-ergonomic-keyboard/93841NGDWR1H

Rich's ICYMI plug and quickie preview of the week ahead - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/tags/icymi

Only you can prevent breaches. Just ask the security marmoset! Don't know who he is? You will after spending a little time with Matt, Rich, and guest host Karl Bickmore, of managed service provider Snap Tech IT. You'll also hear their thoughts about the latest consumer PCs from Dell, Datto's plan for coping with coronavirus, and the giant opportunity in managed security.

Speaking of giant opportunities, there's also an interview with cloud VP Jason Bystrak, of D&H, about recent trends in cloud computing and how to build a successful cloud solutions practice. If the cloud had a mascot, we're sure he'd approve.

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Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

Dell Updates and Expands Premium XPS Laptop Family - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/dell-updates-and-expands-premium-xps-laptop-family

Dell Unveils Fresh Salvo of Gaming PCs - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/dell-unveils-fresh-salvo-gaming-pcs

Datto's Coronavirus Plan is to Be "More Datto Every Day" - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/datto-s-coronavirus-plan-be-more-datto-every-day

When Security and Managed Services Meet - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/article/when-security-and-managed-services-meet

Matt's Museum Pick: The generic, pack-in desktop microphone Matt's Tech Pick: Blue Snowball iCE microphone Rich's ICYMI plug and quickie preview of the week ahead

Think COVID-19 can't make things much worse? Wait until people without access to a barber start showing up in big 70s-style mustaches again. That's just one of the dangers Matt and Rich discuss this week with their guest host, cloud entrepreneur and consultant Jamison West. In an interview with Forrester analyst Jay McBain, they also explore the sobering potential impact of the coronavirus recession on the channel's long-term future.

That comes after a look at NetApp's acquisition of CloudJumper, RapidFire Tools' new work-from-home security assessment solution, and Tech Data's bullish outlook on endpoint solutions, and before a discussion about the advantages of providing cloud solutions versus selling cloud products. Take a listen! And then, if you're growing a mustache, please shave it off. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!

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Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

Jamison West's businesses: ConnectStrat, SmileBack, TimeZest - http://www.connectstrat.com/ | http://www.smileback.com/ | http://www.timezest.com/

NetApp Buys Cloud Desktop Vendor CloudJumper - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/netapp-buys-cloud-desktop-vendor-cloudjumper

RapidFire Tools Adds Work-From-Home Hardware Assessments to Network Detective - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/rapidfire-tools-adds-work-home-hardware-assessments-network-detective

Tech Data Bullish on Endpoint Solutions - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/slideshow/tech-data-bullish-endpoint-solutions

The Cloud Solution Recipe for Cyberspace Success - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/article/cloud-solution-recipe-cyberspace-success

Jay McBain's blog post: Quantifying Coronavirus (COVID-19) For The Technology Channel - https://go.forrester.com/blogs/quantifying-coronavirus-covid-19-for-the-tech-channel

Matt's Museum Pick: Dell pack-in PS/2 mouse Matt's Tech Pick: CHERRY MW 2310 2.0 - https://cherryamericas.com/cherry-mw-2310-2-0.html Rich's ICYMI plug and quickie preview of the week ahead

Matt's from Chicago. Guest host Mike Bloomfield, of MSP Tekie Geek, is from New York. They have firm opinions about hot dogs. Rich, who is from Seattle (where they like their hot dogs slathered in cream cheese) wisely steers clear of this debate, but joins in the conversation about ID Agent's new identity and access management solution and ConnectWise's strategy for weathering the COVID-19 crisis, not to mention interviews with Peter Melby of Greystone Technology about the MSP stimulus pledge initiative he's spearheading and IoT Playbook podcast host Mark Smith about opportunities in the Internet of Things.

Matt's museum pick, by the way, is a brick with keys that was apparently once considered a laptop. No debate that it's neither thin nor light.

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Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• ID Agent Introduces Identity and Access Management Solution with Built-In Dark Web Features
• ConnectWise Optimistic Despite Tough Times Ahead
• MSP Stimulus Pledge
• IoT Playbook podcast
• Matt's Museum Pick: IBM ThinkPad 755CDV
• Matt's Tech Pick: Lenovo P43s
• Rich's ICYMI plug and quickie preview of the week ahead

Matt’s from Chicago. Guest host Mike Bloomfield, of MSP Tekie Geek, is from New York. They have firm opinions about hot dogs.

E-cycling. Coaching. If you're doing them the way Matt, Rich, and guest host Scott Beck, of Canadian MSP BeckTek, recommend there should be no sweating involved and no one in a track suit barking at you. Tune in to this week's episode to get the lowdown not just on e-cycling used hardware and Tech Data's free professional coaching program, but the latest financing offers from D&H and a new cloud/security suite from Zix and AppRiver.

You'll also hear a conversation with Dan Schiappa, chief product officer at security vendor Sophos, about coronavirus-inspired threat trends and the dangerous implications of TLS-encrypted malware. Don't you dare miss a minute of it, or we'll make you drop and give us 20.

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D&H Extends Financing Terms in Response to Coronavirus Cash Crunch - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/dh-extends-financing-terms-response-coronavirus-cash-crunch

Tech Data Launches Free Online Coaching Program - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/tech-data-launches-free-online-coaching-program

Zix Introduces Integrated Cloud Productivity, Security, and Compliance Platform - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/zix-introduces-integrated-cloud-productivity-security-and-compliance-platform

E-Cycling for Charity - https://www.channelpronetwork.com/article/e-cycling-charity

Matt's Museum Pick: Radio Shack TAD-1000 Matt's Tech Pick: Jabra Evolve2 65 Rich's ICYMI plug and quickie preview of the week ahead