ChannelPro Weekly Podcast

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

See if you agree as Rich, Matt, and Eric chew over Kaseya's plans for 2019, new hardware from Acer and Epson, ChannelPro's annual tech preview story for 2019, tips for optimizing managed service bundles, and more. It's a trash-free, insight-packed conversation!

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Episode #: 103 Title: Live from the Trailer Park Duration: 1:39:05 File size: 45.7MB Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Video of ChannelPro Weekly Episode #103 - Live from the Trailer Park

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• What's Now and What's Next for Kaseya, According to CEO Fred Voccola
• Acer Debuts 12-Inch Chromebooks and 14-Inch PC for Classroom Use
• Epson Introduces Two Color Workgroup Scanners
• 2019 Tech Preview: Surprise! Edition
• Optimizing Managed Services Bundles
• Bonus Plans Can 'Magically' Spur Operational Excellence
• Matt's Museum Pick: Creative Labs Notebook Webcam
• Matt's Tech Pick: Razer Kiyo
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

Your hosts were looking forward to speaking with MSP, conference impresario, and guest host Dave Seibert about his latest SMB TechFest event, not to mention the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show, which Dave attended. But thanks to a last-minute technical glitch, Dave couldn't connect to the show.

Ah well, he was with Matt and Rich in spirit as they discussed Lenovo's CES product dump and partner program, Continuum buying BrightGuage, RapidFire Tools adding HIPAA compliance support, and more. And fear not, once that connection roadblock's out of the way, Dave will be back on the show for sure!

And remember, you can watch this episode of ChannelPro Weekly on video too.

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Episode #: 102 Title: Seibert in Spirit Duration: 1:21:47 File size: 37.8MB Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

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Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Lenovo's CES 2019 Hardware Roundup
• Lenovo Channel Chief: "We're Running White Hot Right Now"
• Why Continuum Bought BrightGauge
• RapidFire Tools Adds HIPAA Support to Audit Guru
• Joining the Salesforce Economy
• Matt's Museum Pick: The Never Obsolete Computer
• Matt's Tech Picks: ThinkCentre Tiny-in-One 27
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

Happy New Year! And what better way to celebrate the impending arrival of 2019 than to take a stroll with Captain Serious himself (aka Rich Freeman) through a compendium of gloomy security-related predictions for the new year from leading vendors.

Fortunately, Rich, Matt, and special guest host/marketing expert Herman Pool have less depressing things to talk about too, like Kaseya buying IT Glue and The ASCII Group introducing a security awareness training toolkit. There's even a live interview with Michael Fraser of cloud automation and orchestration startup Refactr to wipe the sour taste of that bad news sandwich out of your mouth once and for all.

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Episode #: 101 Title: The Bad News Sandwich Duration: 1:42:33 File size: 47.3MB Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

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Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Information about Herman Pool:
  • His personal webpage
  • Vertical Axion
  • The Association of Computer Repair Business Owners
  • One Hour Marketing: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Simple Effective Marketing
• Kaseya Buys Documentation Leader IT Glue in Latest Expansion of IT Complete Platform
• ASCII Group and InfoSec Institute Partner on Security Awareness Training Toolkit
• The Year Ahead in Security: A Roundup of Vendor Predictions
• The Year Ahead in Managed Services: A Roundup of Vendor Predictions
• Refactr Officially Launches Cloud Orchestration, Automation, and Integration Solution
• Matt's Museum Pick: D-Link DUB-H7
• Matt's Tech Picks: TP-Link UH720
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

It's quite possible that neither Matt nor Rich has ever done anything successfully 100 times before, but somehow or other they've managed to record 100 episodes of this podcast without inspiring any lawsuits. Worth a celebration, wouldn't you say?

Then tune in to the recorded audio version of what from here on out will be a live video podcast as well (details here). You'll hear your hosts discuss recent news from ConnectWise, WatchGuard, and Proofpoint, reminisce about episode 001, discuss a couple of Logitech mice, and more.

Wanna see the video version of this show, recorded live in Matt's kitchen? Just click right here!

NOTE: Rich and I were recording together from the same location and inadvertently had two open microphones for some portions of the show. The audio for these sections is a echoey and occasionally difficult to listen to. We sincerely apologize for the technical error. Future episodes will not have this issue.

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Episode #: 100 Title: Lights, Camera, Action! Duration: 1:38:26 File size: 45.0MB Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Video of ChannelPro Weekly #100 Livestream - Lights, Camera, Action

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• ConnectWise Acquires Security Services Vendor to Provide Partner Training and Education
• WatchGuard Ships Updated Firewall OS with Built-In SD-WAN Support
• Proofpoint Launches People-Centric Attack Index to Identify Most Targeted Users
• ChannelPro Weekly's very first episode!
• Matt's Museum Pick: Logitech MX Revolution
• Matt's Tech Pick: Logitech MX Master 2s
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

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

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Episode #: 096 Title: For the Bottom Feeders Duration: 1:52:16 File size: 51.4MB Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor Special Guest: Vince Tinnirello

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• ChannelPro Exclusive: Zyxel Aims to Disrupt SD-WAN Market with Affordably-Priced Service for SMBs
• ID Agent Integrates with Autotask PSA Solution
• Lenovo and Scale Computing Partner on Edge Computing Platform
• Schneider Electric Launches Cloud Solution Resale Program
• IT Glue Revises Pricing Structure
• Operational Efficiency Pro Tips
• Marketing Plan 101
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

What a difference a couple of letters can make! When this week's guest host, Marketopia CEO Terry Hedden, invites Matt to step away from the computer bench for a while and go spearfishing, he's talking about the kind that involves spears and fish, not ransomware.

Terry had plenty of observations to share on other topics too, including HPE's latest edge computing and storage products, Sophos's updated XG Firewall, Epson's new print-as-a-service program, and CloudJumper's thoughts on why Microsoft's recently introduced Windows VDI solution could be the biggest thing to hit the cloud since Office 365.

You'll also learn a bit about what Matt and Rich have in store for their 100th episode (hint: it involves video). Grab a seat—and a spear—and enjoy!

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Episode #: 099 Title: A Future in Spearfishing Duration: 2:09:28 File size: 59.2MB Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• HPE Ships Edge Computing Products for IT/OT Solutions
• HPE Announces Intelligence-Powered, High-Speed Storage Products
• Sophos Adds Lateral Movement Protection to XG Firewall
• Epson Introduces Print-as-a-Service Program
• Nerdio Adds Toolset for Creation of Fully Customizable Azure Plans
• Optimize Your Event Experience
• Managed Services By the Numbers
• Matt's museum pick: Linksys LNEPCI2 Combo EtherPCI LAN Card II
• Matt's Tech Pick: Intel EXPI9301CT
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

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

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Episode #: 095 Title: Tinder for Business Duration: 1:48:49 File size: 49.8MB Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Tech Data Extends Tech-as-a-Service Program to Data Center Products
• Tech Data and Cisco Partner on Pre-Assembled Small Office Solutions
• Tech Data Introduces Free Online Edition of Cloud Practice Builder Program
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Rolls Out Hybrid Cloud Solutions for SMBs
• Sophos Adds EDR Functionality to Intercept X
• D&H Allies with SaaSMAX on Cloud Computing
• Cytracom Rolls Out Active Intelligence Monitoring for VoIP
• Refactr Officially Launches Cloud Orchestration, Automation, and Integration Solution
• Matt's Tech Pick: JD-0800EU Wired Desktop Set
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

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

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Episode #: 094 Title: Meet Alfred Applebaum Duration: 2:01:35 File size: 55.6MB Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Kaseya Acquires Cloud-to-Cloud Backup Vendor Spanning
• HPE Updates its Secondary Storage and Copy Data Management Portfolio
• What Managed Service Providers Should Look for In Remote Monitoring and Management
• Meet Surface Pro 6, Surface Laptop 2, Surface Studio 2 and Surface Headphones
• Find out what's new in Windows and Office in October
• Bringing mixed reality and Dynamics 365 together
• Matt's Museum Pick: Western Digital Caviar 22100
• Matt's Tech Pick: USB 3.0 to SATA or IDE Hard Drive Adapter / Converter – USB3SSATAIDE
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come

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

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

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Episode #: 098 Title: What's in an All-Star? Duration: 1:38:37 File size: 45.1MB Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• ConnectWise Outlines Massive Managed Security Enablement Campaign
• ConnectWise Has Peer Groups for M&A Participants and VARs Coming Soon
• Kaseya Delivers BDR Clients to MSP Partners
• SolarWinds Launches Access Rights Management Solution
• 2018 All-Stars
• What MSPs Don't Know (and May Never Learn) About Selling Cybersecurity
• Passphrases Increase Security through Simplicity
• Matt's Museum Pick: SanDisk Sansa Clip
• Matt's Tech Pick: SanDisk Clip Sport Plus
• Rich's ICYMI preview and peek ahead at the news week to come