ChannelPro Weekly Podcast

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!

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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Show Information:

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

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

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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Show Information:

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

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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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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Show Information:

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

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.

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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Show Information:

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

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.

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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Show Information:

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