ChannelPro Weekly Podcast

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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