ChannelPro Weekly Podcast

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.

After a quick look at the week's top headlines, Rich shares some thoughts about his visit last week to the annual meeting of managed services co-op The 20 and Matt shares some thoughts of his own about why QWERTY keyboards are likely to remain the preferred means of getting text into computers indefinitely.

That's followed by a visit to a venerable IBM keyboard from years gone by in Matt's tech museum, a quick peek at a "clicky but quiet" present day keyboard from CHERRY, and a discussion of how cultivating application development skills can help channel pros strengthen margins and differentiate themselves from a sea of indistinguishable cloud resellers.

Somewhere in there, Rich suggests an absolutely brilliant new name for an artificial intelligence solution too. Trademark it fast before he does!

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Show Information:

Episode #: 053 Title: An AI Named Smartypants Duration: 1:29:44 File size: 41.4MB Regulars: Rich Freeman - Senior News Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• eFolder Appoints Matt Nachtrab CEO
• dinCloud Introduces New Quality Assurance Virtual Robot
• Let Your Fingers Do the Talking
• Application Development for Fun and (Mostly) Profit
• Voice of the Vendor: Microsoft's New Partner Strategy
• Where's Joel?
• Matt's Museum pick: IBM Model M keyboard
• Matt's tech pick: CHERRY MX Board Silent keyboard
• Rich's ICYMI preview

After a quick look at the week’s top headlines, Rich shares some thoughts about his visit last week to the annual meeting of managed services co-op The 20 and Matt shares some thoughts of his own about why QWERTY keyboards are likely to remain the preferred means of getting text into computers indefinitely.

Rich was in our nation's capital for Microsoft's Inspire partner conference this week, and he's got lots (and lots and lots…) to say about the sweeping changes Microsoft has made to its sales and partner organizations, not to mention the new Microsoft 365 software-as-a-service suite. And in case that's not enough Microsoft chatter for you, you'll also hear two top executives from cloud-based workflow automation vendor (and big-league Azure partner) Nintex provide an insider's perspective on the importance of Microsoft's new Azure partner co-sales initiative.

There's more too, including a look at a story from ChannelPro's July issue in which Joshua Liberman, of solution provider Net Sciences Inc., provides a detailed, step-by-step recipe for building an on-premises private cloud like the one he constructed for a client, and a trip to Matt's tech museum to see something called "DOS," whatever that is, that resides on something called "floppy disks," whatever those are.

And yes, it's true: your hosts just like to pretend they're too young to remember that stuff.

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Show Information:

Episode #: 052 Title: Mr. Rich Goes to Washington Duration: 1:29:44 File size: 41.4MB Regulars: Rich Freeman - Senior News Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Microsoft Launches New Unified Partner Organization
• Microsoft Outlines Dramatically Revamped Sales and Partner Strategy
• Microsoft Admits Past Mistakes as a Partner and Describes Future Corrections
• Microsoft Introduces New Bundled Online Productivity, Management, and Security Solution
• Tech Data Integrates Microsoft 365 with its Small Business Cloud Server
• 'Premises Cloud' Networking for SMBs
• Where's Joel?
• Matt's Museum Pick: DOS 6.22
• Rich's ICYMI preview

Rich was in our nation’s capital for Microsoft’s Inspire partner conference this week, and he’s got lots (and lots and lots…) to say about the sweeping changes Microsoft has made to its sales and partner organizations, not to mention the new Microsoft 365 software-as-a-service suite.

Despite the fiercest of odds, Matt and Rich somehow keep things interesting for you during one of the slowest news weeks of the IT year, starting with a discussion of some new VDI products from Dell, proceeding to a look at the benefits of selling leased phone systems and unlocked smartphones, and continuing to a review of a new video surveillance recorder from TRENDnet. Then you'll hear ConnectWise CEO Arnie Bellini describe his company's ambitious, Lego-inspired architectural vision in his own recorded words, and hear Matt explain why Voltron is a better metaphor for what ConnectWise is attempting than Legos.

You do know about Voltron, right?

Either way, stick around for a visit with a laptop-sized hard drive from Matt's tech museum and a look at some big, affordable present-day laptop drives from Seagate.

And don't forget our 50th episode giveaway either! Email your favorite moment from ChannelPro Weekly's first 50 episodes or a burning question for its hosts to [email protected], or just tweet or retweet anything with the hashtag #channelproweekly for a chance to win a free Intel Compute Stick!

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Show Information:

Episode #: 051 Title: Activate Interlock! Duration: 1:16:05 File size: 34.9MB Regulars: Rich Freeman - Senior News Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Dell Unveils New VDI Hardware and Software for SMBs
• 6 Reasons to Offer Phone System Leasing
• Profiting from Unlocked Phones
• TRENDnet TV-NVR208D2 Review: A Budget-friendly Network Video Recorder for Surveillance
• Where's Joel?
• Matt's Museum Pick: Travelstar 2.5" Notebook Drive
• Matt's Tech Pick: Seagate FireCuda
• Rich's ICYMI and What's Up This Week preview

Despite the fiercest of odds, Matt and Rich somehow keep things interesting for you during one of the slowest news weeks of the IT year, starting with a discussion of some new VDI products from Dell, proceeding to a look at the benefits of selling leased phone systems and unlocked smartphones, and continuing to a review of a new video surveillance recorder from TRENDnet.

It's a golden anniversary 50th episode party, and you're invited! Activities include a look at new products from Barracuda Networks and Continuum, a discussion of what the market-leading "MSP of tomorrow" should be thinking about today, a cautionary note about the security risks associated with PowerShell, and a review of ChannelPro's summer reading list. All of that's followed by an interview with Darren Gottesmann of Ingram Micro, plus a visit with some 72-pin memory modules from Matt's tech museum and a hot new DDR4 module from CORSAIR with glowing multicolored lights.

Stick around for the whole show, moreover, and you'll find out how to win a free Intel Compute Stick and hear Matt finally fess up about the secret plot to take over the world that you just knew he's been harboring all along.

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Episode #: 050 Title: Today ChannelPro, Tomorrow the World Duration: 1:38:07 File size: 45.0MB Regulars: Rich Freeman - Senior News Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Barracuda Launches Comprehensive Anti-Spear Phishing Solution
• Continuum Adds Low-Cost Archive Service to its BDR Product
• Building the Managed Services Practice of Tomorrow
• Using PowerShell Safely
• The Channel Pro's Guide to Summer Reading
• Where's Joel?
• Matt's Museum Pick: 72-pin SIMMs
• Matt's Tech Pick: CORSAIR Vengeance LED memory
• Rich's ICYMI and What's Up This Week preview

It’s a golden anniversary 50th episode party, and you’re invited! Activities include a look at new products from Barracuda Networks and Continuum, a discussion of what the market-leading “MSP of tomorrow” should be thinking about today, a cautionary note about the security risks associated with PowerShell, and a review of ChannelPro’s summer reading list.

Now, sadly, a duo instead of part of a trio, Matt and Rich blitz through several weeks of news, including the launch of Datto's managed power product and partner marketing platform; the much-discussed demo of a Datto VDI solution at DattoCon 2017; Continuum's acquisition by Thoma Bravo, the same private equity firm that owns competitor SolarWinds MSP; and ConnectWise's ambitious plan to build a Lego-like customizable management platform for multiple kinds of technology solution provider.

Then Matt takes a look at some gaming hardware and software news from the E3 show, Datto CEO Austin McChord discusses IP cameras and IPOs in a recorded interview segment, and Matt showcases a failed Nintendo virtual reality product from his tech museum and some successful HP gaming notebooks. Listen closely, and you'll also learn why getting lead generation assistance from Bill and Ed is a bad idea. Be excellent to each other, listeners!

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Show Information:

Episode #: 049 Title: Bill & Ed's Excellent Adventure Duration: 1:38:05 File size: 44.9MB Regulars: Rich Freeman - Senior News Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor

Topics and Related Links Mentioned:

• Datto Adding Power Distribution Unit and RMM Integration to its Networking Product Line
• The Surprise Hit of DattoCon 2017 is a Product that Doesn't Even Exist
• Datto Offers Free Marketing Automation Tool to its Partners
• Continuum CEO: Acceleration and Acquisitions Are Up Ahead
• ConnectWise's Strategic Vision Is All About Legos
• Where's Joel?
• Matt's Museum Pick: Nintendo VirtualBoy
• Matt's Tech Pick: HP OMEN Laptop
• Rich's ICYMI and What's Up This Week preview