Big M&A news in the channel broke this week and Craig and Kevin were all over it.

In this edition of the Channel Partners podcast, the guys welcome in Brian Leonard, the new vice president of marketing at RapidScale, to talk about his company's acquisition by Cox Business. They'll also talk about his new role and the stakes RapidScale is claiming in desktop as a service.

Also on the show is Melinda Templeman, head of VIP relations for Channel Partners and its sister brands, to discuss what we'll be doing for our partners and customers at Channel Partners Evolution, as well as the burgeoning IoT opportunity.

And all of the big summer blockbusters on theater screens around the country have Craig and Kevin wondering, "What if this podcast were a movie?"