Erick and Rich discuss why the channel’s AI maturity is stuck in a three-year rut according to IDC and what MSPs can do about it, plus strategies for converting focus and discipline into accelerated growth. Then they’re joined by the managing director of partner programs for Google Cloud, Phil Larson, for an insider’s take on opportunities for MSPs in cloud and AI. And finally, one last thing: how a real-life Jimmy Neutron produced nuclear fusion in his home lab. 

Discussed in this episode:
AI is a Growing Business Yet Risky Bet for Channel Partners
IDC North America Partner Landscape 2025: Vendor Relations, Cloud Marketplaces, and Distribution
Introducing Google Cloud Partner Network: What partners should know
Dallas 12-year-old achieves nuclear fusion after four years of effort 

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