Secure Connections

Brian sits down with Dan Wensley, CEO of ScalePad, Adam Slutskin, CRO at Liongard and Zak Karsan, CEO of Vault America for a look ahead to 2021 and beyond. With Thanksgiving around the corner it’s a good time for reflection on a turbulent year to say the least, however there are many silver linings when we look closely. When standing in the face of adversity, change is sped up and in many cases forced, where we may have otherwise been a little more complacent and comfortable. ‘Remember what we’ve learned this year and continue to build on it’ states Adam. Technology is properly recognized as an essential service and MSPs have evolved into trusted technology consultants. As they say….’The world is our oyster’, it’s where we take our business and expertise from here…that’s up to us.

Brian catches up with Heather Myers, Partner Channel Manager with ADT Cybersecurity to discuss compliance and the SMB.

With new compliance requirements on the horizon for business of all sizes, Heather gives us a few ideas to consider when not just communicating their importance to our customers but also selling and implementing. The drive to digital transformation for business in 2020 has pushed compliance front and center for IT Service Providers.

Dan Wensley, CEO at ScalePad talks with Brian about the evolution of Warranty Master to ScalePad and what this means for IT Service Providers. With the addition of Software Asset Lifecycle Management into their current Hardware Management platform, this gives IT Service Providers clarity on customer environments. ‘Once you collect the data, its amazing what you find’ states Dan.

And the new name, in case you were wondering….Launch pad to scale your success. Love it and a big congratulations and also thank you to Dan and his team for continuing to drive growth and success for their partners in the channel.

IT Channel Veteran and Technology Attorney Brad Gross founder of Bradley Gross Law has an innate ability to force us to take that 10,000 FT view of our business and potential trap doors.  With the growth of Co-Managed Services, Brad talks with Brian about the intersection of services and potential liability risk that requires clarity upfront in order to protect you and your business. Brad states ‘If you’re touching a system, something bad can happen’. These aren’t discussions about doom and gloom, they are responsible business communications.

Brad’s regular Bradcast touching on these topics and more can be found here

In the spirit of Cybersecurity Month, If the bad guys are all working together, then why aren’t the good guys? This is a question we have always asked and promoted at our live Expo and Virtual Events where we consistently witness incredible collaborative discussion by IT Professionals. CompTIA have taken this to the next level with their new CompTIA ISAO announced back in the spring. Brian chats with Executive Director, MJ Shoer about the ISAO and what this means for the technology industry. ‘Tools and technology will take us so far, then we need the collective power of the industry to keep everyone safe’ states MJ. The CompTIA ISAO (Information Sharing & Analysis Organization) is a cybersecurity early warning system for everyone working in technology, from MSP’s to VAR’s to Software Companies…It is a threat intelligence sharing system that sends alerts on new threats and vulnerabilities with information on where they are coming from, what is the impact and how we can address it.

For more information on the ISAO and how this can benefit you and your customers, go to  https://www.comptiaisao.org/