Things We Talk About:

CNCF Releases Annual Report

Anchore Raises $20M for Container Security

Connectwise Issues Security Patch Updates

World Economic Forum Launches Cybersecurity Initiative for ISPs

Pulseway Adds Support for Custom App Patches

Arista Networks Buys Big Switch

CollabNet VersionOne Merges with XebiaLabs

Oracle Hires Ross Brown

Microsoft Makes Climate Change Claims

We chat with Phil Myers, director of Captain’s Chair, a provider of a tool for analyzing consumption of IT assets and services in real time, about how managed service providers (MSPs) can maximize the value of the business relationship they have with their end clients.

Things We Talk About:

McAfee Names a New CEO

NSA Discloses Windows 10 Flaw

DHS Warns of Cyberattacks from Iran

Copper Adds Ambassador Program

Veeam Gets Acquired for $5 Billion

Wind River Acquires Star Lab for IoT Security

GitLab Appoints Channel Chief

Red Hat Operationalizes Kubernetes

Instana Adds CRI-O Container Support

Oracle Further Automates Database Management

Dynatrace Hypes OpenTelemetry Contribution

We count down our top predictions for the future of IT in this next year.

We talk with Nimmy Reichenberg, chief marketing officer for Siemplify, and channel chief Bradd Barmettler, about why managed security service providers (MSSPs) are now rapidly adopting security orchestration and automated response (SOAR) platforms.

Things We Talk About:

F5 Networks Acquires Shape Security

Google Shares Best Security Practices

Malwarebytes Report Sees Mac Malware Rise

StorONE Partners with Tech Data

Sophos Strengthens MSP Program

ConnectWise Expands Management Team

LogicMonitor Gets New Channel Chief

DataStax to Support Multiple Cassandra Distributions

Xen Updates Virtual Machine Project

Channel Mourns Passing of Joe Serra

This episode we chat with Eran Farajun, executive vice president of Asigra, a provide of backup and recovery platform accessed via the cloud, about when managed service providers (MSPs) should build versus resell a service.

Things We Talk About:

Eclipse Foundation Launches Edge Working Group

Ring Video Surveillance Systems Get Hacked

New Orleans Declares State of Emergency

Hammerspace Launches Channel Program

D2iQ Unveils Channel Program

SolarWinds Acquires VividCortex

Docker CEO Details Strategy

Kubernetes 1.17 Arrives

Cloudera Calls of MLOps Standards

AWS Accused of Software Strip Mining

We chat with General Technology Distribution Council CEO Frank Vitagliano about the future of distribution in the IT channel

Things We Talk About:

AWS Updates Partner Program

AWS Launches Bevy of Services

SonicWall Courts MSSPs

DXC to Sell Three Business Units

Wavefront by VMware Extends Kubernetes Reach

HPE Expands Scope of Greenlake Ambitions

Internap Survey Addresses Cloud Migration Trends