This week we talk about:

New chips from #Intel & #AMD

#Container Security

#TechData and #Encrypts to Line Card

Shake up at #SonicWall

The 5G opportunity for #Channel Partners

#Amazon Acquires #CloudEndure

Mike’s Predictions:

Kubernetes Everywhere

Hybrid clouds get more complex

Managed Services Get Redefined

Machine Learning Algorithms Become Pervasive

Lines Between Apps Start to Disintegrate

Brett’s Predictions:

Email Security Will Get Bigger

Computing will continue to move to the Edge

MSP Consolidation

Automation will displace some services

More vendors will move to a consumption Model

We discuss our top 10 picks for the stories that had the most impact on the Channel in 2018.

It’s the Economy, Stupid

IBM Buys Red Hat

Intel CPU Shortage

U.S. Indicts Chinese Hackers for Compromising MSPs

Dell Buys VMware Again

HP, Inc. Thrives

AWS and Google Move On-Premises

Kubernetes Comes of Age

AI Gets Real

MSP Roll Up

We are joined by Bradd Barmettler Global Head of Channels at Siemplify

We are joined by Joseph Landes, Chief Revenue Officer at Nerdio

This week we talk about:

Kubernetes

Privileged Access Management

Nutanix Partner Program

Dell Is Going Public Again

DRaaS Set  to Take Off

Will Open Source Transform Networking

This week we talk about:

DockerCon Europe

Kubernetes Security Flaw

The Marriott Breach

Huawei’s CFO Arrested

VMware and Project Clarity

Dell, HP, and IBM News

And Why Hardware Still Matters

This we week talk about:

AWS re:Invent

Marriott Data Breach

Ingram Sigs Up Evernote

Autonomy Troubles

HP and Dell Earnings

A Red Hat Acquisition

And Why CRMs Suck

We are joined by Nimble CEO Jon Ferrara, and discuss all things CRM.

We are joined by Robin Brandl, VP of Strategic Alliances, at CloudJumper, and discuss the future of desktop virtualization.