The Channel Happy Hour

• Things We Talk About:
• Survey Finds Business Betting on IT
• BootHole Flaw Plagues Operating Systems
• Qualys Jumps into EDR
• Sorai Security Adds Governance Tool
• Atlassian Acquires Mindville
• SAP Aligns with Tricentis
• Juniper Brings AI to SD-WANs
• New Relic Revamps Platform
• Datawire Launches Free Kubernetes Tool
• Lenovo Adds Portal
• Louisiana Requires MSPs to Register

We chat with SAP channel chief Karl Fahrbach about how the channel is rising to the challenge in the post COVID-19 era.

Things We Talk About:

• Research Surfaces Accelerated Cloud Shift
• Apple Acquires Fleetsmith
• Microsoft Gobbles Up Cyber X
• RangeForce Revamps Cybersecurity Training
• Red Hat Distributes Vetted Ansible Playbooks
• Puppet Automates DevOps Workflows
• Nebulon Launches Hybrid Platform
• HashiCorp Preps Managed Services
• CNCF Graduates Harbor Registry
• ConnectWise Bows Security Frameworks
• HPE Pushes Back to Work

Things We Talk About:

• COVID-19 Spikes Again
• A10 Networks Partners with Dell
• MongoDB Partners with Storj Labs
• SAP Aligns with Honeywell
• GitLab Acquires Two Security Companies
• Appian Adds AI to Low-Code Platform
• Aruba Networks Embraces AIOps
• SonicWall Unveils Branch Office Switch
• Cradlepoint Embraces Docker Containers
• Harness Reins in Cloud Costs
• Zoom Has Security Issues
• Cloudera Adds Sales Enablement Tool

We chat with Arlin Sorenson, vice president of ecosystem evangelism at ConnectWise, to mark the 30th anniversary of IT Nation Evolve Peer Groups at a time when the channel is changing utterly.

Things We Talk About:

• HPE to Save $1B Over Three Years
• IBM Makes Unspecified Cutbacks
• Dell Makes Cutbacks
• Exabeam to Secure More Cloud Services
• Siemplify Moves to Protect Partner Margins
• Microsoft Acquires Softmotive
• Microsoft Extends Arc Reach to Kubernetes
• Dell Technologies Advances Hybrid Cloud Strategy
• Rancher Labs Opens Rancher Academy
• Puppet Automates Compliance
• GitLab Issues DevOps Report

Things We Talk About:

• HPE Dedicates $2B to Fund IT Projects
• SonicWall Revamps MSSP Program
• Poly Unifies Channel
• BigPanda Makes IT Ops Platform Available Free
• VMware Extends Network Virtualization Overlay
• Solo.io Open Sources Service Mesh Hub
• Canonical Expands Managed Services Portfolio

Things We Talk About:

• U.S. Launches $2T COVID-19 Bailout
• Cybercriminals Launch COVID-19 Phishing Attacks
• Atera Partners with Splashtop for Remote Access
• Intact Unfurls Desktop Database Conversion Service
• Humio Raises $20M for Log Management
• Kubernetes 1.18 Arrives
• Google Aligns with Solo.io to Advance Istio
• CompTIA to Help MSPs Address Cybersecurity Crisis

Things We Talk About:

• COVID-19 Pandemic Unleashes Economic Recession
• Contrast Security Advances DevSecOps
• Kaseya Launches Cyber Insurance Initiative
• ZeroNorth Raises $10M for Risk Orchestration
• Platform9 Unfurls Free Kubernetes Service
• Spectro Cloud Launches Hybrid Cloud Platform
• 2nd Watch Rolls Out Managed DevOps Service
• Run-AI Virtualizes GPUs
• Dell Study Uncovers Data Disruptions   

We chat with NinjaRMM CEO Sal Sferlazza about plans for the provider of remote monitoring and management (RMM) software in the wake of gaining addition funding and what the COVID-19 pandemic may mean for managed service providers (MSPs).