Welcome to The Incident Report Episode 35: Live from ChannelVision Expo 2022! Adam and Paul are joined by Director of Sales, Gary Schick, National Partner Manager, Brian Perdue, and Director of Marketing, Darcy Baker. And, if you listen closely you can hear Amy Comi quietly say, “sixteen.”

A very fun episode discussing the Expo, the future of the channel, and some RV vacation suggestions.

If you have questions or suggestions for the podcast, you can always email Paul and Adam at [email protected].

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Welcome to The Incident Report Episode 34. Adam and Paul discuss why distributors must digitally transform and what scares MSPs today. Don’t miss it!

If you have questions or suggestions for the podcast, you can always email Paul and Adam at [email protected].

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Articles Cited:

Why Distributors Must Digitally Transform

https://www.channelfutures.com/best-practices/from-boxes-to-bytes-why-distributors-must-digitally-transform-to-protect-profits

What Scares MSPs Today

https://www.channele2e.com/influencers/what-scares-msps-today/

Upcoming Events:

CVx Expo 2022

https://cvxexpo.com/

Stress-Free XDR webinar with Quest and Trellix

https://lp.questsys.com/the-stress-free-xdr-what-is-it-and-why-it-matters?utm_source=Sugar&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Trellix+XDR+Webinar+Nov22

Welcome to The Incident Report Episode 33. Adam and Paul discuss smartphones, a possible VMware price hike, and the Top 4 Incident Response Planning Mistakes.

If you have questions or suggestions for the podcast, you can always email Paul and Adam at [email protected].

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Articles Cited:

Smartphones are Getting Cheaper

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/17/why-smartphones-deflated-22percent-while-almost-everything-else-is-more-expensive.html

VMware Price Hike
https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/vmware-ceo-renew-now-to-fight-broadcom-price-hike-worries/2?itc=refresh

Top 4 Incident Response Planning Mistakes

https://www.channelinsider.com/security/incident-response-planning-mistakes/

Welcome to The Incident Report Episode 32. Adam and Paul discuss the recent Wall Street Journal article, “CIOs Still Waiting for Cloud Investments to Pay Off.”

If you have questions or suggestions for the podcast, you can always email Paul and Adam at [email protected].

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Articles Cited:

CIOs Still Waiting for Cloud Investments to Pay Off

Welcome to The Incident Report Episode 31. Adam and Paul discuss a recent Gartner survey, the impact of Hurricane Ian, Phoenix Sports complex, connectivity issues, and business continuity planning. It’s a great episode! Don’t miss it!

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Articles Cited:

Enterprise Priorities

https://www.channelpartnerinsight.com/news/4056934/technology-midsize-enterprises-prioritising-investment/page/2

Welcome to The Incident Report Episode 30. This is a more personal episode as Adam and Paul discuss hiring veterans, SkillBridge, and Adam shares personal stories from his experience transitioning out of active service as an Army Ranger and into civilian life.

If you have questions or suggestions for the podcast, you can always email Paul and Adam at [email protected].

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Articles Cited:

High-tech Tools Help Veterans Find Tech Careers

SkillBridge Information

https://skillbridge.osd.mil/

Welcome to The Incident Report Episode 29. Adam and Paul discuss the recent student loan security breach, Flexibility as a Service, and an MSP Boot Camp. And, Paul admits something he should probably have just kept locked away.

If you have questions or suggestions for the podcast, you can always email Paul and Adam at [email protected].

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Articles Cited:

Student Loan Breach
https://threatpost.com/student-loan-breach-exposes-2-5m-records/180492/

Flexibility as a Service

https://www.channelfutures.com/best-practices/flexibility-as-a-service-how-partners-can-help-meet-todays-workforce-needs

IT Service Provider Boot Camp
https://www.channelfutures.com/channel-partners-event-coverage/it-service-providers-get-boot-camp-in-recurring-revenue-growth

Welcome to The Incident Report Episode 28. Adam and Paul discuss attracting Channel Partners, Configuration Errors Behind Ransomware Attacks, and VMware beating expectations. Also, is Adam excited about the new Lord of the Rings series? Find out!

If you have questions or suggestions for the podcast, you can always email Paul and Adam at [email protected].

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Articles Cited:

How IT Vendors Can Attract Channel Partners
https://www.channelinsider.com/partners/how-it-vendors-can-attract-channel-partners/

Direct Sales are Dead

https://profilemagazine.com/2022/direct-sales-are-dead/

Configuration Errors Behind Most Ransomware Attacks
https://www.channelfutures.com/channel-research/microsoft-research-configuration-errors-behind-most-ransomware-attacks

VMware Growth

https://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/vmware-growth-in-saas-subscription-sales-lead-revenue-surge

Welcome to The Incident Report Episode 27. Adam and Paul discuss the Apple security flaw, APT29, and Zoom dips. Also, is Janet Jackson’s classic Rhythm Nation a cybersecurity risk?

If you have questions or suggestions for the podcast, you can always email Paul and Adam at [email protected].

Join Quest for an interactive Partner Forum! Your hosts Adam Burke and Gary Schick will share recent success stories as well as topics and trends that are timely for growing your customer base.

Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/2p4b9o6v

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Articles Cited:

Apple Security Flaw
https://mashable.com/article/apple-security-flaw-hackers

APT29 Continues Targeting Microsoft 365
https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/apt29-continues-targeting-microsoft

Zoom pares back annual forecast:
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/22/zoom-zm-earnings-q2-2023.html

Janet Jackson Music Crashes Hard Drives:

https://www.techspot.com/news/95671-janet-jackson-song-1989-declared-cybersecurity-vulnerability-crashing.html

Welcome to The Incident Report Episode 26. Adam and Paul discuss the edge real estate crisis, cloud overspend and a snag in the Citrix buyout.

If you have questions or suggestions for the podcast, you can always email Paul and Adam at [email protected].

Join Quest for an interactive Partner Forum! Your hosts Adam Burke and Gary Schick will share recent success stories as well as topics and trends that are timely for growing your customer base.

Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/2p4b9o6v

Thanks for listening!

Articles Cited:

Edge Real Estate Crisis
https://www-edgeir-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.edgeir.com/the-coming-crisis-in-edge-real-estate-20220808/amp

Cloud Overspend
https://www.channelpartnerinsight.com/news/4054715/channel-analysts-forrester-organisations-suffering-avoidable-cloud-overspend-report

Citrix Debt Financing Challenge:

https://www.channele2e.com/investors/private-equity/citrix-debt-financing-delayed-a-warning-signal-for-private-equity-buyouts/