Channelpro Weekly Podcast

The 2018 RSA Conference was a feast for anyone interested in security, and Rich just couldn’t resist gorging on news, views, and insights from the industry’s leading vendors. Listen in as he and Matt discuss the significance of the week’s top product announcements and threat updates, and then hear about the very latest trends in zero days and cryptomining directly from two top experts at WatchGuard. Your hosts also have thoughts for you on the launch of the ConnectWise Unite cloud management solution, Open Mesh’s first router, maximizing profitability in managed print servies, and the reasons why SSDs based on the PCIe standard are so much faster these days than SATA drives. Tasty stuff, and it’s all you can eat! Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Information: Episode #: 074 Title: The Security Buffet Duration: 1:41:07 File

Kids today. No manners! Sadly, the same often goes for channel pros too, as you’ll discover in the live interview Matt and Rich conduct with MSP and “personal branding” expert Lisa Shorr, who explains why the way you dress, act, and talk is a vital part of building a successful business. You’ll also learn all about the latest news from SonicWall, Kaseya, and D&H, not to mention ChannelPro’s newest “Vendors on the Vanguard” list, and hear some thoughts on wireless charging. So sit up straight, tuck in your shirt, and pay attention for a change. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Information: Episode #: 073 Title: Remember Etiquette? Duration: 1:26:54 File size: 39.9MB Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor Topics and Related Links Mentioned: SonicWall Launches New Firewalls and Cloud

Wondering how many different senses of “partner” we can fit in a single sentence? No? Well listen in anyway as Matt and Rich discuss a new MSSP partner program from SonicWall, a video archiving solution for law enforcement from StorageCraft, Epson’s cool digital signage projector, selling out to private equity, hiring older workers, and laptop-friendly monitors. Oh, and the answer to the question is “three.” We think. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Information: Episode #: 072 Title: Partnered with a Partner's Partner Duration: 1:28:46 File size: 40.7MB Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor Topics and Related Links Mentioned: SonicWall Adds MSSP Specialization to SecureFirst Partner Program  StorageCraft Unveils Storage Solution for Law Enforcement  Epson Introduces Compact Digital

Rallying after a humiliating interview recording mistake (you’ll have to listen for the unfortunate details), Matt and Rich explore Kaseya’s big integration announcement with IT Glue, the free money SYNNEX is handing out for mobile activations, SolarWinds MSP’s new single sign-on functionality, D&H’s plan for century number two, an if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it USB hub from D-Link, and more. They also have a lot of trouble—even with the assistance of a calculator—trying to translate zettabytes into petabytes and terabytes. Math, apparently, isn’t their strong suit. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Information: Episode #: 071 Title: Count Those Zeroes! Duration: 1:08:22 File size: 31.4MB Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor Topics and Related Links Mentioned: Kaseya Announces In

No news is good news, right? Find out for yourself in this more or less news-free edition of ChannelPro Weekly, in which your hosts spend their time discussing best practices for scaling a managed services practice, cashing in on infrastructure as a service, a GDPR security solution from RapidFire Tools, gaming joysticks old and new, and much more. It may not be quite as good as coating yourself in maple syrup, but it’s close. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Information: Episode #: 070 Title: Bathing in Maple Syrup Duration: 1:18:37 File size: 36.1MB Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor Topics and Related Links Mentioned: Scaling Your Way to Profitability  Say Hello to Your Next Big Cloud Opportunity: Infrastructure as a Service  Vendor to Watch: Diverse Technology Solutions  Heroe

Matt and Rich were just itching to share the excitement at the recent ChannelPro SMB Forum event in Dallas, so they recorded an interview with Marketopia CEO Terry Hedden live and on-site at the show. They’d play it for you, too, but can't thanks to an on-site techical glitch. Don't worry, they'll try again in May! In the meantime, they still have a full show for you, including discussions of Kaseya’s new appliance-based BDR solution, Cisco’s alliances with D&H and Tech Data, HP’s hardware for healthcare, Secure Now! CEO Art Gross’s take on changing state data breach laws, and HPE’s take on IoT edge computing, among other things. And no, you don’t have to be a channel ninja to keep up with it all, but really, would it hurt? Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Information: Episode #: 069 Title: Channel Ninjas! Duration: 59

Hyperconverged! Hyperscale! Doesn’t everything sound better with “hyper” in front of it? Ponder that thought while listening to Matt and Rich discuss HP’s hyper-unexpected decision to become an Apple distributor, Cytracom’s hyper-interesting addition of analytics and automation capabilities to its VoIP platform, and TeamViewer’s hyper-first Americas partner program. Then settle in for a conversation about a guy suing Microsoft for $600 million over a bad Windows upgrade, a review of a (hyper)cool laptop docking station, an interview excerpt with Microsoft IoT exec Rodney Clark, and visits with Matt’s latest museum pick (the HP MediaSmart Receiver) and tech pick (the Google Chromecast). Oh, and by the way: Hyper, hyper, hyper, hyper. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Information: Episode #: 068 Title: Hyper Makes Everything

Surely you jest! Matt and Rich are talking about SonicWall’s innovative new zero-day defense, Intermedia’s new UCaaS solution, VIPRE getting acquired by J2 Global, and the ChannelPro 2018 State of the Channel Survey? And they have an interview with Herve Tardy of Eaton and a storage system tech pick from Lenovo on top of that? Yes, and don’t call me Shirley. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Information: Episode #: 067 Title: Putting Your Business in Shirley's Hands Duration: 1:14:07 File size: 34.0MB Regulars: Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor Topics and Related Links Mentioned: SonicWall Reveals New Defense Against Zero-Days  Intermedia Launches New UCaaS Solution J2 Global Buys VIPRE Security  2018 State of the Channel Survey: Stepping Toward the Future of IT  ChannelPro Book C

It’s getting crazy out there, folks, and Matt and Rich can prove it. See what we mean as they guide you through the latest from ConnectWise and its newly acquired HTG unit; SonicWall and its newly expanded firewall lineup; Sophos and its newly updated Intercept X product; Kaseya and its newly patched security vulnerability; and Windows 10’s newly achieved status in place of Windows 7 atop the desktop OS heap. Then stick around for a chat about IT ethics, a visit with what’s arguably the goofiest PDA in Matt’s tech museum, and a look at why the Raspberry Pi is every maker’s friend. We’re sure you’ll find the whole thing a welcome distraction from all that mass hysteria you’re enduring. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Information: Episode #: 066 Title: Dogs and Cats Living Together Duration: 1:32:19 File size: 42.3MB Regula

ChannelPro Weekly is back for season two, and it’s bigger and better than ever! No, really, take it from Matt and Rich. They’ll tell you so themselves. Then they’ll chew over IBM’s big push into the SMB space, a new IoT management solution from TeamViewer, and ConnectWise’s acquisition earlier this month of HTG Peer Groups. That’s followed by chatter about ChannelPro’s 2018 tech industry preview article, an interesting new security vendor named ID Agent, some portable scanners, excerpts from an exclusive interview Rich conducted last December with Datto CEO Austin McChord, and a peek at a keyboard drawer, safely preserved in Matt’s tech museum, that dates to the dawn of the PC era. All that plus a lively discussion about donuts. Do you know what a bismark is? Neither do Matt and Rich. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Infor

Joined on air for the very first time by ChannelPro managing editor Colleen Frye, Matt and Rich explore what the appearance of the first Windows 10 laptops bearing ARM-based Qualcomm processors means for Microsoft, Qualcomm, and Intel alike before exploring some selections from avid bibliophile Colleen’s recently created ChannelPro Book Club. That’s followed by a discussion of why carefully setting customer expectations matters so much, a holiday-themed look at how “bundle stuffers” can help MSPs boost their top and bottom lines, and a nostalgic visit with an (is it live or is it) Memorex MiniDisc from Matt’s tech museum. Oh yes, there’s also an operating system joke from Matt greeted by silence from Rich and Colleen, proving once and for all that whatever this podcast is, it is not a Linux distro. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/

It’s All-Stars time! As in time to meet the winners of this year’s ChannelPro All-Star awards. Matt and Rich will introduce you to them, too, but only after walking you through news items involving Ingram Micro and Barracuda Networks. Then it’s on to a stimulating and sobering conversation about the security-related rules of the road every MSP should know about with business technology attorney and recently added ChannelPro blogger Bradley Gross. He calls them The Three Gross Commandments of Cybersecurity, and the sooner you commit them to memory, the better. Unless, of course, you’re fond of depositions and court dates. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Information: Episode #: 063 Title: Our Gross-est Show Yet! Duration: 1:15:46 File size: 34.8MB Regulars: Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technolo

With just hours to go until Turkey Day, Matt and Rich fill your plate with meaty discussions about VMware on Azure, ISL Online’s affordable remote access solution, opportunities in the industrial Internet of Things, the merits of inkjet printers, and more. Then it’s on to dessert in the form of a recorded interview with SolarWinds MSP’s Dave Sobel about some “beyond the roadmap” innovations that may—or may not—be headed to an RMM platform near you some day. We’d call the whole thing a holiday conflabulation you don’t want to miss... except we don’t actually know what a conflabulation is. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Information: Episode #: 062 Title: Thanksgiving Conflabulation Duration: 1:29:16 File size: 39.6MB Regulars: Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor, Matt Whitlock - Technology Editor Topics and Related L

Back after a three-week hiatus, Matt and Rich get caught up on what happened while they were away, like Datto and Autotask merging, ConnectWise rolling out its new Unite solution, and SolarWinds MSP rolling out a new email security product, cutting the price of its file backup product, and introducing its first “user experience” product. Then they discuss disaster preparedness lessons learned by channel pros during Hurricane Irma, listen to an interview with ConnectWise CEO Arnie Bellini, and explain why Sim City is still the best game EVER. They also fill your head with the dizzying thought that single pane of glass management portals are becoming reminiscent of your TV's picture-in-picture feature. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Information: Episode #: 061 Title: Portal-in-Portal Duration: 1:34:47 File size: 43.5MB Reg

Matt and Rich are just itching to tell you all about BitTitan’s latest solution update and managed services vision; a detachable workstation from HP that may or may not have a reason for being; the long-awaited return of Microsoft’s Intellimouse; the just announced debut of the new Surface Precision Mouse; a thin, fast, stylish notebook from ASUS; and some recently published research from CompTIA about SaaS channel partners. Not enough? How about some solid gold, can’t miss suggestions on how to make money partnering with insurance brokers and launching a MSSPMHSP practice. Trust us, it’ll all make sense when you listen. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Information: Episode #: 060 Title: Welcome to the Uber Uber MSSPMHSP Insurance Era Duration: 1:43:48 File size: 47.6MB Regulars: Regulars: Rich Freeman - Executive Editor,

Back from their globe-trotting adventures in Tokyo, Las Vegas, and Greenville, S.C., Matt and Rich discuss last week’s security product news from Continuum, SYNNEX’s solution-based growth strategy, and some wacky-but-real software error messages. Matt also gives us a glimpse of the exclusive behind-the-scenes look he recently got of the astonishingly harsh testing regimen Lenovo subjects its ThinkPads to, and discusses the new 25th anniversary throwback ThinkPad Lenovo unveiled last week. All of that, however, follows a getting-to-know-you visit with new ChannelPro contributor Lisa Hendrickson, impresario of the Call That Girl blog. Read that last sentence very carefully, people. Sometimes word order matters a lot. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Information: Episode #: 059 Title: Meet Call That Girl...Not That Call Girl

With Matt now returned from his restful family vacation at Disney World, he and Rich are back on the podcast beat with a look at some giant product launches from SonicWall and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, plus the hardware beauty pageant Matt hosts in ChannelPro’s October issue. You’ll also enjoy hear a behind-the-scenes editorial planning session for Matt’s big trip to Japan to celebrate the ThinkPad’s 25th anniversary, followed by a reunion with a very old ThinkPad from Matt’s tech museum and a chat about the fairly new Lenovo Yoga 720. And at some point in all that you’ll learn why Alexa, Amazon’s virtual assistant, needs to wear one of those medical alert necklaces too. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Information: Episode #: 058 Title: Alexa's Fallen and She Can't Get Up Duration: 1:28:04 File size: 40.4MB Regulars: Re

Back after an unscheduled hiatus and glowing with pride over their just-completed SMB Forum event in Long Beach, Calif., Matt and Rich preview ChannelPro's forthcoming October issue and catch up on the latest news from Avast Business and HP before discussing Matt's thoughts on building pint-sized workstations and the channel's laudable efforts to help victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. That's followed by an appreciative take by Matt on a new keyboard from Logitech and a dip into our listener mailbag, during which we all get to hear Rich duck, dodge, and parry his way around a question about the now legendary iguanas lolling around his condo as you read this. It's a deeply personal topic, people. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: http://www.channelpronetwork.com/rss/cpw Show Information: Episode #: 057 Title: Iguanas in the Ghost Shell Duration: 1:16:27 File size: 3

Freshly returned from vacation, Rich is tanned, rested, and ready, not to mention back on the show to discuss news from Webroot, ADTRAN, and Epson with Matt. Your two hosts then dive into some highlights from ChannelPro’s 2017 Readers’ Choice Awards, some vertical solution insights from Ingram Micro, and some lesser-known but valuable business metrics for MSPs. All of that is followed by a thought-provoking interview with Neal Bradbury of Intronis on the state of the North American managed services market and preceded by a speculative, conspiratorial thought or two from Rich about where all of the recent stories involving data protection vendor eFolder might be headed. If you’re like him, you’ll want to wear a tinfoil hat while listening to that part of the podcast to ward off the mind control rays from Planet Zeebs. Whatever that is. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this link: 

Never fear! With Rich on vacation you'd think Matt would be left to talking to himself into a padded room, but instead managed to rope a special guest for Episode 55! Dave Seibert of ITInnovators, Microsoft MVP, and a whole lot of other things is a long time contributor and friend to the magazine, and often appears on-stage at our live ChannelPro Events. Matt starts by introducing Dave with a little Q&A (like only Matt can give). After a week hiatus, Matt and Dave dive through a whole bunch of missed headlines, talking in-depth about CompTIA's new association for non-channel technicians, the big Axcient and eFolder merger news, and some new functionality in AVG Managed Workplace. Later Matt gets Dave's thoughts on some recent studies, then dive into Part 3 for DAVE'S museum and tech picks! As for the title, you'll just have to listen. Subscribe to ChannelPro Weekly!    Look for us in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see us (yet) then you can subscribe via RSS in almost any podcast app using this li