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In a manner of speaking, anyway. The software maker is using APIs and “microservices” to create a platform that lets channel pros build customized solutions out of snap-together building blocks from ConnectWise itself and its partners.
RMM news from ConnectWise, data center news from Lenovo, and a major milestone in keyboard history are all coming up this week for the SMB channel.
New gaming gear, new audio-visual wares, and a new app that captures the essence of what we love most about smartphones—swiping past pictures—are all among the stories we didn’t tell you about last week.
Speaking at a gathering of the distributor’s most committed channel pros, global cloud chief Renee Bergeron (pictured) advised anyone looking for sustainable cloud profits to sell solutions rather than products and get serious about Infrastructure-as-a-Service.
Ingram Micro and Tech Data partner events, even bigger audio-visual and gaming shows, and possibly the only thing capable of inspiring some folks to cheer along with Larry Ellison are all coming up for the SMB channel this week.
There's no ICYMI this week, for reasons we trust you'll understand.
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ConnectWise Rolls out Stand-Alone Edition of CloudConsole
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ChannelPro Mourns the Passing of Cecilia Galvin
June 8th, 2017 | The ChannelPro Family
Our executive editor died peacefully in her sleep. Words, which were her stock in trade, are incapable of expressing how much we’ll miss her. - read more
 
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ConnectWise’s Strategic Vision Is All About Legos
June 21st, 2017 | Rich Freeman
In a manner of speaking, anyway. The software maker is using APIs and “microservices” to create a platform that lets channel pros build customized solutions out of snap-together building blocks from ConnectWise itself and its partners. - read more
 
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SkyKick Updates its Office 365 Migration and Cloud Backup Solutions
June 21st, 2017 | Rich Freeman
Users now have greater visibility into and control over data migrations, as well as the ability to restore entire OneDrive for Business repositories and purchase backup licensing for OneDrive alone. - read more
 
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60 Second Guru: Benchmarking Markups
June 21st, 2017 | Rich Freeman
Your rack rate should be bigger than your effective hourly rate and cost of labor. But how much bigger? Managed services guru Manuel Palachuk has the answer. - read more
 
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ConnectWise Rolls out Stand-Alone Edition of CloudConsole
June 21st, 2017 | Rich Freeman
The new deployment option targets SaaS resellers who want to use ConnectWise’s cloud management system but not the rest of its managed services software suite. New billing and single sign-on capabilities for CloudConsole debuted today as well. - read more
 
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NETGEAR’s ReadyNAS RR2304 Offers Enterprise Level Network Storage at a Small Business Price
June 20th, 2017 | ChannelPro
ReadyNAS RR2304 delivers full data protection, disaster recovery, and seamless file sharing with 1.5 times the processing power of the previous model. - read more
 
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MyDigitalShield Unveils SD-WAN Solution Designed for the SMB Market
June 20th, 2017 | ChannelPro
Omni WAN aims to bring high quality and reliability of expensive MPLS networks to low-cost broadband. - read more
 
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ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #048 - For Cecilia
June 20th, 2017 | ChannelPro Weekly
In this special edition of ChannelPro Weekly, Matt, Rich, and ChannelPro publisher Michael Siggins celebrate the meticulous professionalism, boundless generosity, and infectious laugh of their dear and now painfully absent friend Cecilia Galvin. - read more
 
Webinar
MSP Deep Dive into WannaCry Ransomware
June 20th, 2017 | Webroot
TODAY at 2pm EST (11am PST) Join us for this complimentary webinar to learn how MSPs can keep their clients safe from future attacks. - read more
 
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Ingram Micro Teams with LearnQuest to Deliver Apple Authorized Training
June 20th, 2017 | ChannelPro
The addition of Apple expands Ingram Micro’s global training portfolio, enabling partners to advance their knowledge of Apple products and solutions. - read more
 
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Storage Guardian Announces New Integration with ConnectWise
June 19th, 2017 | ChannelPro
ConnectWise partners now have access to real-time analytics that provide critical intelligence about data recovery timelines and business downtime costs. - read more
 
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What’s Up This Week: June 19th to June 23rd
June 19th, 2017 | Rich Freeman
RMM news from ConnectWise, data center news from Lenovo, and a major milestone in keyboard history are all coming up this week for the SMB channel. - read more
 
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ICYMI: Our Channel News Roundup for the Week of June 12th
June 18th, 2017 | Rich Freeman
New gaming gear, new audio-visual wares, and a new app that captures the essence of what we love most about smartphones—swiping past pictures—are all among the stories we didn’t tell you about last week. - read more
 
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Tech Data’s Alex Ryals Discusses State of Security Market for SMB Integrators
June 16th, 2017 | Joel Zaidspiner
ChannelPro Associate Publisher Joel Zaidspiner sits down with Alex Ryals, VP Security and Networking SBU at Tech Data. - read more
 
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Tech Data Introduces Agent365 Service for Microsoft Office 365
June 16th, 2017 | ChannelPro
The new service supports Microsoft Office 365 and other Microsoft cloud applications, providing resellers with operational systems and resources, including billing, provisioning, helpdesk, and more. - read more
 
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