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In this short holiday week, Erick and Rich take time out from their usual routine to share the top ten things they’re thankful for this year, beginning with the resiliency of the managed services market and ending with science.
Sound fiscal policies and a vision focused on organizational leadership and cultural change are setting up CMIT Solutions of Erie for the future.
The email security vendor is using a simple partner program and simple encryption tool to attract new partners in big numbers.
Teams apps from Microsoft, a network firewall from AWS, a cookbook (of sorts) from SolarWinds, and a return to space for Baby Yoda are all among the stories we took our sweet time bringing to you this week.
Ransomware perps have been very busy this year. New research from Datto and Sophos shows how busy, as well as how much damage they’re doing and how they’re getting around cyber-defenses.
Catch up with Compliancy Group, Dark Cubed, and managed services guru Karl Palachuk, courtesy of our own Joel Zaidspiner.
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ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of November 23rd, 2020
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ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of November 23rd, 2020
November 24th, 2020 | ChannelPro
In this short holiday week, Erick and Rich take time out from their usual routine to share the top ten things they’re thankful for this year, beginning with the resiliency of the managed services market and ending with science. - read more
 
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Thinking Big
November 24th, 2020 | Beth Burnside
Sound fiscal policies and a vision focused on organizational leadership and cultural change are setting up CMIT Solutions of Erie for the future. - read more
 
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Mailprotector’s Secret Weapon Against Security Complexity
November 23rd, 2020 | Rich Freeman
The email security vendor is using a simple partner program and simple encryption tool to attract new partners in big numbers. - read more
 
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ICYMI: Our Channel News Roundup for the Week of November 16th
November 20th, 2020 | James E. Gaskin
Teams apps from Microsoft, a network firewall from AWS, a cookbook (of sorts) from SolarWinds, and a return to space for Baby Yoda are all among the stories we took our sweet time bringing to you this week. - read more
 
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Surprise! There’s a Whole Lot of Ransomware Out There
November 20th, 2020 | Rich Freeman
Ransomware perps have been very busy this year. New research from Datto and Sophos shows how busy, as well as how much damage they’re doing and how they’re getting around cyber-defenses. - read more
 
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Voice of the (Socially Distanced) Vendor: Episode 11
November 20th, 2020 | ChannelPro
Catch up with Compliancy Group, Dark Cubed, and managed services guru Karl Palachuk, courtesy of our own Joel Zaidspiner. - read more
 
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ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #167 - Crux of the Biscuit
November 20th, 2020 | ChannelPro Weekly
Here at ChannelPro, we like our biscuits with a good hard crux. Or make that crust. The crux should be soft. Or should it? - read more
 
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ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of November 16th, 2020
November 20th, 2020 | ChannelPro
Erick and Rich explore the latest in a recent string of cloud management solutions, from Pax8 this time, urge you to start getting those 2021 quarterly business reviews booked now, and celebrate Baby Yoda’s first real-life journey into outer space. - read more
 
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Phishing in a Pandemic—The Importance of Staying Cyber Resilient
November 20th, 2020 | Tyler Moffitt
New research suggests companies and work-from-home employees are falsely confident when it comes to cybersecurity. - read more
 
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Progress Despite Slowdowns for Lenovo’s SMB Data Center Business
November 19th, 2020 | Rich Freeman
The hardware maker is signing partners and gaining share even as SMB market conditions remain sluggish, according to Steve Biondi, North American channel chief for Lenovo’s Data Center Group. - read more
 
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Vertiv Liebert PSI5 Lithium-Ion UPS: Better than Exploding Cake
November 19th, 2020 | Matt Whitlock
With compelling improvements in weight, power, recovery, and service life, the new lithium-ion-based UPS from Vertiv will keep the lights on while providing ROI for channel pros and their customers. - read more
 
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Pax8 Introduces Cloud Management Solution
November 18th, 2020 | Rich Freeman
Called Pax8 Pro, the new tool provides automation, orchestration, and lifecycle management functionality for onboarding and offboarding cloud users, as well as checklist and reporting features designed to enhance efficiency and customer value. - read more
 
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SonicWall Stresses Zero Trust, Zero Touch in 2020
November 18th, 2020 | Rich Freeman
At its Boundless conference this week, the vendor discussed how four years of effort and products like its new SASE solution have positioned it to meet SMB security needs during the current pandemic and beyond. - read more
 
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The SD-WAN Explosion
November 18th, 2020 | Colleen Frye
SD-WAN adoption is starting to extend down from the midmarket, and managed service providers are getting on the bandwagon. - read more
 
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Pandemic or No Pandemic, SYNNEX is Investing in Partners
November 17th, 2020 | Rich Freeman
Speaking with ChannelPro during the latest meeting of its Varnex partner community, executives like Michael Urban (pictured) discussed the company’s sales results this year and plans for adding more tools, people, and solution offerings in 2021. - read more
 
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