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Listen in as Joel Zaidspiner conducts his first batch of interviews from this year’s CompTIA ChannelCon show. Up this time: Auvik, Intermedia, Mission Control, Overwatch, and Visibility One.
Seven life and business lessons from a university president who overcame severe obstacles, via an MSP and channel pro image consultant.
The new SDX 8110 family, which offers the increased Power over Ethernet budget such use cases require, arrives days after the introduction of ADTRAN’s Intellifi mesh Wi-Fi solution for homes and small businesses.
Ken-Kor Consulting used lessons learned from a failed merger to refocus on a savvier business model that deepens customer relationships and profits.
Six leading MSP coaches and a room full of channel pros met at CompTIA’s ChannelCon show recently to talk best practices. Here’s some of the advice they shared on generating leads, spending marketing dollars wisely, firing clients, and more.
A new storage option for Azure users, a new channel chief for Malwarebytes, and a new use of pumpkin spice that probably should have been left on the drawing board are just a few of the topics from this week’s news that we’re finally telling you about.
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Acronis Ships New Edition of True Image with Automatic Cloud Backup Replication
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Tech Data Enhances 1Source Cisco Ordering Tool
August 21st, 2019 | Rich Freeman
The quote-to-cash platform, which is designed to give smaller resellers access to self-serve tools normally available only to larger Cisco resellers, now includes support for subscription-priced products, new install base management functionality, and more. - read more
 
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Voice of the Vendor: CompTIA ChannelCon 2019, Part 1
August 20th, 2019 | ChannelPro
Listen in as Joel Zaidspiner conducts his first batch of interviews from this year’s CompTIA ChannelCon show. Up this time: Auvik, Intermedia, Mission Control, Overwatch, and Visibility One. - read more
 
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Maintain a Growth, not Fixed, Mindset
August 20th, 2019 | Lisa Shorr
Seven life and business lessons from a university president who overcame severe obstacles, via an MSP and channel pro image consultant. - read more
 
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Acronis Ships New Edition of True Image with Automatic Cloud Backup Replication
August 20th, 2019 | ChannelPro
The latest manifestation of the vendor's cyber protection vision, which combines data protection and cybersecurity, True Image 2020 includes more than 100 enhancements and new capabilities designed to improve performance, control, and security. - read more
 
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ADTRAN Unveils Network Switch Line for VoIP, Wireless, and Video Surveillance
August 19th, 2019 | Rich Freeman
The new SDX 8110 family, which offers the increased Power over Ethernet budget such use cases require, arrives days after the introduction of ADTRAN’s Intellifi mesh Wi-Fi solution for homes and small businesses. - read more
 
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Pulseway Enhances Two-Factor Authentication and Will Make Using It Mandatory
August 19th, 2019 | Rich Freeman
New functionality that gives users more options for authenticating themselves during logins, as well as the vendor’s plan to enforce use of 2FA, come as cyberthieves are increasingly targeting RMM and PSA applications. - read more
 
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Despite SD-WAN’s Gains, MPLS Is Not in Retreat
August 19th, 2019 | Ian Kieninger
MPLS still holds the upper hand for high-priority traffic that depends on reliability and speed. - read more
 
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Phoenix 2.0 Rising
August 19th, 2019 | Randolph Carnegie
Ken-Kor Consulting used lessons learned from a failed merger to refocus on a savvier business model that deepens customer relationships and profits. - read more
 
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Pearls of Peer-to-Peer Wisdom from the ChannelCon Coaches Huddle
August 18th, 2019 | Rich Freeman
Six leading MSP coaches and a room full of channel pros met at CompTIA’s ChannelCon show recently to talk best practices. Here’s some of the advice they shared on generating leads, spending marketing dollars wisely, firing clients, and more. - read more
 
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ICYMI: Our Channel News Roundup for the Week of August 12th
August 16th, 2019 | James E. Gaskin
A new storage option for Azure users, a new channel chief for Malwarebytes, and a new use of pumpkin spice that probably should have been left on the drawing board are just a few of the topics from this week’s news that we’re finally telling you about. - read more
 
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ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #114 - The Channel Buffet
August 16th, 2019 | ChannelPro Weekly
So many selections, so little time. Nibble along with Matt and Rich as they work their way through tasty news items from Axcient, ServiceTree, Harmony Business Systems, MSP360 (formerly Cloudberry Lab), and SKOUT CYBERSECURITY, followed by lip-smacking insights on opportunities in the K-12 market, the secrets of becoming a hypergrowth MSP, and the six things vendors should do differently about partner marketing. - read more
 
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ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of August 12th, 2019
August 16th, 2019 | ChannelPro
When is BDR software sexy? When it comes with unlimited storage. Join Erick and Rich for a chat about that new feature from Axcient, the importance of being realistic about how many strategic goals you pursue, and the creepiness of Amazon having facial recognition technology that knows when you’re afraid. - read more
 
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ChannelPro SMB, August 2019
August 15th, 2019 | ChannelPro
Readers' Choice Awards | Mastering the Secrets of Hypergrowth | A+ Opportunities in K-12 Education - read more
 
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Why the Right Workspace Lends to Better Ideas
August 15th, 2019 | Jennifer McCready
Active collaboration requires spaces and technology that encourage people to move about freely and participate equally. - read more
 
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IoT Monitoring and Management Tools
August 15th, 2019 | Samuel Greengard
Your RMM probably won’t cut it when it comes to the Internet of Things; here are some tools that can. - read more
 
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