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CES goodies and more CES goodies, including a smart dog collar that tells you what Fido is trying to say when he won’t stop yapping, are overrepresented in the embarrassingly tall stack of stories we waited until now to tell you about.
What does DC Comics archvillain Bane have to do with this year’s CES, not to mention this episode of ChannelPro Weekly?
Erick and Rich mull the meaning of Kaseya’s new Unified RMM framework, encourage channel pros to rethink their marketing plans, and explain why dried yellow mealworms could be your secret to weight loss success.
The company foresees robust SMB spending on next-generation technologies, security, and compliance. It’s also pursuing multiple vendor acquisitions, preparing for an IPO later this year, and spending big on securing its products.
The three new models include Epson’s first-ever laser projector (pictured), which projects up to 300-inch images in Full HD 1080p and provides 4,500 lumens of brightness.
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ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #172 - Project Bane
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Peer to Peer: Off the Cuff with Juan Fernandez
January 11th, 2021 | Colleen Frye
This race car driver and MSP explains why driving at speed while anticipating your competitors' moves is like staying ahead of the curve with customer experience as a service. - read more
 
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ICYMI: Our Channel News Roundup for the Week of January 4th
January 8th, 2021 | James E. Gaskin
Big news for Pax8, facial authentication tech from Intel, and a regrettable Christmas Eve mistake by a drunk and overenthusiastic Celine Dion fan are but a few of the stories we’re belatedly getting to just in time for the weekend. - read more
 
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ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of January 4th, 2021
January 8th, 2021 | ChannelPro
Erick and Rich greet the new year with a look at SolarWinds MSP’s new name, the new business plan you should be drafting right now, and the amusing fallout from a little too much holiday drinking for a reveler in the U.K. - read more
 
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ChannelPro Weekly Podcast: Episode #171 - Close the Kimono
January 8th, 2021 | ChannelPro Weekly
Sharing we like. Oversharing, not so much. And sometimes the kindest thing you can do for others is close up that kimono of yours. Or so say Matt, Rich, and their guest host, cloud consultant and entrepreneur Jamison West. - read more
 
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Zyxel USG FLEX 100: A Unified Threat Management Vaccine
January 7th, 2021 | Matt Whitlock
For networking, VPN, and threat protection capabilities, the FLEX series of UTM gateways may very well be the cure your SMB customers are looking for in a post-COVID world. - read more
 
ASCII Forum: Trending Topics
Best Pay Portals for Clients | Employee Social Media Policies | B&W Printer Picks | SolarWinds Concerns
January 5th, 2021 | ChannelPro
Hot topics trending on the members-only ASCII Group Forum. Come join the conversation... - read more
 
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Increase Profitability by Automating Client Asset Management
January 5th, 2021 | Dan Wensley
MSPs can boost traditional revenue streams by extending customers’ hardware and software asset lifecycles, and managing and securing on-prem and cloud-based assets. - read more
 
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The ASCII Group Announces Featured Speakers for 2021 Events
January 5th, 2021 | Colleen Frye
The lineup of noted authors and industry experts is designed to help attendees increase revenue and enhance their current business model. - read more
 
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Weighing Edge Connectivity Options
January 5th, 2021 | James E. Gaskin
From Ethernet and Wi-Fi to LTE, private LTE, and 5G, there are lots of different ways to connect your customers’ edge computing environments to the cloud. - read more
 
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Dell Introduces Commercial PCs and Monitors for Work from Anywhere Users
January 5th, 2021 | Rich Freeman
Announced ahead of next week’s CES conference, the forthcoming hardware arrives at a time when work-from-home computing, remote learning, and other newly pervasive use cases are driving demand for flexible products optimized for videoconferencing. - read more
 
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ChannelPro Weekly - 2021 New Year's Special
January 1st, 2021 | ChannelPro Weekly
2021 is here, and not a moment too soon. To celebrate that happy occasion, we invited 22 (count ‘em) of our guest hosts from 2020 back on the show for a series of group chats about top IT industry story lines from last year and predictions for next year, plus the latest can’t-miss reading recommendations from the ChannelPro Book Club. - read more
 
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ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of December 28th, 2020
December 31st, 2020 | ChannelPro
With 2020 almost finally over at last, Erick and Rich share resolutions for 2021 and chew over the latest novelty Oreo flavor from the people who once brought you wasabi and hot chicken wing Oreos. - read more
 
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Differentiate with Bare Metal as a Service
December 29th, 2020 | Bernie Wu
Bare-metal automation platforms can provide some unique advantages over wholly cloud-hosted solutions. - read more
 
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ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup for the Week of December 21st, 2020
December 23rd, 2020 | ChannelPro
Erick and Rich take a break from their holiday preparations to discuss the year’s biggest IT story (surprise! It’s work-from-home computing) as well as the perfect solution for people who want to wear pajamas to their next Zoom call but still look professional. - read more
 
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Looking for a Competitive Edge? Consider Automation.
December 22nd, 2020 | Willie Cash
With automated solutions, managed service providers can work more efficiently, generate new revenue, and maintain profitability during these uncertain times and beyond. - read more
 
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