Topic: Business Strategy - Page 59

Dude, silos of chaos ROCK! Unless you’re an MSP, in which case they’re a pain. Or so says ConnectWise, whose acquisition of Perch Security and StratoZen is among the topics discussed this week by Matt, Rich, and guest host Chad Kempt, of Fast Computers. Listen in as they chat about former Level Platforms CEO Peter Sandiford’s new cloud identity management venture and the winners of this year’s ChannelPro SMB All-Star Awards too.

This week, Erick and Rich discuss RMM pioneer Peter Sandiford’s new cloud identity management venture, urge you to get your client appreciation gifts in the slower-than-usual mail early this year, and cower in terror from Japanese monster robot wolves.

By assuming that workers are trained and following policies, organizations may find out the hard way that they are wrong—and pay the price in penalties for lack of regulatory compliance.

Louisiana became the first state to regulate MSPs. Will more follow?

ChannelPro’s final of five planned regional events offered a full day of content and networking geared at helping MSPs and IT solution providers continue to thrive in our new normal and prepare for emerging opportunities in the year ahead.

Erick and Rich dive into the new incident response service from Sophos, knowing when it’s time to pull the plug on a new business strategy, and some Halloween decorations in Dallas that may have taken the holiday spirit a touch too far.

There’s nothing quite like a socially-distanced social gathering, is there? You’ll hear all about it on this week’s show, in which Matt and Rich are joined by co-host Corey Kirkendoll, of 5K Technical Services, as well as their ChannelPro teammate Joel Zaidspiner, who has the inside scoop on the latest Channel Strong road tour of America.

A conversation with the security company’s channel team highlights programs, initiatives, and hiring practices that have moved the needle on diversity.

Ransomware operators are increasingly organized with schemes to auction stolen data and rent attack tools.

Erick and Rich examine the evolution of Sophos Cloud Optix into a hybrid security/management tool, the importance of using all your PSA system’s integration capabilities, and proof that artificial intelligence still can’t match the human kind sometimes.