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Riddle me this, channel pros. What do you get when you combine a Kaseya with a Datto? Still don’t have it? Join the pack that includes Matt, Rich, and returning guest host Josh Weiss, of LA Creative Technologies. They have some details to share via Rich’s exclusive conversation with Kaseya CEO Fred Voccola, however, not to mention additional thoughts on Thoma Bravo selling Barracuda Networks to KKR and Cisco offering a new partner specialization in environmental sustainability.

Erick and Rich share hot takes on Kaseya’s earth-shaking acquisition of Datto, discuss the smart way to deal with FUD when change comes to the vendor landscape, and greet some unexpected visitors, live and on the air!

Erick and Rich ask why channel pros aren’t talking about blockchain more, urge you to stop giving away services out of the kindness of your heart, and marvel at the people in Dallas who scanned a random QR code in the sky recently and got Rickrolled.

You’ve got to pity those poor accountants. Bad enough they’ve got all those tax returns to complete this time of year. Now they’re getting the cold shoulder from channel pros too.

Let’s face it, it’s a pretty tough gig today for MSPs with growth performance under the spotlight. While the overall managed service market is growing, and many MSPs secured new business during the pandemic as they helped companies safely digitize, the market is also attracting new entrants. Many of whom have hyper-relevant, innovative, turnkey solutions and are crowding out established players.

Erick and Rich explore Cytracom’s bold move into secure networking, explain why watching Google for local ransomware stories can help MSPs land new business, and question why anyone would want to take their house plants with them on vacation.

Delivering cloud services and providing them with strong business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) protection can present challenges, so it’s helpful to hear from other MSPs about what worked for them and to learn best practices for providing value to customers. Datto interviewed its MSP partners to gather insights about what helped them successfully grow their business with the cloud. No matter your cloud maturity, learning from other MSPs will help guide you in your efforts to establish a cloud practice.

Datto surveyed more than 1,800 managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide to learn more about who they are and what they care about. Of those surveyed, only 17% were active Datto partners. The result: A wealth of data and insights from a diverse sample of MSPs on how they run their business, the solutions they use to serve clients, and their predictions for the next few years.

MSPs play an important role in helping their SMB clients implement and scale their IT operations, acting as their advisor for all things IT. But how can MSPs help businesses with more established IT infrastructures? The answer is co-managed
IT services. This eBook provides an introduction to the co-managed IT model—what it is and how it benefits MSPs and your clients.

Erick and Rich discuss what Microsoft’s huge partner program changes mean for its channel, explain why team-building events are more important than ever, and ponder how drunk you’d have to be to leave your dentures at a bar and never retrieve them.