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Erick and Rich examine the new venture by the founders of RMM pioneer N-able, explain why you should ensure all of your employees understand all of your customer touch points, and discuss a guy who has your coronavirus record for longest time between haircuts beat by 80 years.

Check in on the news you need to know from Calyptix, EZ VPN, and Stratus Technologies in Joel Zaidspiner’s latest collection of candid vendor chats.

You think M&As were hard before? Try the new kind involving bears and elk. Matt, Rich, and guest host Bruce McCully, chief security officer of MSSP Galactic Advisors, discuss that topic and others this week with Linda Rose of M&A consultancy RoseBiz.

Back on the job after a vacation break, Erick and Rich discuss NinjaRMM’s new data protection solution, why growing channel pros need to ensure longtime employees know they’re still valued, and a youngster who recently found a missing LEGO piece two years after losing it someplace only a toddler would put it.

Bleach! It keeps both your socks and your SOCs clean, if Matt and Rich are to be believed. And that’s just one of the hot topics they discuss this week with guest host and channel pro Michael Cocanower, of itSynergy. There’s also SonicWall’s latest security research, Bitdefender’s new managed detection and response service, Tech Data’s new Americas president, and Windows 10’s fifth birthday.†

Listen in as Erick and Rich ponder Lenovo’s Microsoft 365 managed service, holding sales meetings online, and a new service that lets you uncork the giant scream of coronavirus frustration you’ve been bottling up in an Icelandic canyon.

Nothing ill-gotten here, folks. Just interesting talk by Matt, Rich, and guest host Erick Simpson about Microsoft’s Inspire partner conference, Lenovo’s Microsoft 365 managed services, BitTitan’s “IT toolbox” solution for technicians, and SolarWinds MSP’s RMM integration with Microsoft Intune.

Erick and Rich discuss HP’s ambitious new partner program, how to handle employees uncomfortable with your pandemic-era policies on site visits, and a pub in the U.K. that’s found a shockingly effective way to enforce distancing rules.

Is there a cash bath in Datto’s near future?

Need one more reason to be excited about 5G? It’s 100% coronavirus-free! Or so say Matt and Rich as they discuss the HTTPS-based privacy safeguard Webroot has added to its DNS filtering product, IT Glue’s latest wave of product enhancements, the completion of Tech Data’s acquisition by private equity firm Apollo Global Management, and Tech Data’s read on hot coronavirus-era solution opportunities.†