Erick and Rich drill into Auvik’s acquisition of Saaslio and Boardgent, why your RMM solution is one of your most important security tools, and the building suspense over the approaching selection of the next USA Mullet Champion.

Joel Zaidspiner stops by the Taylor Business Group’s latest conference to catch up with Antigen Security, Huntress, iTValuations, and Lemonade Stand.

Erick and Rich discuss N-able’s “manage everything” approach to the rise of cloud computing, the increasingly expansive security stack at Microsoft, and a shameful example of exaggerating how much fish you caught.

Don’t know what this episode title refers to? Look it up in the FM. And for your listening pleasure while you do so, tune in to this week’s show, in which Matt, Rich, and guest host Lori Hardtke, of ByteWize, discuss all the news from N-able’s Empower partner conference, Kaseya buying ConnectBooster, and ChannelPro’s All-Star award list for 2022.

Get ready, channel pros! Ideas and insights are headed your way like a herd of elephants. Or is it a pack of elephants? A school?

Erick and Rich discuss why data from CompTIA shows it’s time to talk strategy with your clients, why spending money on new employees can get you higher profits faster, and why the record for highest-altitude soccer game ever played is likely to stand for a while.

Live from the Windy City, Joel Zaidspiner gets the latest news and views from Augmentt, BVoIP, and Magnus Box.

If you’re like us, you love lobster. And dessert. So why not save time and have them both at once?

Erick and Rich discuss an interesting new network-as-a-service provider, why now’s a good time to recalculate your labor costs (hint: the answer’s not just inflation), and a TikTok challenge that could turn you off on NyQuil and chicken forever.

Join Joel Zaidspiner for conversations with Ruffian Software, Secureframe, and tribu live from the show floor at Datto’s latest partner conference.

Though Matt and Rich don’t know exactly what wobblypop is, they both have a strong hunch they’d enjoy it, thanks to input on the topic from this week’s returning guest host, Scott Beck, of BeckTek. Scott’s a Datto partner, so he has plenty of thoughts to share during an in-depth look at this week’s DattoCon event, what was announced there, and how the channel pros in attendance reacted.

Erick and Rich sum up the action and mood at Datto’s first partner event since being acquired by Kaseya, urge you to charge for assessments instead of give them away, and marvel at the record-setting 1,109 pint Negroni recently poured in Bangkok.

Erick and Rich discuss a forthcoming alerts management solution from Gradient MSP, why every MSP should build an organizational accountability chart, and a 38-year-old man in Japan paid $71 a booking to do nothing in particular.

If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: Billing customers is exactly like a 3D puzzle involving wooden blocks.

Erick and Rich discuss the strategic significance of ConnectWise getting into payments processing, the importance of factoring truly complete service delivery costs into your rates, and a Florida alligator rudely evicted from what was supposed to be its home.

Coming to you from the HP Amplify Executive Forum, or maybe the great beyond given how ghost-like he looks, Rich talks with Matt and returning guest host Mile Bloomfield of Tekie Geek about HP’s new ink subscription service for SMBs, partner program updates, and hardware for hybrid workers.

Erick and Rich take a look at the surprisingly resilient M&A landscape for MSPs, discuss strategies for insulating yourself from supply chain woes, and marvel at the record-setting 69 fast food restaurants recently visited in 24 hours by two chefs in New York.

Cheerios or starvation? If you’re a breakfast cereal fan, that may not be an easy question. Don’t think it through, though, until you’ve joined Matt, Rich, and returning guest host Antwine Jackson, of Enitech Solutions, as they discuss Kaseya’s new auto-renewal policy, N-able’s new cloud management system, Huntress’s new managed EDR service, and Ingram Micro’s new membership program for ambitious cloud partners, not to mention how, when, and why to fire clients.

Erick and Rich chew over N-able’s jump into cloud management, why having good data in tightly integrated business apps is the only way to make confident decisions about your company, and a wedding-saving emergency intervention by a Boston cop.

Live from this year’s CompTIA ChannelCon event in Chicago, Joel Zaidspiner brings you the latest from Infosec, IronVest, Linode, and Phin Security.

Erick and Rich discuss Kaseya’s revised auto-renewal policy, how to keep new managed service clients happy during onboarding, and an interesting job listing for anyone who likes the sound of sleeping for a living.

You know what they say in New Hampshire. Live free or die! Or maybe try the skiing and visit the beaches instead. It’s a lovely place. But before you go, please join Matt, Rich, and returning guest host Randolph Carnegie, of Ken-Kor Consulting, as they discuss Augmentt’s new security alerting functionality, the latest winner of the Cecilia Galvin Scholarship, and the results of this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards—live from CompTIA’s ChannelCon event!

In the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, Joel Zaidspiner catches up with ChatGenie, HacWare, Rewst, and event host IT By Design.

There are stranger things than this week’s ChannelPro Weekly episode, but little else as fun or informative. Joined by security expert and returning guest host Angela Hogaboom, the Cloud Chick herself, Matt and Rich discuss the new Surface for Business hardware at D&H, the new intrusion prevention and container security options from Trend Micro, and the new industry trend data from ConnectWise’s Service Leadership unit.

Erick and Rich discuss favorite insights from Service Leadership’s new industry profitability report, what makes for a good—and bad—statement of work, and how a 13-year-old on her way to medical school next year makes us all look like slackers.