Erick and Rich see sales potential in ID Agent offering its security training solution standalone, wisdom in using regular communication to avoid the “Great Resignation,” and horror in a real-life version of Weekend at Bernie’s.

Nothing says old school cool quite like a Rolodex. Just ask Matt, Rich, and guest host Esteban Blanco, of Blanco I.T. But first, ask them about Datto buying EDR vendor Infocyte, the new education PCs from HP, and predictions for IT in 2022, because they have lots to say about all that and more.

Happy 200! Hard to believe it, but this is episode 200 of the 5 Minute Roundup. To mark the occasion, Erick and Rich discuss the single biggest change in the channel in the four years they’ve been on the air. Plus a real estate listing with four toilets. In one bathroom.

The forecast for this episode? Continuing business-building insights and information with pockets of fun. That’s courtesy of Matt, Rich, and returning guest host Dave Seibert, of channel pro IT Innovators and the SMB TechFest event series.

Back after a holiday break, Erick and Rich sift through Microsoft’s New Commerce Experience, urge you to get cyberinsurance for anyone (including you) who doesn’t have it, and scratch their heads at scientists who taught goldfish to drive.

Tag along with Joel Zaidspiner at the 2021 ConnectWise IT Nation Connect conference as he speaks with Channel Program, DataStream Cyber Insurance, and Liongard.

On the scene and back in action at ITEX 2021, Joel Zaidspiner gets the latest from DocuWare, ELO Digital Office, EveryonePrint, and SalesChain.

Make the rounds at the fall 2021 Channel Partners Conference & Expo with our own Joel Zaidspiner, as he catches up with IT By Design, SaaSMAX, SkyAMP, and Venn.

Live from Miami, Joel Zaidspiner brings you the latest from Cybereason, Kaseya, and Virtuozzo.

Join Joel Zaidspiner as he checks in from Kaseya’s latest Connect IT event with Addigy, Blackpoint Cyber, Invysta Technology Group, Joe’s Datacenter, and PC Matic

Not eager to work in the office again? We know something that might change your mind. We also know that you’ll enjoy listening in as Matt, Rich, and guest host Nancy Sabino, of Synetek Solutions, discuss Nerdio’s new Azure Virtual Desktop continuity features, why AWS users probably wish they had something like that this week, new SD-WAN and SASE services from Aryaka and Aruba, and new email security plans from Barracuda.

Erick and Rich discuss Nerdio’s new availability features for Azure Virtual Desktop, encourage you to get started now on your sales plan for 2022, and marvel at the big, BIG dollars to be won in Saudi Arabia’s camel beauty contest.

Bring your own…pitchfork? Poodle? Pompadour? You’ll just have to listen to this week’s show to find out. Luckily for you, you’ll also hear Matt, Rich, and returning guest host Rory Sanchez, of True Digital Security, discuss the new stand-alone small business edition of Microsoft Teams, Poly’s desk phone trade-in program, research from Auvik revealing the future of SMB networking, and evidence from Sophos and Trend Micro that security vendors are all-in on cloud.

This week, Erick and Rich discuss the SMB network of tomorrow, per research from Auvik, doing a little pre-holiday tax planning with your financial advisor, and an internet gaming platform that briefly accepted bets on a soccer match completed the day before.

Erick and Rich have a lot to be thankful for this year, including artificial intelligence and hand sanitizer, which they discuss on this holiday week episode along with a neuroengineer’s recent efforts to teach rats to play Doom.

If you’re into tube steak and sports, this is the episode for you. You’ll like it if you’re just into managed services too, because Matt, Rich, and returning guest host Scott Beck, of BeckTek, have plenty to say about the new billing reconciliation solution from Gradient MSP, the new digital maturity scoring and data asset management offerings from ScalePad, and the addition of endpoints to Liongard’s “unified visibility” platform.

Rich and Erick discuss Gradient MSP’s new billing reconciliation tool and long-term strategy, urge you to unplug (like, really) during your Thanksgiving break, and finger the unlikely culprit responsible for damaging a U.K. family’s car.

Ready to automate and accelerate as-a-service solutions? Well then, gentlemen (and ladies), you know what to do. So does Ingram Micro, as Matt and Rich discuss with co-host Seana Fippin, of MSP Red Box Business Solutions, who also chimes in on the new platform and RMM solution ConnectWise introduced this week, OpenText buying Zix, and how to hold effective virtual meetings at a hybrid workplace.

Erick and Rich discuss the new platform and RMM solution from ConnectWise, the wisdom of identifying your worst customers now so you can fire them come January, and the latest oddball limited edition holiday offers from America’s fast-food restaurants.

Check in with Joel Zaidspiner as he checks in with ADT Cybersecurity, Mailprotector, and ThreatLocker.

Erick and Rich discuss Atera’s new AI-powered RMM automation feature, why you should ask vendors and distributors regularly about new resources for helping you grow, and a local election in Maine set to be decided by drawing straws.

How much money are you making on wiffy these days? I mean, I assume you’re in the wiffy market. It’s huge! Take it from Matt, Rich, and this week’s guest host, Paco Lebron, of MSP ProdigyTeks and the MSP Unplugged podcast.

Check in with the latest from BLOKWORX, Hornetsecurity, SuperOps.ai, and TwoRivers ITAD Solutions in this series of interviews from the latest meeting of managed services coop The 20.

Feel free to tackle only simple challenges, channel pros. Just don’t expect to make much at it. Take it from this week’s guest host, podcaster and industry analyst Dave Sobel, it’s the hard stuff that produces big money. Dave, Matt, and Rich have plenty to say about that topic, as well as the news from Acronis’s CyberFit Summit, and Dave has a few thoughts to share about Kaseya’s efforts to harden its software against future breaches too.

Live together from sunny Miami, Erick and Rich discuss the strategic implications of the Acronis Cyber Network, the challenges of preserving office culture in a work-from-anywhere organization, and the misadventures of what may be the world’s stupidest hiker.