On the spot as usual, ChannelPro’s Joel Zaidspiner talks with BVoIP ahead of the latest Channel Strong road tour, JS Group about its important new executive hire, and MSP Toolkit about its brand-new set of business building resources.

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.

When Rich gets his hands on an interesting story, he’s like a man possessed. No, really, you’ll see what we mean a little ways into this week’s episode, which features a guest hosting appearance by Josh Weiss, president and virtual CIO of L.A. Creative Technologies, plus an interview with the consistently fascinating David Friend, president and CEO of cloud storage innovator Wasabi Technologies.

Erick and Rich dive into some conflicting stats about how much people like working from home, discuss the importance of taking guilt-free time away from work, and explore further evidence that 2020 is driving everyone just a little crazier than usual.

In his latest virtual road trip, ChannelPro’s Joel Zaidspiner checks in with Cyberfish, IoTSSA, and SAP on what’s new and noteworthy in the SMB channel.

With Gary Bixler, Yvette Steele, Rachel McGuiness, Susanne Tedrick, Karl Palachuk, and Jill Chapman

Sometimes it pays to sweat the small stuff, and you’ll learn about one of those times when Matt explains why he has a fat lip this week. Onboarding a company you’ve just acquired is another good example, as you’ll see when Matt and Rich discuss a recent article on that topic with ChannelPro Managing Editor Colleen Frye, their guest host for this special edition of ChannelPro Weekly, sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric.

What do Back to the Future and the Star Wars saga have in common? The answer is in this week’s show title. As for the show itself, it features Matt, Rich, and guest host Eric Long, of cloud solution provider TeraCloud, discussing a new co-managed IT offering from Beachhead Solutions, ConnectWise’s new bug bounty program, and the secrets to success in work-from-home security.†

Erick and Rich discuss what a recent story from Beachhead Solutions says about the co-managed IT market, why adapting presentations to the nuances of videoconferencing is a must for MSPs, and a Mexican legislator who tried to skip out of a Zoom meeting early by leaving a photo of herself behind.

Remember Groucho Marx’s joke about not joining a club that would have him as a member? This isn’t that kind of club. This is the club founded by Matt, Rich, and guest host Juan Fernandez, of ImageNet Consulting, that we think you’ll love to join. If nothing else, you’ll get to hear their thoughts on HP’s new hardware and services bundles for SMBs and their new work-from-home PCs and monitors, plus top strategies smaller MSPs can use to compete with much bigger ones.

Erick and Rich ponder the implications of HP’s new subscription hardware and software service for SMBs, why cloud solutions require a different approach to sales and marketing, and the perhaps coronavirus-related rise of the “technosexual.”

With Yvette Steele, Paige Reh, Cal Jackson, Cassandra Allen, Susanne Tedrick

Erick and Rich dive into the latest projections for the fast-growing SMB collaboration and security markets, share advice on keeping complex legal agreements from slowing down your sales volume, and discuss a perfect crime foiled by one fatal flaw.

Mmm, there’s nothing like the taste of farm fresh CloudBerry. Just ask Matt, Rich, and guest host Randolph Carnegie, managing director of Chicago-based IT provider Ken-Kor Consulting.

Erick and Rich sort through the new MSP business building resources from IT By Design, the importance of relinquishing control over work to your employees, and a man in Oklahoma who took the whole pant-less online meeting thing a few steps too far.

Join our not-currently-roving reporter Joel Zaidspiner as he chats with Blancco, Mailprotector, and Stridepoint.

With Yvette Steele, Rachel McGuiness, Susanne Tedrick, Karl Palachuk, and Jill Chapman

Listen in as Acronis, BVoIP, ConnectBooster, Pax8, and SOCSoter tell Joel Zaidspiner why they and other vendors logged 7,000 miles in three weeks to speak with MSPs, safely and in person, on the Channel Strong road tour of America.

Wondering how dangerous the cybersecurity landscape is lately? Don’t count malware variants. Count hoodie sales. After all, hackers wear hoodies, so more hoodies means more hackers. It’s simple! Just ask Matt, Rich, and guest host Rory Sanchez, CEO of True Digital Security, who also have thoughts on Kaseya’s new phishing defense solution and pending IPO, RocketCyber’s new managed SOC service, and a new cloud management vendor from the founders of N-able.

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.

Can’t be too safe out there these days, people. Mask those shoes! Then sit back and enjoy this week’s show, in which Matt, Rich, and guest host Carrie Simpson, of MSP marketing service Managed Sales Pros, discuss CompTIA’s new security threat intelligence sharing group, ChannelPro‘s 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards, and the tricks of the trade for rolling trucks to client sites safely in the era of COVID-19.

Erick and Rich applaud the launch of CompTIA’s security threat intelligence sharing group, urge MSPs to resist “quarantine fatigue”, and discuss a U.K. citizen who wore a face mask in public as required, but used it to cover a different part of his anatomy.