Ring in the new year with our Joel Zaidspiner’s latest executive interviews, this time with Carbon Systems and Trustifi.

Ah, the power of euphemisms. They can turn what might otherwise be called a smashup and make it sound far more appealing. That’s just one of the useful facts you’ll learn this week from Matt, Rich, and guest host Angel Rojas, president and CEO of DataCorps. They’ve also got input for you on SolarWinds getting hacked, Datto’s plans for the future, D&H betting big on professional services, and the challenges of cloud management.

Erick and Rich mull over the grim implications of the SolarWinds Orion hack, discuss a specific technique for taking word of mouth marketing to the next level, and gaze in delighted wonder as 32 illuminated portable toilets sing Christmas carols.

Technology is embedded in just about everything we do – from starting our cars to mobile orders at our favorite coffee shop to connecting with colleagues and clients. As an aspiring or current technology professional, you can choose from a wide range of opportunities. †In the United States alone, there are about 750,000 tech jobs that go unfilled each year …. mostly due to a lack of qualified candidates. With the right skills and a learning mindset, one can having a thriving career.

Technology is embedded in just about everything we do—from starting our cars to mobile orders at our favorite coffee shop to connecting with colleagues and clients. As an aspiring or current technology professional, you can choose from a wide range of opportunities. In the United States alone, there are about 750,000 tech jobs that go unfilled each year, mostly due to a lack of qualified candidates. With the right skills and a learning mindset, one can have a thriving career.

In this issue: Smart Things, Smart Partners | Cloud Management Pain and Relief | Review: Acer Travelmate P614 | Answers on PPP and EIDL | Diversity Focus: Beyond the Office

Erick and Rich discuss the latest news from Datto on its post-IPO plans, urge you to do performance reviews with your employees at least quarterly, and ponder why anyone would want to take up the world’s strangest martial art.

Some things can only be accomplished by “boots on the ground,” as the saying goes. And if you’re Barbara Paluszkiewicz, CEO of CDN Technologies, host of the KnowTechTalk podcast, and guest host of this week’s episode, those boots will probably have very pointy heels.

Dave Sobel, host of The Business of Tech podcast, has free resources that trusted IT advisors like you can use to spread the word to your clients about employing exposure notification technology to reduce COVID-19 infections.

Erick and Rich sift through the impact of Salesforce buying Slack, provide some advice on planning ahead for 2021, and ponder how it is that 56% of remote employees can watch TV while working, per a recent Nielsen survey, and still get something done.

Wouldn’t embracing zero-trust security be easier if Fox Mulder popped up on your PC every time you were about to click a bad link? Matt and Rich think so, as does their guest host, security expert Angela Hogaboom of RSI, Cloud Girls, and the Colorado chapter of Women in CyberSecurity.

Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and enterprises face many challenges dealing with remote access to critical network devices and systems. In order to manage these systems, enterprises and MSP’s need to manage access to a group of users with elevated rights. These types of users give access to both internal and vendor managed users.

Beth Burnside, owner of CMIT Solutions of Erie, talks about why MSPs need to think big, and how an early job gave her a “sweet” taste for business success.

New IRS rules about deducting Paycheck Protection Program expenses have serious implications for what you’ll owe Uncle Sam next April. Finance guru Rayanne Buchianico has the details you need to know now, before the tax year ends.

In this short holiday week, Erick and Rich take time out from their usual routine to share the top ten things they’re thankful for this year, beginning with the resiliency of the managed services market and ending with science.

Catch up with Compliancy Group, Dark Cubed, and managed services guru Karl Palachuk, courtesy of our own Joel Zaidspiner.

Here at ChannelPro, we like our biscuits with a good hard crux. Or make that crust. The crux should be soft. Or should it? While we figure that out, grab a seat and listen in as Matt, Rich, and guest host Paco Lebron, of ProdigyTeks and the MSP Unplugged podcast, discuss channel investments from SYNNEX, a new cloud management tool from Pax8, and the new white-label NUC notebook from Intel.

Erick and Rich explore the latest in a recent string of cloud management solutions, from Pax8 this time, urge you to start getting those 2021 quarterly business reviews booked now, and celebrate Baby Yoda’s first real-life journey into outer space.

A casual sales process can get you started as a one- or two-manshop. Beyond that, you need more formal processes to scale. Here are 7 steps for success in MSP Marketing and Sales, provided in an overview of best practices MSPs can follow to enhance and scale their marketing and sales processes.

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In this issue: 2020 ChannelPro All-Stars | The SD-WAN Explosion | MSP Sued: Are You Ready? | Emergence of Shadow IoT | Diversity Focus: Mentoring 101

Dude, silos of chaos ROCK! Unless you’re an MSP, in which case they’re a pain. Or so says ConnectWise, whose acquisition of Perch Security and StratoZen is among the topics discussed this week by Matt, Rich, and guest host Chad Kempt, of Fast Computers. Listen in as they chat about former Level Platforms CEO Peter Sandiford’s new cloud identity management venture and the winners of this year’s ChannelPro SMB All-Star Awards too.

This week, Erick and Rich discuss RMM pioneer Peter Sandiford’s new cloud identity management venture, urge you to get your client appreciation gifts in the slower-than-usual mail early this year, and cower in terror from Japanese monster robot wolves.

Published in November 2020, this report provides an analysis of the market for endpoint security revealing top players, trail blazers, specialists, and mature players.

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Erick and Rich discuss the significance of the news from Ingram Micro’s ONE conference, explain why you should do quarterly business reviews with strategic vendors, and share the blow-out electoral win of Rabbit Hash, Ky.’s new canine mayor.

The Channel Strong tour of America was back on the road last month, and this time our own Joel Zaidspiner went along for the ride. Get his behind-the-scenes look at what Channel Strong is and how it came together.