A wave of new offerings introduced last month is part of the vendor’s ongoing transformation from its roots as a maker of monitors and projectors to its new identity as a supplier of solutions for communication, collaboration, digital signage, and more.

The new functionality, which supplements existing risk analytics capabilities, factors dangerous end user behavior like recycling passwords into an organization’s risk assessment, and flags employees in need of extra security training.

With help from partners and some transferrable skills, the jump from IT to IoT can be a short one.

Erick and Rich discuss what the future holds for Tech Data now that it’s owned by private equity, how to avoid negotiating on price with your clients, and a brand new Korean breakfast cereal that tastes like green onions. On purpose.

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.†

The security features, in particular, arrive at a time when the documentation platforms and other systems MSPs store sensitive data in are increasingly under attack from cybercriminals.

Joel Zaidspiner’s hop-scotching journey across the vendor landscape continues! This time he speaks with Datto, Managed Sales Pros, and Vault America.

An industry first, according to Webroot, the new feature is designed to safeguard DNS traffic from snooping and manipulation, and is especially relevant at a time when millions of work-from-home employees are relying on poorly secured home networks.

The latest additions to an ongoing partner enablement push launched last year include a 24×5 customer care team, an expanded onboarding team for newcomers to SolarWinds MSP products, and a new set of partner advisory groups.

As businesses gradually return to work and re-evaluate tech needs for the next normal, the distributor and its vendors expect investments in cloud, security, infrastructure, endpoints, and more.