The partnership brings single source, communications technology provider to TBI’s partner community.

The partnership brings business data and voice solutions to TBI’s partner community.

New Windows 11 devices from Microsoft and HP, a new partnership between Nutanix and Citrix, new email encryption capabilities from Zix, and what stands to be the world’s largest dog wedding are all among the stories we’ve finally gotten to.

Though it’s enduring component shortages like everyone else, the technology giant believes the relationships and “buying leverage” it enjoys with suppliers give it a potential edge over smaller competitors.

Crank up the party music, people! Hard as it is to believe, ChannelPro Weekly has turned 200. Episodes, that is, and with them to celebrate with Matt and Rich is guest host Zac Cramer, of managed service provider IT Assurance. Together, the three of them discuss the new ticketing system from NinjaRMM, HP’s customer intelligence platform, and the decision at SaaS Alerts to sell a stake in the company to its MSP partners.

This week, Erick and Rich discuss SaaS Alerts selling a piece of the business to its MSP partners, how to determine the time has come to hire a full-time service dispatcher, and the potential hazards of stealing location-sensitive smart speakers.

The new cross-platform link lets sales prospects targeted in Zomentum’s software accept quotes and complete purchases using credit cards or ACH via Connect Booster’s payments service.

Currently being piloted, HP Managed Print Flex aims to help businesses with home and office workers adjust print outlays as business conditions in nonstop flux since the start of the coronavirus pandemic continue to change unpredictably.

Announced during the vendor’s Reinvent conference today, HP Amplify Data Insights is designed to help partners assess their business performance against peers, anticipate customer needs, and identify new sales and marketing opportunities.

In an unusual arrangement designed to let channel pros participate in the success their adoption and deployment make possible, the cloud security startup is offering MSPs a chance to invest up to $500,000 in the company.