Erick and Rich discuss Lenovo’s purchasing program for selling data center gear as a service, the dangers of perfectionism when it comes to running a business, and two great gift options for ex-significant others to remember for next year’s Valentine’s Day.

The new offering will let managed service providers pay for server, storage, and networking gear in monthly installments while selling capacity on those resources to customers on an as-a-service basis.

IT solution providers must double down on understanding their customers’ business goals and the required technology to keep them safe as they move toward digital transformation.

The need to clear the IoT device security minefield on home office networks is a challenge and an opportunity for channel pros.

Elevation Capital, Accel Partners, Greenoaks Capital, and Eight Roads invest in the IT sales acceleration platform company

Channel pros can follow these tips and best practices to turn cloud security from headache to opportunity.

Automated billing systems make it easy for clients to pay you—and for you to remind them.

Security updates from PC Matic and Barracuda, new Teams migration features from BitTitan, and research proving that while pigs still can’t fly they can play computer games are among the stories we’ve finally covered for you.

Like numbers you can sink your teeth into? So do Matt, Rich, and guest host/channel pro Lisa Shorr, of Secure Future Tech Solutions and Shorr Success. That’s not all they chew over in this episode, either. There are also discussions about ConnectWise buying Service Leadership, Microsoft’s new “employee experience” solution, Trend Micro’s newly expanded XDR solution, and ChannelPro’s 2021 State of the Channel report.

The latest edition of WatchGuard Cloud includes new policy management, MFA, and threat analysis capabilities that advance the vendor’s strategic shift to an identity-first, zero-trust architecture.