The hardware maker is signing partners and gaining share even as SMB market conditions remain sluggish, according to Steve Biondi, North American channel chief for Lenovo’s Data Center Group.

With compelling improvements in weight, power, recovery, and service life, the new lithium-ion-based UPS from Vertiv will keep the lights on while providing ROI for channel pros and their customers.

Called Pax8 Pro, the new tool provides automation, orchestration, and lifecycle management functionality for onboarding and offboarding cloud users, as well as checklist and reporting features designed to enhance efficiency and customer value.

At its Boundless conference this week, the vendor discussed how four years of effort and products like its new SASE solution have positioned it to meet SMB security needs during the current pandemic and beyond.

SD-WAN adoption is starting to extend down from the midmarket, and managed service providers are getting on the bandwagon.

Though adoption of cloud solutions has skyrocketed this year due to the coronavirus, channel chief Gavriella Schuster (pictured) encourages partners to pursue additional opportunities in managed services, office reopening solutions, and virtual desktops too.

New Macs from Apple, new firewalls from SonicWall, and a new source of nightmares for bears (and maybe humans) are all among the many stories we’re bringing your way just in time for the weekend.

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.

A big security problem can become a bigger opportunity for channel pros who can detect, secure, and manage rogue smart devices connected to business networks.