In addition to the spate of additional features and enhancements in version 4.7, which includes MSP360 Storage Powered by Wasabi, the company reveals an SMB product in beta that’s designed to drive MSP referrals.

Partner and product news from Cisco, a $35 billion deal for AMD and Xilinx, healthcare software from Microsoft, and some Halloween decorations that may have gone just a bit too far are a few of the many stories we’re just now bringing your way.

Speaking with ChannelPro three weeks into his new job, Sammy Kinlaw (pictured) called prior channel-facing roles with Lexmark, Lenovo, and IBM great preparation for a job that involves helping VARs and vendors connect.

There’s nothing quite like a socially-distanced social gathering, is there? You’ll hear all about it on this week’s show, in which Matt and Rich are joined by co-host Corey Kirkendoll, of 5K Technical Services, as well as their ChannelPro teammate Joel Zaidspiner, who has the inside scoop on the latest Channel Strong road tour of America.

A secure SD-WAN solution that spans hybrid and multicloud environments will increase cost efficiency, improve application performance, and reduce complexity.

The add-on to the managed services software maker’s RMM platform allows users to discover, monitor, and remotely manage almost any device with an IP address.

The on-premises customer edition of SAP’s ERP solution can now be hosted on Lenovo’s usage-priced TruScale infrastructure platform, according to Data Center Group President Kirk Skaugen (pictured), speaking at Lenovo’s Tech World conference.

All three products are the latest manifestation of the company’s transition from storage hardware maker to cloud-first data management vendor.

Erick and Rich are impressed by SkyKick’s new cloud management solution, in agreement about the importance of learning to delegate tasks to your team, and confused about why it took so long for the town of Asbestos, Quebec to choose a new name.

A bevy of new products from Acer, a new alliance agreement for Microsoft and Salesforce, a new CRO for Axcient, and an official apology for the impending addition of one more hour to this endless year are all among the stories just now coming your way.