Shiny new phones from Apple, shiny new security tech from Untangle, McAfee, and Palo Alto, and a shiny new baby boy who delivered himself without medical assistance are among the stories we’re belatedly sneaking in before the weekend.

Looking for the SaaS app no business can resist? Matt, Rich, and guest host Sitima Fowler, of MSP Iconic IT, have it for you.

Now known as ScalePad, the company has turned a management solution for PCs, servers, and network gear into a comprehensive lifecycle management system for both hardware and the software running on it, according to CEO Dan Wensley (pictured).

At its CloudBlue Innovators Forum event this week, Nimesh Dave (pictured) and other speakers urged channel pros to get in on a digital economy growing even faster this year not so much despite the global coronavirus pandemic as because of it.

The new system joins appliance-based BDR and image-based endpoint backup components in Axcient’s x360Recover platform, enabling MSPs to serve multiple customer needs through a single integrated platform.

A big acquisition by Veeam, a new name for Google G Suite, new hardware from HP Inc. and HPE, and an ice cream cone that just might be too much of a good thing are a small sample of the news we’ve finally managed to tell you about.

Hiperwall Taps SYNNEX to Expand Channel Reach and Streamline Hardware and Software Procurement for Integrators

Erick and Rich examine the evolution of Sophos Cloud Optix into a hybrid security/management tool, the importance of using all your PSA system’s integration capabilities, and proof that artificial intelligence still can’t match the human kind sometimes.

Provided at no extra cost, the new functionality turns Cloud Optix into an unusual hybrid mix of security system and remote management tool.

When Rich gets his hands on an interesting story, he’s like a man possessed. No, really, you’ll see what we mean a little ways into this week’s episode, which features a guest hosting appearance by Josh Weiss, president and virtual CIO of L.A. Creative Technologies, plus an interview with the consistently fascinating David Friend, president and CEO of cloud storage innovator Wasabi Technologies.