New IT automation software from Ivanti, new Ryzens from AMD, and a would-be criminal mastermind who should have used spell check on his phony death certificate are just a few of the stories we’ve finally made time to tell you about.

ANDOVER, MASS. – July 22, 2020 – Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today launched the new Opportunity Registration Program (ORP) to provide increased financial incentives for partners that proactively identify, develop and close news opportunities in strategic IT growth areas.

Listen in as Erick and Rich ponder Lenovo’s Microsoft 365 managed service, holding sales meetings online, and a new service that lets you uncork the giant scream of coronavirus frustration you’ve been bottling up in an Icelandic canyon.

Nothing ill-gotten here, folks. Just interesting talk by Matt, Rich, and guest host Erick Simpson about Microsoft’s Inspire partner conference, Lenovo’s Microsoft 365 managed services, BitTitan’s “IT toolbox” solution for technicians, and SolarWinds MSP’s RMM integration with Microsoft Intune.

Called the Lenovo Partner Hub, the new site gives both client device resellers and data center partners unified access to comprehensive sales, marketing, training, and support resources for the first time.

Set to go into effect next month, the change is part of a larger transition by NetApp towards a new identity as a maker of both on-premises storage hardware and cloud-based storage and productivity services.

When it rolls out later this year, the new collaboration with Microsoft will let users of SolarWinds N-central and SolarWinds RMM monitor the devices they administer in Intune through the same interface they use to manage other customer endpoints.

The business availability vendor’s new partner program is designed to bring clarity to once loosely defined requirements and benefits.

An expanded edition of the vendor’s Voleer application draws on a library of pre-engineered templates to automate management tasks associated with cloud solutions like Microsoft 365 and its Microsoft Teams component.

The enhancements to Microsoft 365 and Teams were accompanied by the separate release of a solution designed to help workplaces closed due to the coronavirus welcome employees back safely.