Called Stay Connected, the free resource distributes advice on tackling immediate issues created by spiking adoption of remote work policies, as well as guidance on longer-term, post-pandemic needs and opportunities.

A new Americas president for Tech Data, new SaaS protection software from Datto, and a new social distancing tool sure to have an electrifying effect on anyone who gets too close are all among the stories we’ve belatedly rounded up for you.

Erick and Rich discuss HP’s ambitious new partner program, how to handle employees uncomfortable with your pandemic-era policies on site visits, and a pub in the U.K. that’s found a shockingly effective way to enforce distancing rules.

Is there a cash bath in Datto’s near future?

Collectively, a series of new and enhanced offerings introduced today seek to help channel pros keep remote workers and employees returning to reopened offices both safe and productive, while generating incremental services-led revenue for themselves.

Set to launch on November 1st, the HP Amplify program will feature a retooled, globally uniform requirements and benefits model designed to reward members for helping HP forge strategic relationships with a new generation of cloud-first buyers.

During the scramble to set up customers to work remotely, channel pros discovered the importance of proactive communication, setting expectations, leaning on relationships, and more.

The new module automatically documents the contents of a customer’s Azure Active Directory and collects configuration information from core Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook, OneDrive, Teams, and SharePoint.

One of several recent enhancements to BVoIP’s 1Stream integration platform, the new feature lets users who regularly place many phone calls automatically dial numbers on a preset list, play prerecorded voicemail messages, and update their CRM system.

Hardware-as-a-service from Zoom, virtualization management help from SolarWinds, and a new high water mark in the globe’s ongoing hunt for stupid ways to spend $4,000 are just a few of the many stories we’ve finally gotten around to sending your way.