Off the road but back on the air, our own Joel Zaidspiner returns with remotely recorded updates from AvePoint, BVoIP, and SiteLock.

Acquisitions by Microsoft and Intel, deeper ties between Sophos and Arcserve, and some family-unfriendly ersatz baseball spectators are among the stories we finally managed to sneak in before the holiday weekend.

Channel pros’ skills in data management, security, and managed services dovetail nicely with this emerging market.

Hips don’t lie, folks. Neither do Matt, Rich, or their guest host this week, MSP extraordinaire and former IT Glue exec Luis Giraldo of Ook Enterprises. Listen in as they discuss Tin Can, Luis’s interesting new cooperative services venture, plus Dell’s latest commercial laptops, stats about ransomware, and ChannelPro‘s 2020 Vendors on the Vanguard list.

The new and forthcoming enhancements are designed to help MSPs increase productivity and profitability by spending less time switching between systems, according to Kaseya exec Mike Puglia (pictured).

New AI and Machine Learning Features Facilitate Real-Time Pricing and Compliance Decisions That Help Meet Corporate Revenue Objectives

New additions to the company’s Latitude notebook, OptiPlex desktop, and Precision workstation families feature a tool called Dell Optimizer that’s designed to fine-tune performance, battery life, and more in real time using artificial intelligence.

This U.S.-based systems builder specializes in small business compute solutions delivered through local IT providers.

We present 16 companies in six categories that you may not know about but should.

New leaders for HPE, new chips from Intel, a new channel chief for Nutanix, and a failed attempt at ATM robbery involving a monkey (because slow news week) are all among the stories we’ve just now managed to bring your way.