Custom app creation is now a more viable option for a wider range of channel pros and other “”citizen developers.””

New hardware from HP and Apple, new Teams competencies for Microsoft partners, new back-to-the-office software from Salesforce, and an look at what dining out might look like in the age of COVID-19 are among the stories we’re belatedly telling you about.

According to HPE, the latest edition of its SimpliVity 325 Gen10 product supports twice as many virtual desktops per server on average as any other HCI solution. HPE’s Nimble Storage dHCI is now available as a service on the vendor’s GreenLake platform too.

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Pivoting in response to the coronavirus pandemic, ChannelPro transformed the second of five planned regional events to a live, online forum aimed at helping MSPs and IT solution providers build an action plan for surviving—and thriving—in these uncertain times.

Unveiled last fall and now in general availability, the edge and endpoint security system comes with recently-added functionality designed to help partners and end users tackle new challenges posed by the coronavirus outbreak.

The new dual-socket ThinkSystem SR645 and SR665 are aimed at businesses that want to run advanced analytics, virtualization, artificial intelligence, and other performance-sensitive workloads at higher speeds with lower total cost of ownership.

New virtual desktop goodies from Microsoft, new Azure backup goodies from Veeam, a new partner program from Acronis, and the tale of a man who went grocery shopping for mom but came home with a surprise instead are among the stories we’re finally bringing your way.

According to CEO Tim Weller (pictured), the managed services vendor sees doing more of what worked in the past as the key to succeeding in the future—and advises MSPs to think the same way.

Technology Marketing Toolkit CEO Robin Robins reminded the MSP virtual attendees at the annual event that the fundamentals of business have not changed despite the coronavirus impact, and growth opportunities still exist.