Erick and Rich share thoughts on the latest ChannelPro State of the Channel survey, suggestions on leveraging ChatGPT to boost productivity and strengthen client relationships, and some very special news about the future of this podcast.
Erick and Rich discuss why news from Nerdio and Microsoft made this a big week in cloud management, why it’s never too soon to get rid of a toxic employee, and why getting a victory tattoo of your favorite team BEFORE the big game can be a bad idea.
With each issue packed full of powerful news, reviews, analysis, and advice targeting IT channel professionals, ChannelPro-SMB will help you cultivate your SMB customers and run your business more profitably.
Themed “Protect and Profit,” the live online event featured panels on trends channel pros need to stay on top of, including compliance and liability, ransomware, cyber insurance, workplace threats, and more.
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In honor of World Backup Day, consider these three tips for discussing a more secure backup infrastructure for your managed services clients.
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The deal, which comes two weeks after OpenText’s acquisition of Zix and two years after its purchase of Carbonite, is the latest step in a larger campaign to build an end-to-end “cyber resilience” platform.
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The $860 million deal is the latest step in OpenText’s ongoing efforts to build an end-to-end family of cyber protection products encompassing security, backup, and high availability solutions for SMBs and consumers.
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The ransomware functionality is a down payment on what OpenText says will be an extensive list of security features in Carbonite solutions that draw on expertise and threat intelligence from the company’s Webroot unit.
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Speaking at ChannelPro’s SMB Forum last week, business development VP Rob Rae (pictured) said the respect MSPs have earned in the last year keeping SMBs afloat provides an opening for selling security, continuity, and other much needed services.
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This eBook presents key findings from discussions with business leaders and IT professionals about how their organizations were affected by ransomware, beyond losing access to their data and paying a ransom. Download this resource today!
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Data protection is a balancing act between the need to protect data and the need to protect access to data. From simple, secure cloud backup and disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) to high availability and non-disruptive migration, learn more in this eBook about how Carbonite offers all the tools necessary to deploy a comprehensive data resiliency strategy for any type of data, on any system, across any distance.
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The new pricing scheme lets subscribers flexibly layer advanced capabilities on top of Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, which now provides no-cost access to an extensive menu of security and data protection features.
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