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.
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Todd Surdey (pictured) plans to make more Zoom products and services available through the channel, offer richer benefits to top-tier partners, and drive closer collaboration between partners and the company’s own salesforce.
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On the opening day of its 2022 Cisco Live event, networking and cloud exec Todd Nightingale (pictured) outlined measures aimed at layering remote online administration atop switches, routers, and access points that predate the era of cloud-first everything.
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You’ve got to pity those poor accountants. Bad enough they’ve got all those tax returns to complete this time of year. Now they’re getting the cold shoulder from channel pros too.
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Called Zoom Up, it unifies three previously separate programs and introduces a first-ever tiering structure designed to reward partners who invest in building a Zoom practice with extra margin and resources.
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The conference room of the future is a physical and virtual space that allows for collaboration and creativity, with no limits on time or location.
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This Vendor’s 4K Videoconferencing, UC, Audio, and Zoom- & Teams-based Solutions Will Help D&H Partners Outfit the New Hybrid Meeting Spaces
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After two strange, surprising years, 2022 is shaping up to be refreshingly easier to handicap in markets ranging from cloud computing and security to storage and beyond.
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Called Microsoft Teams Essentials, the service provides group video calls for up to 30 hours and 300 people, up to 10 GB of file storage, group chat, calendaring, and more without a Microsoft 365 subscription for $4 per user per month.
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