This week, Erick and Rich take a look at ChannelPro’s annual industry preview article for 2021, explore the importance of reviewing your performance in 2020, and discuss the wisdom of sampling a new variety of gin made with Elephant dung.
Erick and Rich greet the new year with a look at SolarWinds MSP’s new name, the new business plan you should be drafting right now, and the amusing fallout from a little too much holiday drinking for a reveler in the U.K.
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A secure SD-WAN solution that spans hybrid and multicloud environments will increase cost efficiency, improve application performance, and reduce complexity.
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This week, Erick and Rich talk over what Veeam's latest product news says about tech in the time of COVID-19, why now's a good time to reevaluate your MSP toolset, and why you might want to rethink packing a bag full of gold bars on your next trip if you're forgetful.
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Both products debuted at the data protection vendor’s 2020 VeeamON conference, where CTO Danny Allan (pictured) also previewed a forthcoming edition of Backup for Microsoft Office 365 featuring enhanced Teams support.
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The two new offerings use Dell EMC hardware and VMware software to help organizations virtualize, pool, and dynamically allocate otherwise underutilized and disaggregated GPU and high-performance computing resources.
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The first in what Scale says will ultimately be a class of devices, the new HC3250DF is optimized for virtual desktop infrastructure platforms, analytics applications, and other solutions that need faster storage, speedier networking, and CPU horsepower.
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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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Speaking with ChannelPro last week, Americas channel chief Kevin Rooney (pictured) discussed Veeam’s $100 million revenue target for Office 365 backup and 100% channel sales model, among other key figures.
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Live from the latest ChannelPro SMB Forum event, Erick and Rich discuss the significance of Nerdio’s distribution deals with Pax8 and D&H, the pros and cons of labeling yourself an MSP in sales meetings, and an IoT-powered device for people who want to clean their toilet without touching it.
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Fancy a little Akamai sauce on your sushi? Matt and Rich have pouring stuff over food on their minds, but somehow manage to discuss recent news from SYNNEX, Tech Data, and WatchGuard anyway and chat with Nerdio CEO Vadim Vladimirskiy about the huge coming impact of Microsoft’s recently launched Windows Virtual Desktop service.
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It's hot in LA where Erick is and REALLY hot in Greenville, S.C., where Rich is, but they still manage to discuss Microsoft shipping Windows Virtual Desktop, revisiting sales prospects who turned you down, and black-is-white news about red meat and exercise.
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