ICYMI in last week’s Channelholic: CyberFOX and its partners are profiting from a connection between cybersecurity, cyberinsurance, and hurricanes that might or might not be immediately obvious. Check it out here. #msp #security #channelholic channelholic.news/i/137076325/ho…

Consider yourself a crypto skeptic? Me too, but I’m increasingly interested in blockchain’s future in the channel. #msp #blockchain #security #cloudcomputing #channelholic channelholic.news/p/no-matter-wh…

An easily overlooked but interesting tidbit from this week’s Channelholic: Ingram Micro plans to make its four decades worth of industry data available to partners for AI training. #msp #security #channelholic channelholic.news/p/the-channels…

Announced just now at #dattocon23: Cooper Bots, free (to Kaseya Corp partners) AI-based automations that handle tasks like new user onboarding and password rotation on behalf of MSPs. Sounds similar to what several vendors in the expo hall do. #channelholic

Here’s some #dattocon23 sponsor coverage on Bitdefender, Blackpoint Cyber, INIMFA Cybersecurity, Liongard, Quoter, and Seceon Inc.. More thoughts on conference hosts kasey a and Datto coming Friday! #msp #security #channelholic channelholic.news/p/bonus-post-e…

In this week’s edition: Kaseya Corp’s thoughts on pricing, SMB networking, and AI, plus its plans to launch something huge but still top secret next spring. #msp #ai #channelholic channelholic.news/p/kaseyas-not-…

Big thanks to Rachel Brindley and Elsa Nightengale at Canalys (part of Omdia) and Amol Dalvi at Nerdio for their insights on why ESG is a big deal for MSPs. Enlightening conversations! #msp #security #esg #channelholic channelholic.news/p/for-managed-…

It had been a long time since I’ve spoken with anyone enthusiastic about the PC market until my conversation this week with Marty Bauerlein of D&H Distributing. Read all about it here. #msp #channelholic channelholic.news/p/why-good-tec…

Unsure how much integrations matter to MSPs? Check out this from Acronis: 90% of free trial software users become paying customers if they can integrate with the rest of their stack. Only 50% convert if they can’t. #bdr #security #channelholic channelholic.news/p/backup-and-s…

In this week’s edition: alternatives for MSPs to private equity rollups, TD SYNNEX’s take on why MSPs are investing in solutions and consulting services, a possible clue about Kaseya Corp’s forthcoming bombshell announcement, and more! #msp #channelholic channelholic.news/p/not-a-big-pe…

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins on managed services: “It’s a huge opportunity and it’s growing…It is going to be a significant percentage of the TAM for all of us over the next few years, $161 billion by 2027.” More in this week’s Channelholic . #channelholic channelholic.news/p/cisco-shares…

I'm a slacker, I know, but my writeup of last week's ConnectWise IT Nation Connect event just went up last night. Covers ConnectWise's PaaS plans and the contrast between its ecosystem strategy and Kaseya Corp's. #msp #channelholic channelholic.news/p/bonus-post-w…

One last bonus post from the ConnectWise IT Nation Connect show last week featuring news and notes from Auvik, Mailprotector, Rewst, and ThreatDown (formerly Malwarebytes for Business). #msp #channelholic channelholic.news/p/bonus-bonus-…

I’ve coined an acronym: LSI or local systems integrator. It was inspired by all the incredible content at this week’s #CanalysForums2023 North America conference. Thanks to everyone at Canalys (part of Omdia) for their insights! #msp #channelholic channelholic.news/p/why-msps-sho…