{"id":976,"date":"2021-04-13T01:06:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T08:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/?p=976"},"modified":"2021-04-13T06:13:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T13:13:35","slug":"episode-107-best-practices-ingram-harmony-and-water-cooled-servers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/2021\/04\/episode-107-best-practices-ingram-harmony-and-water-cooled-servers\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 107 &#8211; Best Practices, Ingram\/Harmony, and Water Cooled Servers"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;\"  style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18699368\/height\/100\/width\/\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/custom\/tdest_id\/1346593\/custom-color\/87A93A\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"podcast-class\" frameborder=\"0\" placement=\"bottom\" libsyn_item_id=\"0\" theme=\"custom\" custom_color=\"75942D\"><\/iframe>\n<p><strong>Topic 1: Should you rely on best practices?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We return to the question of what ARE best practices and how you define them. But more than that, should you be following other peoples&#8217; so-called best practices? Stop leaning on best practices, and experiment!<\/p>\n<p>Related Link:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/growth-quarters\/2021\/04\/01\/stop-best-practice-start-experiment\/\"> https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/growth-quarters\/2021\/04\/01\/stop-best-practice-start-experiment\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic 2: Distributor Ingram Micro Buys Harmony PSA.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First, do you care? Second, is this a good move? Would you be tempted to a PSA owned by one of your distributors?<\/p>\n<p>Related Links:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crn.com\/news\/channel-programs\/ingram-micro-acquires-harmony-makes-smb-play-for-cloudblue\"> https:\/\/www.crn.com\/news\/channel-programs\/ingram-micro-acquires-harmony-makes-smb-play-for-cloudblue<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelpronetwork.com\/news\/ingram-micro-buys-harmony-business-systems-adds-psa-solution-cloudblue-platform\"> https:\/\/www.channelpronetwork.com\/news\/ingram-micro-buys-harmony-business-systems-adds-psa-solution-cloudblue-platform<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Topic 3: Submerged Servers. Like, IN the water.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last year Microsoft completed a test of sealed server data centers at the bottom of the ocean. But they kep the water on the outside of the tank. Now they&#8217;re developing a non-conductive liquid so they can cool servers by submerging them altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Related Link:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/4\/6\/22369609\/microsoft-server-cooling-liquid-immersion-cloud-racks-data-centers\"> https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/4\/6\/22369609\/microsoft-server-cooling-liquid-immersion-cloud-racks-data-centers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsor Memo:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PC Matic<\/strong> \u2014 Endpoint Security built on a zero trust philosophy, allowing only trusted applications and blocking all the rest. Light weight, simple to deploy, easy to manage, find out about PC Matic&#8217;s unique lead sharing program for MSPs backed by a prime-time national TV campaign. Together, we bring advanced security solutions combined with more than sales enablement \u2026 we bring actual leads. Find out more about PC Matic by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/PCMatic.com\/msp\/\">PCMatic.com\/msp\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.libsyn.com\/episode\/index\/id\/18699368\/tdest_id\/1346593\">Check out this episode!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topic 1: Should you rely on best practices? We return to the question of what ARE best practices and how you define them. 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