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Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis
Vendors are rewriting the rules on MSPs faster than anyone can track — pricing, partner programs, liability, and now AI. Business of Tech is the daily MSP news briefing that tells you what changed and what it means for your business. Every weekday, channel veteran Dave Sobel picks the MSP and IT services news that actually moves your margins, contracts, and risk, and answers the one question that matters: Why do we care? No vendor cheerleading and no press-release rewrites — independent…
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Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisCrypto for MSPs: Professor Omid Malekan of Columbia Business School talks cryptocurrency and IT Services
Omid Malekan is the Explainer-in-Chief of blockchain technology. He is an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, where he lectures on blockchain and…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisFri Jun-3-2022: Gartner's 5 privacy trends, Google & Microsoft collaboration moves
Two things to know today Gartner’s 5 privacy trends by 2024 AND Google and Microsoft collaboration moves Want to get the show on your podcast app or get the…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu Jun-2-2022: What MSP customers want, putting motives, and female CEO outperformance
Three things to know today What do MSP’s customers want? Quitting and commutes – is it moving? AND Female CEO led outperforms male-led companies Want to get…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed Jun-1-2022: Ransomware reporting, cyber insurance disinterest, and not in my backyard pushback
Three things to know today Reporting ransomware highlighted by the US government What’s the buy in on cyber insurance? AND Not-in-my-backyard gets clever…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue May-31-2022: Employees scatter, don't trust their colleagues, and don't want monitoring - what to do?
Two things to know today As the US comes back to work, where are people working? AND Employees trust themselves… but not their colleagues. Nor tech. Want to…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisEvolved Radio: Content Marketing Done Right
Another show on the MSP Radio Network: Evolved Radio with Todd Kane. Find the show here: https://www.mspradio.com/show/evolved-radio-podcast/ The show…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu May-26-2022: Ransomware Task Force update, and Apple's Self Service Repair in the real world
Two things to know today An update from the Ransomware Task Force AND Apple’s implementation of self-service repair is quite something Want to get the show on…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed May-25-2022: Secret Shopping for B2B, US Government's ransomware moves
Two things to know today Secret Shopping Secrets for B2B AND The US Government is cleaning up ransomware Want to get the show on your podcast app or the…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue May-24-2022: MSP expectations surveyed, Visio goes virtual, and Digital Marketplaces grow
Three things to know today MSP’s expectations and worries, surveyed Visio, Android and WhatsApp updates AND Digital Marketplace growth data Want to get the…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMon May-23-2022: DOJ's big reversal, and investor advice to business owners
Two things to know today The DOJ’s big reversal that technologists should embrace AND Some advice from investors for business owners Want to get the show on…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisApple and Fleetsmith: Why did they buy it and then shut it down?
Today, a conversation with Jason Dettbarn, Founder and CEO of Attigy. Why did Apple buy Fleetsmith, only to shut it down two years later? Where are they going…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisFri May-20-2022: The attackers checklist, and Microsoft's European changes
Two things to know today The checklist which will end up in lawyers' hands AND Microsoft’s changes in Europe Want to get the show on your podcast app or get…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu May-19-2022: Costa Rica's war on Conti, Google's supply chain change, and Apple's new courseware
Three things to know today Costa Rica declares war on Conti Google’s approach to secure supply chains AND Apple’s new courses Want to get the show on your…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed May-18-2022: Employee tension in retention, and what is cloud insurance?
Two things to know today Finding employees and bringing them back into the office continues to get harder. AND Cloud downtime insurance as emerging space Want…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue May-17-2022: Cyber for financial gain, public sentiment shifts on regulation, and do customers care about sustainability?
Three things to know today Cyber attacks appear for financial gain – plus one on iPhones even when off Several new tech regulation laws as public sentiment…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMon May-16-2022: Marketplace and Digital Transformation sizes, plus a DOJ/EOEC warning over AI
Two things to know today Cloud marketplace and digital transformation growth numbers AND A DOJ and Equal Opportunity Employment Commission AI warning Want to…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisFri May-13-2022: Broadband and Privacy, Amazon's offer to IT shops, and IBM's cloud moves
Three things to know today Broadband investments and privacy laws Amazon’s offer to IT shops AND IBM’s cloud moves speak to larger trends Want to get the show…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu May-12-2022: Governments warn MSPs, NSA & UK Cyber center weigh in
Two things to know today Governments warn of MSP threat AND UK government calls for reporting ransomware Want to get the show on your podcast app or the…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed May-11-2022: IT outsourcing trends, Forrester's web3 warning, and Microsofts new cyber offerings
Three things to know today IT outsourcing trends globally Forrester’s web3 warning AND Microsoft addresses cyber talent gap Want to get the show on your…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue May-10-2022: Negative tech outlook hits as market dips, and the ransomware landscape via Microsoft
Two things to know today Let’s dip into the negative tech stories that seem to be the flavor of the day AND A college shut down and a country-wide emergency…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMon May-9-2022: Researchers dig into remote work, and Google's free training resources could change hiring
Two things to know today Research into the impact of remote work AND Google’s free training resources could change the hiring game Want to get the show on your…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThe Work of Remote Work: Liam Martin, Author of Running Remote on Asynchronous Working
Liam Martin is a serial entrepreneur who runs Time Doctor and Staff.com — one of the most popular time tracking and productivity software platforms in use by…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisFri May-6-2022: Startling diversity data, a new privacy law, and observeability data problems
Three things to know today Diversity data, with one startling set A Privacy law and data access AND Observability data problems Want to get the show on your…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu May-5-2022: Authentication changes, Concerning SMB jobs data, and Microsoft's repair study
Three things to know today Authentication takes center stage in three stories Concerning SMB jobs data AND Microsoft’s Right to Repair Research Want to get the…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed May-4-2022: Fail fast out of vogue, and two scary legal data uses
Two things to know today Is the idea of “fail fast” not in vogue anymore? AND Two legal uses of data that sound invasive Want to get the show on your podcast…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue May-3-2022: Pay Transparency, Privacy laws, and tape backup returns?
Three things to know today Transparency in pay is becoming a trend Privacy laws progress in Colorado and Connecticut AND Tape backup.. on the rise? Want to get…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMon May-2-2022: Q1 for MS, Alphabet and Amazon, Microsoft's new VPN, and where customers go to learn
Three things to know toda Q1 numbers from Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon Microsoft's built-in VPN in Edge AND Customers go third-party for information Want to…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisA MSP investor discusses his strategy for purchasing companies in the SMB space
The increase in ransomware attacks has accelerated the need for cybersecurity at smaller businesses, and Worklyn believes integrated service providers will be…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisFri Apr-29-2022: State Department, small business inflation, and unnecessary ransomware payouts
Three things to know today State Department rewards Small business inflation plans AND Paying out ransomware… when you didn’t have to This is the Business of…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu Apr-28-2022: Meeting effectiveness, Microsoft NCE and Apple's repair kit
Three things to know toda Meeting effectiveness, measured Another change to Microsoft’s NCE AND Apple’s new right to repair program is live Want to get the…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed Apr-27-2022: Tech workers and pay's crazy growth, plus attackability as a measurement of risk
Two things to know today Tech workers and pay – how out of control is it? AND Attackability as a measurement of vulnerability risk Want to get the show on your…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue Apr-26-2022: ecommerce and inflation, CIOs would replace all their tech, and women in tech stats
Three things to know today The e-commerce and inflation link Three in five CIOs would replace their tech AND Women in tech on the rise, says Deloitte Want to…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMon Apr-25-2022: CX drives 50%+ revenue, cloud adoption stats, and raiding washing machines
Three things to know today Revenue growth of 50% or more with customer experience How many are truly all cloud, now? AND Raiding washing machines for chips…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisNovel or Useful, Part 2: Web3 and Return to Work
Novel or Useful? A discussion between Seth Robinson of CompTIA and Dave Sobel of the Business of Tech around these two trends, and asking if we care. Seth…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisFri Apr-22-2022: Actionable lessons in the world of work, CDC's forecasting, and Data Scraping is legal
Three things to know today Actionable lessons for leaders in the world of work The CDC’s new forecast center AND Gate Up,Gate Down as court rules on data…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu-Apr-21-2022:Cloud spend & CISO's pushed into the boardroom, ConnectWise & Microsoft services, and CISA needs comments
Three things to know today Cloud spend and strategy data – with CISOs coming to the boardroom Microsoft and ConnectWise services moves AND CISA asks for…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed Apr-20-2022: New state privacy laws, plus bug bounties and ransomware incentives
Two things to know today Three states' privacy laws and one considering more AND Bug bounties and ransomware incentives as we review the conflicting trends…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue Apr-19-2022: Industry trust levels, breach reporting around the world, and Insteaon disappears
Three things to know today Which industries are trusted to handle data? A look at breach reporting around the world AND Insteaon goes Insta-off Want to get the…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMon Apr-18-2022: CISA's first guidance on breach reporting, and spam of all kinds up
Two things to know today CISA’s first guidance on new reporting requirements AND Spam of all kinds is up, says all the latest data Want to get the show on your…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMicrosoft Apple and Datto RMM: An analysis of the moves in April 2022
As we move into April, two significant moves from the OS players threaten the position of traditional RMM players. And then Kaseya buys Datto. So what does…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisFri Apr-15-2022: Connectwise's Predictions, Apple's Vulnerabilities, and Microsoft's potential licensing changes
Three things to know today ConnectWise’s new security predictions Apple vulnerability data AND Microsoft’s potential licensing about-face Want to get the show…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu Apr-14-2022: Trust in tech falls right alongside SMB owner sentiment , and an opportunity in data analysis
Two things to know today Falling trust in tech and small business owners unease tell a tale AND The gap between devices and data to be exploited Want to get…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed Apr-13-2022: Security hiring is bleak, and what it means, plus the ideal number of days in the office
Two things to know today The cybersecurity hiring landscape is bleak, and what that means for the market AND Just what is the ideal number of days in the…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue Apr-12-2022: Remote work @ macro level, and practical data to address it
Two things to know today Looking at changing work at a macro trends level AND Practical data highlights how to manage remote teams Want to get the show on your…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMon Apr-11-2022: Kaseya buys Datto (and here's my take), plus the real future of IT services
Two things to know today Kaseya buys Datto – here’s my take AND The actual future of IT services from the data Want to get the show on your podcast app or the…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisNovel or Useful, Part 1: The Metaverse and NFTs
Novel or Useful? A discussion between Seth Robinson of CompTIA and Dave Sobel of the Business of Tech around these two trends, and asking if we care. Seth…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu Apr-7-2022: Amazon's union, Big Tech impersonates SMB, and GitHub services?
Three things to know today Amazon workers vote to unionize Big tech impersonates small business AND GitHub’s intriguing services opportunity Want to get the…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed Apr-6-2022: Microsoft RMM, Cloud PC, plus US EU Data deal and security EO extended
Four things to know today Microsoft’s RMM moves Cloud PC advancements The new US EU privacy deal AND Security EO extended Want to get the show on your podcast…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue Apr-5-2022: Moody's data on cyber success, and CFO sentiment surveyed
Two things to know today Moody’s links cyber success to executive proximity AND CFOs weigh in on their impressions of their IT spend Want to get the show on…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMon Apr-4-2022: Apple's MSP offering, Arcserve's data loss, State's Cyber Bureau, and employee pushback at Activision Blizzard
Four things to know today Apple’s new managed services offering Arcserve’s backup loss lessons The State Department’s Cyber Bureau AND Serious employee…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMy wrong prediction on Datto and $MSP and what it says about the the market
So, I make a lot of predictions, and I’ve been thinking about one that I got wrong. In my piece in October 2020, I called out Datto for claiming the MSP stock…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu Mar-31-2022: Q1 2022 IT Leadership Diversity Report
Two things to know today The Q1 2022 IT Leadership Diversity Report AND The Fed is measuring its commitments Want to get the show on your podcast app or get…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed Mar-30-2022: Treasury talks insurance, SMB PCs, and Deepfakes on LinkedIn
Three things to know today Treasury looks into cyber insurance SMB PC Market growth numbers projected AND Deepfake faces on LinkedIn Want to get the show on…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue Mar-29-2022: Office space warning, Okta's mistake, and GDC's numbers
Three things to know today Office real estate warning signs Okta’s internal password screwup AND A big gaming event shares its attendance numbers Want to get…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMon Mar-28-2022: Do Americans hate their jobs? and Microsoft accused of bribery
Two things to know today Do American really hate their jobs? AND Microsoft accused of bribery in new whistleblower essay Want to get the show on your podcast…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMarketplaces and SLO's: An interview with Marcin Kurc
Marcin Kurc is the co-founder and CEO of Nobl9 and has been involved in IT for over 20+ years. He has held leadership positions at some of cloud computing’s…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisFri Mar-25-2022: Congress introduces new cyber bills, defines MSP, and Lapsus$ arrests
Two things to know today Congress is moving on legislation and already defined MSPs AND Insights into Lapsus$, as leaders are arrested Want to get the show on…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu Mar-24-2022: Employment trends to review as employers miss the obvious
Two things to know today Employment trends to review as employers miss the obvious AND What digital skill is surprisingly important? Want to get the show on…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed Mar-23-2022: Market sentiments as analysts worry of recession, Microsoft confirms breach
Three things to know today Market sentiment is high while analysts worry of recession Microsoft WAS breached, and gives details AND Okta clarifies, and manages…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue Mar-22-2022: Okta hacking, White House Warnings, and IE11
Two things to know today More big infosec news as Okta hacked and White House issues critical warning AND Microsoft reminds us about IE11 Want to get the show…