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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 AnalysisFri Jul 16 2021: Windows 365 is here. The details… and a big dose of why do you care.
The one thing to know today Let’s talk about Cloud PC, because Windows 365 is here. The details… and a big dose of why do you care…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu Jul 15 2021: Updated Essential Eight, new email security, bug bounties, REvil down, and more
Security things to know today New Essential Eight and Trend Micro Data Bug bounties and why we care AND REvil down... and more…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed Jul 14 2021: Variables in returning to work, new lobbying moves for providers, and Kaseya's CEO's financial incentives
Three things to know today How age and gender are two more variables in returning to work, and unemployment benefits aren’t…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue Jul 13 2021: IT Provider profit data isn't good, plus how a media diet may matter
Two things to know today IT Provider profit data isn’t great, and so let’s consider the market…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMon Jul 12 2021: Kaseya's employees had reported issues, and the EO that opens up opportunities for small companies
Two things to know today Kaseya’s employees reported security issues prior https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/biden-asks-putin-to-crack-down-on-russ…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisKaseya's July 4 weekend hack: Is it time to dump your RMM?
Kaseya was hit by the REvil gang. Now IT services companies are asking... what now? What do we do next? To do that, let's examine the history of these…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisFri Jul 9 2021: Record low layoffs, right to repair may come federally, and Cloud PC might come next week
Three things to know today Record low layoffs and big plans to hire https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-closer-ec6175e6-ce10-4da8-9ed5-669b31c0006b.html?chu…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu Jul 8 2021: Data overload & the opportunity, and Microsoft and Kaseya both not patched - is it all minimal?
Two things to know today Data overload, and the opportunity it presents https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252503609/Forrester-finds-companies-confounded-by-da…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed Jul 7 2021: The menu items on the changing world of work, and the Pentagon cancels JEDI
Two things to know today The ever-changing world of work offers a menu board of options…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue Jul 6 2021: Kaseya breached, Microsoft PrintNightmare, and infosecbikini
Three things to know today Tools provider Kaseya attacked https://www.reuters.com/technology/200-businesses-hit-by-ransomware-following-incident-us-it-firm-hunt…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisFri Jul 2 2021: Interpol, CISA and MITRE, Right to repair in effect, and an Instagram lesson
Three things to know today Strong words from Interpol, new resources from CISA and MITRE, and who's phished the most?…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu Jul 1 2021: IT decision maker dynamics & the 17.9% reason why workers and remote work matters
Two things to know today The dynamics of IT Decision makers in data from Forrester…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed Jun 30 2021: The laws coming for tech this week, and the truce we care about, plus Windows 11 details
Two things to know today All the laws coming for technology this week – and the truce we care about…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue Jun 29 2021: Security: Cyber insurance is about to change, where the problems are, criminals refocus, and more
Security things to know today Cyber insurance is about to change Data on where the problems are The Criminals refocus And more…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMon Jun 28 2021: The ever changing world of work, and IoT, endpoints and cloud: which is short term, and which is long term?
Two things to know today More on the ever changing world of work. https://www.businessinsider.com/chance-office-encounters-helping-productivity-is-a-fairy-tale-…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisIs Diversity like digital transformation? The Q2 Diversity Report
The Q2 Diversity Report, including an interview with Jeffrey Bowman about how to address building diversity using digital transformation skills. About Jeffrey…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisFri Jun 25 2021: Opposing research from ConnectWise and JumpCloud to understand.. and why you care
All the security of the week, with opposing research from ConnectWise and JumpCloud to understand.. and why you care…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu Jun 24 2021: Chips & life expectancy, plus Windows 11: what IT services companies need to know
Two things to know today Chip shortage, IT impact, and life expectancy: how they link…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed Jun 23 2021: Worker sentiment and its impact, plus the Teamsters and Amazon
Two things to know today Let’s talk about workers – remote… where they work, and finding them…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue Jun 22 2021: Security, how words impact hiring, and right to repair
Three things to know today The security roundup https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-confirms-first-white-house-cyber-director…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMon Jun 21 2021: Data day: Data, Staffing, and Broadband
Three things to know today All data today First, data about … data https://smartermsp.com/msps-must-follow-the-data-to-find-the-money/…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisDigital Cashflow Management: Improving the supply chain
An interview with Gert Sylvest, on lessons from the pandemic about cash flow management and how integrations are leveraged. About Gert: Gert Sylvest is…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu Jun 17 2021: The week in geo-politics, and the changes in cyberinsurance
Two things to know today All the political moves made this week https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/g7-leaders-ask-russia-to-hunt-down-ransomware-gan…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed Jun 16 2021: IT Outsourcing sentiment, the Supreme Court on privacy, and Microsoft's key langugage shift
Three things to know today How is IT Outsourcing going? https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252502467/UK-IT-outsourcing-set-to-continue-after-service-levels-imp…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTues Jun 15 2021: The Great Resignation, IoT,Smartphones and Data, plus Cyberinsurance
Three things to know today What is the Great Resignation and how is it impacting work?…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMon Jun 14 2021: Congress's moves are becoming clear, NY's two moves, and
Two things to know today Congress’s moves are becoming clear while New York takes a step forward and one back…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisPushing back on misinformation: an interview with Jordan Bitterman
An interview with Jordan Bitterman, CMO for TripleLift, about misinformation in the digital space. What is his premise on how to take on misinformation How…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisFri Jun 11 2021: That internet outage this week, plus how fast criminals move on phishing
Two things to know today Let’s figure out what happened with that internet outage this week…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu Jun 10 2021: The changing dynamics of labor, and of devices
Two things to know today Let’s talk about the dynamics of labor – because workers are quitting…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed Jun 9 2021: What you need to know from regulators, and 123-style passwords
Two things to know today What you need to know from regulators and governments https://thehill.com/policy/technology/557366-ohio-files-lawsuit-to-declare-google…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue Jun 8 2021: Traffic patterns and work changes, plus good news on the security front
Two things to know today What traffic patterns tell us about changes in work https://thenextweb.com/news/rush-hour-rush-afternoon-covid-syndication…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMon Jun 7 2021: What the weekend brought for ransomware, plus the last year in market changes
Two things to know today What changed over the weekend for ransomware? https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/justice-department-tells-prosecutors-to-closely-t…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisFri Jun 4 2021: SAP goes all remote, a new version of Windows, and the new SMB Tech Stack
Three things to know today SAP goes all remote while Apple splits https://www.itnews.com.au/news/sap-adopts-flexible-working-by-popular-demand-565359…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu Jun 3 2021: JBS and the Biden Administration, and the Supreme Court changes computer fraud
Two things to know today The security roundup, including JBS and the Biden Administration…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed Jun 2 2021: The next generation of technical workers weigh in as we ponder work from home, plus Amazon's lawsuits
Two things to know today The next generation of technical workers weigh in as we ponder work from home…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue Jun 1 2021: The hackers who hit SolarWinds are back, plus JEDI Lives
Two things to know today The hackers are back from SolarWinds with a new campaign, and there is already fallout…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisIT companies can't assume all the risk for security
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. This often misattributed quote is on my mind a lot of late. Not because…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisFri May 28 2021: Microsoft Build highlights, and collaboration lessons from Gen Z
Two things to know today Microsoft Build highlights, with a big focus on Teams https://venturebeat.com/2021/05/25/microsoft-unveils-developer-focused-teams-outl…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu May 27 2021: Market data, the FCC's bold statement, and lessons from fed employees
Three things to know today Lets look at the latest market data https://www.channelpartnerinsight.com/news/4031892/pc-market-expected-double-digit-growth-2021-de…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed May 26 2021: Colonial Pipeline: the flaw known before, the new regulation, the lawsuit, and the trend, and it's not all bad news
Two things to know today Colonial Pipeline: the flaw known before, the new regulation, the lawsuit, and the trend…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue May 25 2021: Broadband, disclosures, the third anniversary of GDPR, and NIST's supply chain recommendations
Two things to know today Broadband, disclosures, and the third anniversary of GDPR…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMon May 24 2021: The financials within security incidents, and CEO pay pushback
Two things to know today Let’s review the financials of various security incidents…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisFri May 21 2021: Data showing diversity opportunity, and security incentives drive behavior
Two things to know today The data on around diversity that shows the opportunity https://fortune.com/2021/05/17/tech-companies-pledge-black-employees-george-flo…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu May 20 2021: Is your job killing you, changing security standards, and privacy perspectives
Three things to know today It’s a great headline – is your job killing you? https://www.statista.com/chart/24867/stroke-and-ischemic-heart-disease-deaths-caused…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed May 19 2021: Tech implications coming out of the pandemic & the interesting announcement from Google I/O
Two things to know today Tech implications coming out of the pandemic https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/4031389/ready-load-coming-end-users-tell-crn-msps…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue May 18 2021: Employees views on the office and the threats other than ransomware
Two things to know today How many want to go back to the office, how, and with what skills?…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMon May 17 2021: Intense ransomware activity on the weekend, with government responses
Two things to know today It was a weekend of ransomware…. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/darkside-ransomware-servers-reportedly-seized-operation…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisDigital vs Traditional Marketing: Bill Durrant, author of Digital Stone Age
An interview with Bill Durrant, author of Digital Stone Age, about the tension between digital and traditional marketing. Want to get the show on your podcast…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisFri May 14 2021: Tech sentiment, right to repair, and JEDI's end?
Three things to know today Tech sentiment continues to fall https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-464635a3-739e-4411-ab95-e1e697e27870.html?chunk=0&utm_…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu May 13 2021: Pipeline fallout leading to disclosure laws, and patch management guidance changes
Two things to know today Colonial Pipeline fallout becomes clear https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/colonial-announces-pipeline-restart-says-normal-service-w…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed May 12 2021: Consequences of ransomware, WiFi design flaw, and broadband investments
Three things to know today: Ransomware consequences https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2021/05/11/virginia-pipeline-gasoline/…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue May 11 2021: Jobs: New jobs data from the fed, changes to jobs, and new research around WFH among more
One thing to focus on today, jobs. New jobs data from the fed, Changes to jobs AND New research around Work from Home…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMon May 10 2021: Ransomware shutdowns give hidden insight, Microsoft says no Windows 10X, and Google pushes 2FA
Three things to know today Ransomware shuts down pipeline; the hidden insight into their operation…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMental Health in IT: A topic to be more open about
I've wanted to talk about Mental Health in IT for a while, and when an MSP I really respected spoke out, I had to add to the chorus. We need to be a lot more…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisFri May 7 2021: Broadband = jobs, new study on WFH, and a mental health data breach
Three things to know today Data showing the link from broadband to jobs https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-5c33c671-984c-488b-8ca5-b6befc9e51fe.html…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisThu May 6 2021: Children's data privacy, security standards, and police car data forensics
Three things to know today Let’s talk children’s data privacy https://therecord.media/most-k-12-apps-send-kids-personal-info-to-advertisers-and-other-third-part…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisWed May 5 2021: Chromebooks, tablets, breaches, labor, skills, and diversity
Three things to know today Chromebooks & Tablets & Breaches, oh my! https://channellife.co.nz/story/chromebook-and-tablet-vendors-posting-record-first-quarter-n…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisTue May 4 2021: Open source ransomware, cloud streaming, and broadband growth
Three things to know today Open source ransomware to come https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/babuk-ransomware-readies-shut-down-post-plans-to-open-s…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisMon May 3 2021: Amazon's ups and downs, regulators say "bring it on", and Basecamp fallout
Three things to know today Amazon surges among cloud data, with headwinds https://www.thurrott.com/amazon/249637/amazon-just-had-its-biggest-first-quarter-ever?…
Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services AnalysisAsking WHY to go back to the office is the real value
Listeners to the Business of Tech know I’m really interested in the return to the office. I think this is going to be a critical trend. I’m really struck today…