Podcast: Business of Tech

Each day, the flood of technology news hits. In an industry that always changes, those who deliver technology services need to focus on the information that matters to them. The Business of Tech podcast focuses on the news you need to know. Covering both the story and why it matters to the way services are created and delivered, channel veteran Dave Sobel brings you up to speed and gives you resources to go deeper. With insights and analysis, this five minute podcast focuses on the knowledge you need to be effective, profitable, and relevant.

Fri Mar 26 2021: Cloud spending surged, vaccine websites, and one law disappears

Three things to know today Cloud spending surges past data center spend   The problems on vaccine websites AND One law goes poof     Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions of the stories?…

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Thu Mar 25 2021: Slack backs off, return to the office data, and a hacker goes to prison

Three things to know today Slack Connect stumbles out and back in   Why the return to the office matters AND A hacker gets their sentence.     Check out the TechBar appearance!          Want to…

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Wed Mar 24 2021: Slack DMs across companies, Google & Microsoft team up, and the FCC wants to hear from you

Three things to know today   Slack lets you DM across companies Google and Microsoft team up for a better web AND The FCC wants to hear from you     Check out the TechBar tomorrow, Thursday March 25:    Want to…

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Tue Mar 23 2021: Digital Transformation Fails, and Zoom’s Platform play

Two things to know today   Digital Transformation – how we can resolve conflicting data   AND Zoom’s platform play continues to emerge   Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions of the…

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Mon Mar 22 2021: Microsoft reopens, Distribution merger and hacker payback

Three things to know today   The reopenings have begun Two distributors become the largest AND The hackers get a bit of payback     Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions of the stories?…

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IT Leadership Diversity Report : March 2021

This is the third quarter reporting around the diversity of leadership teams in the IT industry, with a specific bent of those serving the IT Channel and SMB customers. The first report was in September of 2020, focused on 100 initial companies and…

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Fri Mar 19 2021: Datto delivers eCommerce, and opportunity across tech failures

Two things to know today  Is Datto delivering on eCommerce? AND How looking across stories shows the bigger opportunity     Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the…

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Thu Mar 18 2021: Amazon in healthcare, hacking timetables, and Facebook’s Partner Program

Three things to know today Amazon expands its healthcare offerings     The two timetables of hacking AND Facebook’s Partner Program     Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions of the…

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Wed Mar 17 2021: Lawmakers sound like customers, SMS hackers, and data and analytics go mainstream

Three things to know today When lawmakers… sound like customers.   How easy it is to hack SMS AND Data and analytics go mainstream     Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions of the stories?…

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Tue Mar 16 2021: Workers on the techlash, Microsoft and Google clash, and who might disrupt the MSP space?

Three things to know today How do tech workers feel about their companies?   Microsoft and Google clash .wsj.com/articles/icrosoft-probing-whether-leak-played-role-in-suspected-chinese-hack-11615575793?mod=djemalertNEWS AND Who might…

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