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.

Wed Feb 17 2021: Chromebooks big growth, regulations pass and fail, and fifth gen cyberattacks

Three things to know today   Chromebooks 2020 growth Regulations that pass and fail AND Fifth and sixth generation cybersecurity  

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Tue Feb 16 2021: Microsoft to Co-Sell to SMBs, French IT providers hacked, and another union

Three things to know today   Microsoft partner program – co selling to SMBs French IT providers hacked AND Another labor union  

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Want to start an IT Services company?

Inspired by a reddit comment, let’s tackle the question “what should you do if you’re new to the space?” I’ve done two videos that are super popular – “If I were to start an MSP”, and “Don’t Start an MSP”. The first is about the type of…

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Network Management: Now and into the future with Alex Hoff of Auvik Networks

An interview with Alex Hoff of Auvik Networks. A large percentage of IT pros don’t know what is on their network Alex thinks networks are going to get more simple: Why? Why didn’t IoT drive new adoption as predicted?  How do you think about…

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Fri Feb 12 2021: Broadband perception, state law roundup, and This week in SolarWinds

Three things to know today   Broadband perception is changing fast State law roundup – IT services companies care AND This week in SolarWinds  

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Thu Feb 11 2021: NDA’s & searches, COVID tracing works, and that Florida Hack & Supply Chains

Three things to know today   NDA’s and searches in the US Data that COVID tracing works AND Security from Florida’s hack to Supply Chain breach  

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Wed Feb 10 2021: MSP performance data, Jobs Data, and Jobs locations…

Three things to know today   New MSP performance data from Channel Pro Jobs and economic data AND And where will those jobs go?  

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Tue Feb 9 2021: Water plant breach, 2FA in open Source, and spurring tech innovation

Three things to know today   Water plant breached in Florida 2FA in Open Source AND Does new tech spur innovation? 

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Mon Feb 8 2021: Remote work thinks hybrid & Big tech hate fuels a new bill

Two things to know today   Remote work starts thinking hybrid work AND Regulation: How much do Americans dislike big tech, and what new law is introduced  

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Cloud Management and Security: Jim Lippie of SaaS Alerts

A conversation with Jim Lippie, CEO of SaaS Alerts. The discussion is about his history in the space, what he sees for cloud management, why this hasn’t happened before, and what the big risk is for providers.  

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