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.
The podcast is hosted by Dave Sobel, a leading expert in the delivery of technology services with broad experience in both technology and business. He owned and operated an IT Solution Provider and MSP for over a decade, both acquiring other organizations and eventually being acquired. This firm was a winner of multiple awards, including Kaseya’s Cutting Edge and ConnectWise’s Best New Idea, as well as being a finalist for Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner of the Year in the Small Business Specialist category. After his MSP experience, he worked for multiple vendors at such companies as Level Platforms, GFI, LogicNow, and Solarwinds, leading community, event, marketing, and product strategies, as well as several M&A activities.
He was named a CRN Channel Chief multiple times, to the CRN UK A-List, as a Channel Futures Circle of Excellence winner, to Channel Pro’s 20/20 Visionaries, and has been an MSPmentor 250 member for multiple years Dave has been recognized as one of the top virtualization experts globally as a Microsoft MVP for Virtualization. and author of “Virtualization: Defined. A Primer for the SMB Consultant.” Dave has served on the executive council for Managed Services and Emerging Technologies, the Vendor Advisory Council, as founding Chair for the Mobility Community for CompTIA.
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January 30, 2021
Dave Sobel
Business of Tech
07:13
This is a preview of our new YouTube Show, “What I Tell Investors”. In this series, Dave Sobel, host of The Business of Tech and long time IT services expert, analyzes markets, sectors, and companies. Each episode dives in, with the perspective of…
January 29, 2021
Dave Sobel
Business of Tech
05:18
Three things to know today Microsoft responds to providers criticism This week in SolarWinds AND Automatic threat modeling
January 28, 2021
Dave Sobel
Business of Tech
04:37
Three things to know today The macOS share of market is different than you think Pepsi goes Minecraft AND European data sovereignty takes another step
January 27, 2021
Dave Sobel
Business of Tech
05:48
Two things to know today Security: law enforcement moves, convictions, and iOS AND Tax laws cause upcoming issues for remote work ?
January 26, 2021
Dave Sobel
Business of Tech
05:08
Three things to know today Insights from the AV integrator space Deeper data on the broadband divide AND The new IoT Security law
January 25, 2021
Dave Sobel
Business of Tech
04:58
Three things to know today Shutdowns or virus? The answer to which caused the slowdown. How bad was 2020 for security? AND Is google pulling out of Australia?
January 23, 2021
Dave Sobel
Business of Tech
20:46
Is Cloud Management the new MSP Toolkit? A discussion with Jeff Nevins, cofounder of Simeon Cloud, about the MSP toolkit, his vision of cloud management, the market gap, and other players in the space.
January 22, 2021
Dave Sobel
Business of Tech
06:13
Three things to know today Service Leadership Data This Week in SolarWinds AND FCC policy coming, and going
January 21, 2021
Dave Sobel
Business of Tech
04:50
Three things to know today new administration, new programs Microsoft’s direct program in more detail AND The future of ransomware