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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All Episodes

Tue Oct 13 2020: IDC’s Digital Parity & bold SMB predictions

Three things to know today   IDC: Digital Parity and SMB predictions PC Shipments are up, but the news isn’t great   AND Microsoft’s new remote work policy

Mon Oct 12 2020: The “lie” and “fallacy” of as-a-service

 Four things to know today   Scrooge McDuck riches More, and less, bandwidth Axios looks at Big Tech Diversity AND The “lie” and “fallacy” of as a service

Paying Ransomware may break the law: A discussion of the implications

The US Treasury says that paying on ransomware may be illegal. Why? What does it mean? What are the next steps? A discussion with Joseph Brunsman, a cybersecurity expert and insurance broker on the implications of this and what solution providers and…

Fri Oct 9 2020: Industry winners and losers

Four things to know today   Which industries are winners, and which losers? More MSP moves from Microsoft Slack connects organizations … more   AND Data on how the internet is performing

Thu Oct 8 2020: COVID-19 and the cloud; Compensation gaps to address

Four things to know today   Oracle vs Google in the Supreme Court COVID-19 and the Cloud Compensation gaps to address in tech AND A botnet that wipes everything

Wed Oct 7 2020: AT&T discontinues DSL, with big implications

Three things to know today Congress says Big Tech is a monopoly AT&T ends DSL, with big implications AND Eero partners with ISPs

Tue Oct 6 2020: A greenfield opportunity, rebrandings to know, and the best examples for customers

Three things to know today   The greenfield in business outcomes Rebrandings you need to know about AND The most ridiculous tech problems make the best examples.

Mon Oct 5 2020: New law on cybersecurity for small businesses introduced

Three things to know today New law on cybersecurity for small businesses introduced  Is the Watch the way for voice? AND The end of the American internet?

Datto: It’s wrong to hijack $MSP’s value

This week, Datto filed for their IPO. They intend to go public, raise a bunch of money, and have made a bunch of statements about the market, about their position in it, and the like. Every company always says going public will be great for their…