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

Mon Aug 24 2020: “Remove a pillar of their strategy”

Today  Kaseya gives insights into the current market New Q2 2020 Threat reports AND CompTIA removes a pillar of their strategy

Fri Aug 21 2020: “Only 21% refrain from deployment when there is a security risk”

Today   Benefits lessons from Salesforce Overconfidence in work from home AND Blocking & Tackling – 2 Microsoft, One Google  

Thur Aug 20 2020: “The super power of smaller companies “

Today   Stocks, CEO pay, and furloughs.  What can we learn?   AND Remote work – what’s the SMB opportunity?    

Wed Aug 19 2020: “Go a very, very long way in your defense for that inevitable day when something goes wrong.”

Today   Phone spear phishing on the rise Acceleration trends in ecommerce Zoom coming to smart devices AND Let’s talk Zero Trust Security    

Tue Aug 18 2020: “Ripple effect the move to remote work may have caused”

Today Laptop shortages in education   Broadband during the pandemic Cloud providers in retail AND Epic vs Apple Update

Mon Aug 17 2020: “Of all of the problems they could solve, they picked ….”

Today   Insight into the security landscape Adobe trying to solve deepfakes Microsoft has lined up your project work AND Ninja RMM reveals their strategy  

Insurance and Regulation: How the Two Connect. An interview with an expert

An interview with Joseph Brunsman around Insurance and Regulation. Joseph is a cybersecurity expert and insurance broker and we discuss why insurers are going to be part of the upcoming push for MSP regulation, why insurance premiums are going up for…

Fri Au 14 2020: “Pick a fight in a coordinated, well executed manner”

Today  Epic Games picks a fight with Apple and Google Lyft threatens to leave California AND Security issues with SSL and Citrix

Thu Aug 13 2020: “Now criminals can franchise. Epic.”

Today Americans weigh in on data privacy   Let’s look at Smartphones and Chromebooks AND Let’s learn about Ransomware as a service