In 10 minutes daily, The Business of Tech delivers the latest IT services and MSP-focused news and commentary. Curated to stories that matter with commentary answering ‘Why Do We Care?’, channel veteran Dave Sobel brings you up to speed and provides resources to go deeper. With insights and analysis, this focused 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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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…
Two things to know today How are we doing with that cloud spend? AND The US government is moving on infrastructure — broadband Huntress hack_it. Want to get the show on your podcast…
A conversation with John Ayers of Nuspire. What is threat modeling, how do you do it, and what does it mean? How do you combat an enemy with infinite resources, and are we actually winning this war? Want to get the show on your podcast…
Two things to know today Market Data shows the future of providers AND This Week in … nation state breaches Three new ransomwares: Threat actor: Retaliation: Want to get the…
Three things to know today Physical security gets a hard look IDC revises their projection for this year AND The UK joins in on the right to repair Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written…
Three things to know today Remote Work: the shifts, the exodus, and the security You could soon be able to sue foreign hackers AND How ransomware developers… test Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the…
Two things to know today New projections for IT spend in the SMB for 2021, and the why AND More fallout from the Exchange server hack Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions of the…
Three things to know today That Exchange Server issue continues to blow up, plus two more A number of broadband developments AND JEDI is back Huntress hack_it. Want to get the show on your…
I did a podcast that got a lot of attention about using eCommerce in marketing. Lots of comments, pushback and discussion. For me, that’s amazing. That’s the point. Let’s discuss nine of the objections many had with the position. Want to…