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Thu Sep 17 2020: What we can learn from remote working trends, staff relocations, and job listings
Two things to know today A romp through remote work, hiring, staffing, and the opportunity there AND Robotic Process Automation – some data points
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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Wed Sept 16 2020: Why might customers leave you & ASCII expands benefits
Three things to know today Why might customers leave you? IoT data shows it’s well beyond emerging AND ASCII Group Expands benefits
Tue Sept 15 2020: Which cloud provider to pick? Gartner exposes the weaknesses
Two things to know today Digging into Gartner’s analysis of Amazon, Microsoft and Google AND TechAisle with Cloud Application Adoption insights
Mon Sept 14 2020: How to grow your customer base 10%, achieve above industry medium performance, and find more people to hire
Today. How to grow your customer base 10% How to achieve above industry medium performance AND How to find more people for tech jobs
IT Channel Leadership Diversity Report 2020
We had a summer of reckoning around racial justice. In my interview with Todd Thibedeaux, he brought up his focus on diversity for CompTIA as it related to the workforce. He’s not alone – I’m sure many of you have also been thinking about what…
Fri Sept 11 2020: The economy around office space provides data
Today The economy around office space The Voice Interoperability Initiative AND A new hack targets MSPs as the landscape continues to worsen
Thur Sept 10 2020: 5G over hype hurts, but Zero Trust offers opportunity
Today Portland clamps down hard on facial recognition 5G hype … again Zero Trust opportunities AND Blocking and tackling
Tue Sept 9 2020: School from home is not work from home
Today An update on the interconnected device framework School from home is not work from home AND Blocking and tackling to use
Tue Sept 8 2020: IT unemployment and insolvency data
Today Unemployment numbers released, plus insights into insolvency AND A big update on that JEDI Contract
