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

Fri Dec 27 2019: Microsoft insights, Exoskeletons reveal, and 5G predictions

Today, three things we didn’t want to miss.   Insight from Microsoft’s shareholder meeting Robotic exoskeletons reveal an unlikely business model …

Tues Dec 24 2019: A TikTok Ban, Apple and Opensource, and Cats gets patched

Today   TikTok banned by the Navy https://www.cnet.com/news/us-navy-bans-tiktok-over-security-worries-says-report/ Apple open sources HomeKit, but why? …

Mon Dec 23 2019: Smartphone tracking, Facebook, and Ring

Today   The Smartphone tracking industry Two Facebook stories https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/19/21030043/facebook-os-custom-operating-system-android-reliance-self-sufficiency-ar-glasses …

Fri Dec 20 2019: Smart Homes, Facebook, Google Cloud, and Wawa

Today   Hope for Smart Home integration Facebook plans to try to dodge privacy laws Google’s Cloud Platform plan AND Lessons to be learned as Wawa is hacked

Thurs Dec 19 2019: EU Rulings in the sharing economy, Google under more fire, and Data Science Staffing

Today   Airbnb and Uber have different outcomes around regulation https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50851419 https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/12/16/business/16reuters-eu-airbnb.html …

Wed Dec 18 2019: IoT & Blockchain, Alexa revenues, and a new targeted attack

Today  IoT and Blockchain, together like peanut butter and jelly. https://www.techrepublic.com/article/report-iot-and-blockchain-integration-is-booming-among-us-businesses/ How much money does Amazon make on Alexa? …

Tues Dec 17 2019: Automation, Security, Bugs, and Planes!

Today   Automation updates https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/12/60percent-of-big-us-corporations-say-head-count-reduction-is-coming-in-2020.html Security Changes for G Suite and Office 365 …

Mon Dec 16 2019: New Orleans Cyber Emergency, Net Neutrality, and Ring Camera hacks

Today New Orleans in a cybersecurity state of emergency   https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/12/14/new-orleans-declares-state-of-emergency-following-cyber-attack New moves to reopen Net Neutrality …

Fri Dec 13 2019: FTC & Facebook, New Cyberattacks, India & China moves, and Sam Jackson

Today   Facebook and the FTC   A new coordinated cyberattack on governments https://www.zdnet.com/article/two-of-chinas-largest-tech-firms-are-uniting-to-create-a-new-domestic-os/ India closes the internet, and China starts its…