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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All Episodes

Wed March 25 2020: New market data with pandemic influence, JEDI, and Ransomware

Today   TechAisle and 2112 with fresh market data taking into account the pandamic JEDI contract updates AND Perch with new ransomware data  

Tue March 24 2020: Roundup, Zero Days from Windows, and new 2020 Outlook data

Today The roundup with the top news from around tech related to COVID-19   Zero day vulnerability in Windows AND Revised data for services companies on 2020 outlook  

Mon March 23 2020: Focused and Brief today!

Today, a focus on what you need to know around tech.   Uber link: How to Host a Virtual Party: How to be a Good Guest at a Virtual Party:  

Fri March 20 2020: The Roundup and Three other items

Today   The roundup Facebook has a new look A new AI tech in wildfires Google gets a worker council AND Clarification from Wednesday’s 3D print story  

Thur March 19 2020: Levity in the roundup and Teams + Slack

Today   Come for the roundup, stay for the two bits of levity at the end https://twitter.com/spilling_the_t/status/1240387988682571776 AND Teams and Slack both with announcements right when they are ramping up the most

Wed Mar 18 2020: Besides the roundup, a lesson from Italy and new products!

Today   Your daily roundup Lessons from Italy, and cool use of 3D printing AND Apple releases new stuff!

Tue March 17 2020: The Roundup, Microsoft Consumer moves, and CompTIA absorbs.. who?

Today   The roundup has lots of smart moves around tech with good ideas https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1239706455143600129 Is Microsoft announcing new consumer offerings? AND CompTIA just took control of which organization?

Mon March 16 2020: Updates you can leverage, Apple Fined, and CompTIA Data

Today   The COVID-19 roundup, with items you can use   Apple gets big fines in France CompTIA’s Trends in Managed Services Report

Fri March 13 2020: Leadership, Bug Bounty, and SIM-Swapping

Today   COVID-19 moves and how it shows leadership A new bug bounty program from ConnectWise AND SIM-Swapping busted in Europe, and what we can learn