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.

News and commentary delivered daily from experience.


All Episodes

Fri Jan 24 2020: The IRS vs Big Tech, and a zero-day vulnerability for Solarwinds MSP

Today  Investigations of tech companies and taxes AND Another major security flaw in the service provider tech stack  

Thurs Jan 23 2020: JEDI Battle Update, Privacy Controls, and two approaches to breaches: Cisco & Connectwise

Today Amazon’s next move in the battle over JEDI   https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/23/amazon-asks-for-pause-on-microsoft-jedi-cloud-contract.html Privacy controls appear to be making a difference …

Wed Jan 22 2020: Apple changes on encryption, and Bezos hacked

Today   Apple was considering encrypted backups, and backed off…  https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-fbi-icloud-exclusive/exclusive-apple-dropped-plan-for-encrypting-backups-after-fbi-complained-sources-idUSKBN1ZK1CT AND …

Tues Jan 21 2020: All the news around AI regulation, and new GDPR data

Today   A roundup of Google, IBM, Microsoft and the EU talking AI AND GDPR data is out – how much were the fines?

Mon Jan 20 2020: Digital privacy concerns around AI, cameras, and twitter

Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day for those in the US.    With that in mind, here’s a digital rights and privacy themed episode…  An expose on AI, a PSA on a new phishing attack, and lessons from the Astros cheating…

Fri Jan 17 2020: Baltimore wants to regulate ransomware & Apple’s new AR move

Today   Baltimore wants to pass a new law regulating ransomware – the why matters.   AND Apple’s purchase tells us about their AR strategy

Thurs Jan 16 2020: Edge, Tactics in Cybersecurity, and 5G legislation

Today   Microsoft’s new Edge is out.  Why do we care? Cybersecurity roundup, today with tactics AND Developments coming in 5G funding

Wed Jan 15 2020: Patch alert from an unlikely source, and Tech goes to the Supreme Court

Today   A different Windows Patch from an unlikely source   AND Tech goes to the Supreme Court, and everyone’s getting involved

Tues Jan 14 2020: Microsoft news with market insight and PC shipment numbers to review

Today   Several datapoints from Satya Nadella around Microsoft AND Gartner and IDC with PC shipment data to break down