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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Thu Mar-16-2023: AI: GPT-4, Microsoft’s been using it and adds more, Google’s countermoves

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Wed Mar-15-2023: IT Job Market, Gen Z and Workplace Tech Reveals opportunity

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Tue Mar-14-2023: Google’s new AI, Microsoft’s AI cut, and White House’s new cloud security practices

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Mon Mar-13-2023: Silicon Valley Bank and why IT services companies should care

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Using Deep Learning in Medicine Reimbursement – practical AI applications

Amit Jayakar is Vice President, Commercial Operations, for Fathom, a deep-learning NLP system that accelerates medical reimbursement, and is backed by world-class investors, including Google Ventures, 8VC, and Stanford. Mr. Jayakar, who can be reached…

Fri Mar-10-2023: AI adoption in education, and industry regulation calls, plus tech updates on SaaS & AR

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Thu Mar-9-2023: State of the Channel 2023, Ransomware as National Security Threat opens Military options

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Wed Mar-8-2023: Technical Debt Costs, Lawmaker shifts on 4-day work week, CrowdStrike shows cloud exploits up

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Tue Mar-7-2023: Slowing MSP Tool vendor growth, ScalePad’s second acquisition this year, and US unit labor costs

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