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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Using LinkedIn effectively for IT Services & MSPs: Strategies from Daniel Alfon, LinkedIn Expert

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Thu Jun-16-2022: Exchange under attack as FBI & CISA collaborate, Congress moves further on privacy

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Wed Jun-15-2022: MSPs customers say they’re shopping, Diversity reporting vs requirements

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Tue Jun-14-2022: Are we in a recession? and Twitter’s reporting change brings a learning

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Mon Jun-13-2022: Lessons from Virtual Courts, Meta’s AR glasses, and we learn who turned Insteon back on

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Can MSPs deliver an outsourced CTO role? An interview with Joel Beasley, host of the Modern CTO

Joel Beasley is the host of the #1 leadership and technology podcast in the world, Modern CTO.  Modern CTO is focused on interviewing high profile executives in the leadership and technology space with over 150k active listeners and 500 episodes….

Fri Jun-10-2022: Insight into software spend, Microsoft’s NDA moves, and a cloud mystery

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Thu Jun-9-2022: Actionable insights on employee benefits, broadband investments, and a searchable encrypted database

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Wed Jun-8-2022: New ransomware tactics, and IT services stories from Apple’s WWDC

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