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

Mon Mar-3-2022: Ukraine & Cybersecurity, plus NVIDIA’s unique extortion problem

Three things to know today AND   Want to get the show on your podcast app or get the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech:   Support the show on Patreon:    Want our stuff?  Cool Merch? …

What you need to know working with a headhunter – Mark Sasson of Pinpoint Search Group

While cybersecurity vendors are outsourcing what they don’t specialize in (recruitment) to “experts,” not all headhunters are created equal.   What do they do, and what do they bring to the table.  Mark Sasson, Managing Partner for…

How Fleet DM makes money with open source monitoring

Mike McNeil is the CEO and co-founder of Fleet DM — a device management platform that recently raised $5M from the founder of GitLab and CRV.    How is the company going to market when the software is free?        Want…

Forrester’s Jay McBain discusses the under discussed focus areas for IT Service Providers

Jay McBain of Forrester with insights and on what the IT services space may be missing. Who is Jay and what does he do for Forrester?   What trend or news do you think isn’t getting enough attention that IT services companies should be paying…

Immutable Storage – what is it, and why should IT services companies and MSPs care?

Immutable storage – what is it, and why did MSP360 add it to their product?   Brian Helwig, CEO of MSP360, explains what the technology is and why we care. What is immutable storage?  Can it be undone? Is this based on the blockchain? …

Thu Feb 24 2022: Show update and programming note

Some information on the show for the upcoming week, so you know what is going on!          Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech:…

Wed Feb 23 2022: Gartner Tech trends, hybrid work’s impact on people, and AT&T shuts down 3G

Three things to know toda AND     Want to get the show on your podcast app or get the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech:   Support the show on Patreon:    Want our stuff?  Cool…

Tue Feb 22 2022: FBI, CISA, and NIST advice, plus Windows 11 to require Microsoft Account?

Two things to know today AND   Want to get the show on your podcast app or get the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech:   Support the show on Patreon:    Want our stuff?  Cool Merch? …

Mon Feb 21 2022: Weighted Average Contract Value, and Cisco & Salesforce incentive insights

Two things to know today AND   Want to get the show on your podcast app or get the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech:   Support the show on Patreon:    Want our stuff?  Cool Merch? …