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 Sep 13 2021: Competing employee benefits, and three solution areas for hybrid work

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Fri Sep 10 2021: Microsoft: WFH indefinite and impacted productivity, Windows 11 Management Guidance Revealed, and FCC looks at landlords

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Thu Sep 9 2021: REvil and the pressure to compromise security; Companies who work with competitors outperform

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Wed Sep 8 2021: IT spend & hiring and staffing opportunities explored

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Tue Sep 7 2021: CISA tells MSP’s customers to ask for financials, and return to the office in 2022?

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Thu Sep 2 2021: Sales disconnect, updates on reopening, and Windows Server 2022

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Wed Sep 1 2021: Reframe the security conversation, and Synnex + Tech Data: Do we care?

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Tue Aug 31 2021: Windows 11 release details, more on Afghan data risk, and FCC’s additional data collection

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Mon Aug 30 2021: SMB perspectives on vaccine mandates, Azure flaw exposed

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