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

Fri Aug 27 2021: Overwhelming broadband demand, provider revenue data and hiring stumbles

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Thu Aug 26 2021: White House Security Summit, Prop 22, and tech law review

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Wed Aug 25 2021: Challenging landscape of employee sentiment returning to work, and tech fallout in Afghanistan

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Tue Aug 24 2021: Insurance companies don’t like raising prices as ransoms escalate, and Boards are changing the way comp works for CEOs, and why we care

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Mon Aug 23 2021: Why employees are resigning, Microsoft 365 price increase, and video call fatigue

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Configuration management vs automation: Addigy’s CEO on RMM’s and design choices

Today, a conversation with Jason Dettbarn, Founder and CEO of Addigy. We talk security, cloud, RMM configurations and what MSPs should think about for the future. What’s the difference between the macOS and Windows approach to management?…

Fri Aug 20 2021: Data management, more than security, and the scary new ransomware tactic: insiders

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Thu Aug 19 2021: How does the IT market view its future, and the disparity between workers and execs grows

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Wed Aug 18 2021: Return to work with vaccine mandates? A tech mistake in data exposes Afghan risk

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