Dave Sobel

Episode 107 – Best Practices, Ingram/Harmony, and Water Cooled Servers

Topic 1: Should you rely on best practices? We return to the question of what ARE best practices and how you define them. But more than that, should you be following other peoples’ so-called best practices? Stop leaning on best practices, and…

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Mon Apr 12 2021: IDC says we won’t go back, Man plots to blow up the internet, and Amazon’s Union

Three things to know today   IDC says MSPs aren’t going back to pre-pandemic Man plots to blow up the internet. AND Amazon’s Union issues take another step   Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written…

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Getting started on addressing diversity

Small companies may not think they can get started on a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion effort.   Studies show how those companies that do outperform.    So let’s talk to someone who spends time thinking about this, and we find the…

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Fri Apr 9 2021: Managed services lessons from the fed, mobile payments, and licensing partner sues Microsoft

Three things to know today  Managed Services buying lessons from the fed Mobile Payment Data AND Licensing partner sues Microsoft     Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions of the stories?…

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Thu Apr 8 2021: Back to the office changes, and micro business threat

Two things to know today   Back to the office changes, and states work from home data   AND Two big brands in consumer make moves     Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions of the…

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Wed Apr 7 2021: IT market data, another Supreme Court angle, and water plants under attack

Three things to know today   IT spending trends examined Another angle on the Supreme Court AND Water plants seem to be a target     Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions of the stories?…

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Tue Apr 6 2021: The Supreme court rules on Google & Oracle, and new job growth data

Two things to know today   The supreme court rules on Google and Oracle relating to APIs,   AND New job growth data for 2021, and how perks are impacted     Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written…

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Episode 106 – Multicloud, Deep Fakes, AI, and More

Topic 1: Stop Talking About Multicloud and Hybrid Cloud It’s time to take this seriously and talk about Integration. As always, we take a stab at the terminology used by our industry and ponder about what’s really going on. We all love jargon, but…

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Mon Apr 5 2021: AR goes big, Facebook’s big data leak, and reopenings change

Three things to know today  Augmented reality gets its major break Facebook’s big data breach this weekend AND Microsoft changes the return to the office plan     Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the…

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FinTech for MSPs – Professor Stephen Taylor discusses what providers need to know.

What is FinTech? Does it apply to small companies? An interview with Professor Stephen Taylor, a Professor of Finance at New Jersey Institute of Technology, with a background in both technology and finance. He’s been an Analyst and Researcher, as…

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