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
November 18, 2020
Dave Sobel
Business of Tech
07:19
Four things to know today Cloud opportunity in the gap Apply now, resumes accepted.. by gangs Let’s talk year end bonus AND Zoom features to tell customers
November 17, 2020
Dave Sobel
Business of Tech
07:14
Three things to know today CompTIA’s IT Industry Outlook 2021 How many smart cities will there be by 2025? AND Why do we care about a smart monitor
November 16, 2020
Dave Sobel
Business of Tech
06:22
Three things to know today Quarterly PC Sales data exposes the next thing Which industries are most susceptible to ransomware AND macOS security implications are bigger than the headlines
November 14, 2020
Dave Sobel
Business of Tech
12:42
2020’s US Election was charged and engaged. But politics is about governance, and there are significant state and local laws that technology services providers care about. In this episode, let’s explore the tech issues impacting providers, why they…
November 13, 2020
Dave Sobel
Business of Tech
05:21
Four things to know today How Effective are the technologies being implemented? Q3 Threat Landscape Report Gartner gives insight into the EMEA Market AND Amazon’s Care Hub
November 12, 2020
Dave Sobel
Business of Tech
04:55
Three things to know today Analysis on which industries are performing RSA is going virtual for 2021 AND How bad is the cybersecurity job market?
November 11, 2020
Dave Sobel
Business of Tech
05:44
Four things to know today Canalys says things are up when they are down Revisiting the fundamentals New Mac OS tomorrow AND Root certificate concerns to come
November 10, 2020
Dave Sobel
Business of Tech
05:37
Three things to know today Zoom settles with the FTC Microsoft has their eyes on Zoom AND IT Jobs data
November 9, 2020
Dave Sobel
Business of Tech
04:03
Three things to know today IT Operations 2020 report from Kaseya The DOJ gets its final piece of the Silk Road AND New rules on text, email and IM for debt collectors