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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Thu Jul-6-2023: Frameworks for Ethical AI use, a shift in social media as Threads launches

Two things to know today 00:00  05:27   Advertiser:       Do you want the show on your podcast app or the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech: subscribe/   Support the show on…

Wed Jul-5-2023: Reasons for Economic Optimism, SaaS growth up 27%, Silicon Valley Drug Use

Three things to know today 00:00 03:38  05:28   Advertiser:        Do you want the show on your podcast app or the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech: subscribe/   Support the show…

Building high bandwidth remote teams and how AI helps with Andy Tryba

Andy Tryba is the Co-Founder & CEO of Ionic Partners, and also CEO of Gigster, a firm that accelerates the delivery of digital transformation applications giving companies the agility to thrive in a software-defined world. Andy is a nationally…

Fri Jun-30-2023: End of non-competes? Windows 11 Heads to the Cloud and Immigrants in US AI industry

Three things to know today   00:00 02:04 03:56     Feedspot’s Top 30 Business Technology Podcasts:     Do you want the show on your podcast app or the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech:…

Thu Jun-29-2023: Microsoft Pricing v Counterfeit, IT Diversity Report Q2 2023, Leadership underestimates employee well being

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Wed Jun-28-2023: 1/3rd of Americans use AI, Extortion and DDoS, Racial Discrimination on the Rise in Tech

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Tue Jun-27-2023: Managed Services Adoption Up, Increase Demand for Security Training, and Widening Wage Gap

Three things to know today   00:00 02:09 03:38     Advertiser:        Do you want the show on your podcast app or the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech: subscribe/   Support…

Mon Jun-26-2023: Small Tech Companies leveraging remote, US Military warns on smartwatches, Gender Imbalance Intensifies

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Marketplaces, Influencers, Pax8 and SMBs with Shirish Nadkarni

Shirish Nadkarni is a serial entrepreneur with proven success in creating multiple consumer businesses that have scaled to tens of millions of users worldwide. Shirish was the co-founder of Livemocha, the world’s largest language learning site with…