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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Fri Mar-3-2023: Lawmakers on AI & Cyber, Nerdio launches RMM, and Paradox of Printers

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Thu Mar-2-2023: National Cyber Strategy Released, Retail IT Data, and US Economy: Inflation & Tech Wages Data

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Wed Mar-1-2023: Copyright doesn’t protect AI, FTC weighs in, product updates, and Prompt Engineering

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Tue Feb-28-2023: CISA Director on ransomware, Addigy’s 30% growth for MSPs, and GoTo launches RMM

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Bringing big security practice to the SMB with a process

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Fri Feb-24-2023: Four-day workweek successes, Linux on Apple Silicon, and Okta’s Businesses at Work

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Thu Feb-23-2023: Twitter & 2FA, Vanderbilt apologizes for Chatbot email, EU proposes more to GDPR

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Wed Feb-22-2023: Microsoft limits BingAI, ChatGPT customization, Tenable’s Cyber Insurance Report

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Tue Feb-21-2023: Good Economic news, Six Key Trends for Security, and Microsoft’s three new moves

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