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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Mon Jan-30-2023: AI Adoption rates, and the business concerns; Justice Dept distrupts ransomware

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“Show the Value of What You Do” authors Jack and Patti Phillips on ROI

Jack J. Phillips, Ph.D., is the author of Show the Value of What You Do and an award-winning thought leader in the field of talent development. As a teacher, consultant, and coach, he helps individuals show the value of their work in all types of…

Fri Jan-27-2023: Microsoft Q2 Earnings Analysis, Gartner’s Zero Trust Prediction, Decreased Employee Engagement

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Thu Jan-26-2023: Recession Reinvention; M&A declines, GoTo Confirms Customer Data Taken

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Wed Jan-25-2023: Real estate execs come clean, tech worker pay drops, and mainstream SMB tech

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Tue Jan-24-2023: Microsoft invests in OpenAI, 14 States on Right To Repair, Ransom Payments & Insurance Coverage Down

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Deal dynamics less than $5M in revenue for MSPs with Hartland Ross

Hartland Ross is a digital marketing strategist, founder and president of eBridge Marketing Solutions – a digital marketing agency and M&A advisory firm founded in 2001 catering to IT service firms providing opportunities for growth through…

DevOps: Are typical MSP service offerings really any different to an “app”?

This a question from a Patreon Supporter. I’ve long held a view that MSPs need to be more agile in their methodology and adopt a slightly unique variation of DevOps culture to be competitive in delivering their services. It seems to be a common…

Fri Jan-20-2023: Global IT spend contracts, cloud and consulting steady and rising; bogus titles instead of overtime pay

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