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

Mon Feb 7 2022: Employment & Retention, SMB Maturity, and Google’s Shadow IT Move

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An Investor view of the security market: Gary Guseinov, CEO of RealDefense

M&A velocity is completely changing the funding dynamics and even the product roadmaps for security startups. Mega-rounds for unicorns are sucking a lot of the VC oxygen out of the room for the next tier of startups, but those 2nd-tier companies…

Fri Feb 4 2022: In the world of work, engagement, retention, culture and time management data all factors

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Thu Feb 3 2022: Ransomware as cover, Olympians warned, vaccine mandates and the Great Reorganization

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Wed Feb 2 2022: IT spend up alongside skills gapl; Best-in-Breed bests single vendor

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Tue Feb 1 2022: Work of employment shifts, White House declares Zero Trust, and Web site data exposure

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Mon Jan 31 2022: Mac Renaissance & PC resurgence, 3 FCC moves, and Adobe’s push on deepfakes

It’s Monday, January 31, 2022, and I’m Dave Sobel.    Three things to know today       AND     This is the Business of Tech.          Want to get the show on your podcast app…

Fri Jan 28 2022: CEO optimism explored, updates from retail, and revisting facial recognition and Log4Shell

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Thu Jan 27 2022: Ukraine tensions result in cyber threats, Google gives up on FLoC

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