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

Tue Aug 3 2021: The link between Small business and vaccination, and Microsoft 365’s pricing and its implications

Two things to know today AND This is the Business of Tech.      Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech:   Support the show on Patreon:  …

Mon Aug 2 2021: Zero trust rises, so does Dark Side and REvil, and insurance says catastrophe, plus a lesson from AirBNB

Two things to know today AND   This is the Business of Tech.      Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech:   Support the show on…

Fri Jul 30 2021: Earnings Eason lessons, Google & Microsoft perceptions, and SMB innovation

It’s Friday, July 30, 2021, 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, or get the written versions of the stories?…

Thu Jul 29 2021: New CDC guidelines changes the reopening plans, and broadband’s impact on work — the hidden perks in both

  It’s Thursday, July 29, 2021, and I’m Dave Sobel.    Two things to know today     AND       This is the Business of Tech.          Want to get the show on your podcast…

Wed July 28 2021: Government security movements, stats on the landscape, and other side’s smarts

Three things to know today Government security movements we care about Stats on that landscape AND The other side gets smarter and smarter     Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions of the stories? Subscribe…

Tue Jul 27 2021: Commutes, employee happiness, and small town lures – what’s working, and Kaseya’s NDA position

Two things to know today   AND This is the Business of Tech.      Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech:   Support the show on…

Mon Jul 26 2021: Semiconductors, travel, virtual doctors and the market, plus Kaseya acquires decryptor

Two things to know today Semiconductor shortage, business travel, and virtual doctors visits… a market perspective    AND A tale of two ransomwares.   Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions…

Cybersecurity v Information Security: What’s the difference?

Today, a conversation with Dimitri Nemirovsky, Co founder and COO of Atakama. Our conversation is on the difference between cybersecurity and information security, the mess of delivering this, and a broad reaching conversation about incentives. About…

Fri Jul 23 2021: Gartner, CIOs, ISG, IBM, and Datto on the market, TechAisle on Cloud PC, and mandatory disclosures

Three things to know today Market data from Gartner, CIOs, ISG, IBM, and Datto    TechAisle research on Microsoft’s Cloud PC AND Cyber notification moves through Congress in a legislation review   Want to get the show on…