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

Wed Mar 17 2021: Lawmakers sound like customers, SMS hackers, and data and analytics go mainstream

Three things to know today When lawmakers… sound like customers.   How easy it is to hack SMS AND Data and analytics go mainstream     Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions of the stories?…

Tue Mar 16 2021: Workers on the techlash, Microsoft and Google clash, and who might disrupt the MSP space?

Three things to know today How do tech workers feel about their companies?   Microsoft and Google clash .wsj.com/articles/icrosoft-probing-whether-leak-played-role-in-suspected-chinese-hack-11615575793?mod=djemalertNEWS AND Who might…

Mon Mar 15 2021: Cloud spend – wasted? and broadband infrastucture

Two things to know today How are we doing with that cloud spend?      AND The US government is moving on infrastructure — broadband     Huntress hack_it.     Want to get the show on your podcast…

Threat Modeling: What is it, Why do it, and are we winning the cyber war?

A conversation with John Ayers of Nuspire. What is threat modeling, how do you do it, and what does it mean? How do you combat an enemy with infinite resources, and are we actually winning this war?     Want to get the show on your podcast…

Fri Mar 12 2021: The future of providers from market data, and this week in nation state breaches

Two things to know today   Market Data shows the future of providers   AND This Week in … nation state breaches Three new ransomwares: Threat actor:   Retaliation:        Want to get the…

Thu Mar 11 2021: Physical security hacked, the PC market improves a lot, and Right to Repair

Three things to know today Physical security gets a hard look   IDC revises their projection for this year AND The UK joins in on the right to repair     Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written…

Wed Mar 10 2021: Remote work shifts, exodus and security; Suing foreign hackers, and how ransomware devs test

Three things to know today Remote Work: the shifts, the exodus, and the security   You could soon be able to sue foreign hackers AND How ransomware developers… test     Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the…

Tue Mar 9 2021: SMB IT spend trends, and more Exchange Server hack fallout

Two things to know today New projections for IT spend in the SMB for 2021, and the why     AND More fallout from the Exchange server hack     Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions of the…

Mon Mar 8 2021: The bigger security issues, broadband developments, and JEDI

Three things to know today   That Exchange Server issue continues to blow up, plus two more A number of broadband developments AND JEDI is back     Huntress hack_it.     Want to get the show on your…