Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis

Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis

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  • Novel or Useful, Part 2: Web3 and Return to Work

    Novel or Useful? A discussion between Seth Robinson of CompTIA and Dave Sobel of the Business of Tech around these two trends, and asking if we care. Seth Robinson is the vice president of industry research for CompTIA, the leading trade association for the IT industry. In this role, he analyzes technology trends in the IT industry and provides insight into trend drivers and future direction. Seth has led research studies on IT security, cloud computing, internet of things, and artificial intelligence, among other areas. His research across multiple disciplines gives him a broad perspective on IT strategy and has led to the creation of CompTIA’s Functional IT Framework. He is the co-host of CompTIA’s popular Volley podcast and has been cited in various media outlets, including Wall Street Journal and USA Today, for his thoughts on how businesses are using technology and how the role of IT is changing.

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    About Business of Tech: The daily MSP news and analysis podcast for managed service providers and IT services leaders. Host Dave Sobel covers AI for MSPs, MSP pricing and profitability, MSP M&A and private equity, vendor partner programs, MSP cybersecurity and liability, and MSP operations — and answers the question every story raises: Why do we care? Produced by MSP Radio.

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    Supporting the IT services community through insights, analysis, and transparency.

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    25 min
  • Novel or Useful, Part 2: Web3 and Return to Work

    Novel or Useful? A discussion between Seth Robinson of CompTIA and Dave Sobel of the Business of Tech around these two trends, and asking if we care. Seth Robinson is the vice president of industry research for CompTIA, the leading trade association for the IT industry. In this role, he analyzes technology trends in the IT industry and provides insight into trend drivers and future direction. Seth has led research studies on IT security, cloud computing, internet of things, and artificial intelligence, among other areas. His research across multiple disciplines gives him a broad perspective on IT strategy and has led to the creation of CompTIA’s Functional IT Framework. He is the co-host of CompTIA’s popular Volley podcast and has been cited in various media outlets, including Wall Street Journal and USA Today, for his thoughts on how businesses are using technology and how the role of IT is changing.

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    25 min
  • Fri Apr-22-2022: Actionable lessons in the world of work, CDC's forecasting, and Data Scraping is legal

    Three things to know today

    Actionable lessons for leaders in the world of work

    The CDC’s new forecast center

    AND

    Gate Up,Gate Down as court rules on data scraping

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    About Business of Tech: The daily MSP news and analysis podcast for managed service providers and IT services leaders. Host Dave Sobel covers AI for MSPs, MSP pricing and profitability, MSP M&A and private equity, vendor partner programs, MSP cybersecurity and liability, and MSP operations — and answers the question every story raises: Why do we care? Produced by MSP Radio.

    💼 All Our Sponsors

    MSP Radio is supported by our partners:

    ABC Solutions · CometBackup · Firetail · HaloPSA · LogMeIn · Mailprotector · Pax8 · Rythmz · ScalePad · TimeZest · Transit AI

    Supporting the IT services community through insights, analysis, and transparency.

    🚀 Join Business of Tech Plus

    Get exclusive access to investigative reports, vendor analysis, leadership briefings, and more.

    👉 https://businessof.tech/plus

    🎧 Subscribe to the Business of Tech

    Want the show on your favorite podcast app or prefer the written versions of each story?

    📲 https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe

    📰 Story Links & Sources

    Looking for the links from today’s stories?

    Every episode script — with full source links — is posted at:

    🌐 https://www.businessof.tech

    🎙 Want to Be a Guest?

    Pitch your story or appear on Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis

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    8 min
  • Fri Apr-22-2022: Actionable lessons in the world of work, CDC's forecasting, and Data Scraping is legal

    Three things to know today

    Actionable lessons for leaders in the world of work

    The CDC’s new forecast center

    AND

    Gate Up,Gate Down as court rules on data scraping

     

     

    Want to get the show on your podcast app or the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech: https://www.businessof.tech/

     

    Support the show on Patreon:  https://patreon.com/mspradio/

     

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    8 min
  • Thu-Apr-21-2022:Cloud spend & CISO's pushed into the boardroom, ConnectWise & Microsoft services, and CISA needs comments

    Three things to know today

    Cloud spend and strategy data – with CISOs coming to the boardroom

    Microsoft and ConnectWise services moves

    AND

    CISA asks for comment on key features

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    About Business of Tech: The daily MSP news and analysis podcast for managed service providers and IT services leaders. Host Dave Sobel covers AI for MSPs, MSP pricing and profitability, MSP M&A and private equity, vendor partner programs, MSP cybersecurity and liability, and MSP operations — and answers the question every story raises: Why do we care? Produced by MSP Radio.

    💼 All Our Sponsors

    MSP Radio is supported by our partners:

    ABC Solutions · CometBackup · Firetail · HaloPSA · LogMeIn · Mailprotector · Pax8 · Rythmz · ScalePad · TimeZest · Transit AI

    Supporting the IT services community through insights, analysis, and transparency.

    🚀 Join Business of Tech Plus

    Get exclusive access to investigative reports, vendor analysis, leadership briefings, and more.

    👉 https://businessof.tech/plus

    🎧 Subscribe to the Business of Tech

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    📰 Story Links & Sources

    Looking for the links from today’s stories?

    Every episode script — with full source links — is posted at:

    🌐 https://www.businessof.tech

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    8 min
  • Thu-Apr-21-2022:Cloud spend & CISO's pushed into the boardroom, ConnectWise & Microsoft services, and CISA needs comments

    Three things to know today

    Cloud spend and strategy data – with CISOs coming to the boardroom

    Microsoft and ConnectWise services moves

    AND

    CISA asks for comment on key features

    Want to get the show on your podcast app or the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech: https://www.businessof.tech/

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    💼 All Our Sponsors

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    👉 https://businessof.tech/sponsors/

     

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    8 min
  • Wed Apr-20-2022: New state privacy laws, plus bug bounties and ransomware incentives

    Two things to know today

    Three states' privacy laws and one considering more

    AND

    Bug bounties and ransomware incentives as we review the conflicting trends

    Want to get the show on your podcast app or the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech: https://www.businessof.tech/

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    About Business of Tech: The daily MSP news and analysis podcast for managed service providers and IT services leaders. Host Dave Sobel covers AI for MSPs, MSP pricing and profitability, MSP M&A and private equity, vendor partner programs, MSP cybersecurity and liability, and MSP operations — and answers the question every story raises: Why do we care? Produced by MSP Radio.

    💼 All Our Sponsors

    MSP Radio is supported by our partners:

    ABC Solutions · CometBackup · Firetail · HaloPSA · LogMeIn · Mailprotector · Pax8 · Rythmz · ScalePad · TimeZest · Transit AI

    Supporting the IT services community through insights, analysis, and transparency.

    🚀 Join Business of Tech Plus

    Get exclusive access to investigative reports, vendor analysis, leadership briefings, and more.

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    8 min
  • Wed Apr-20-2022: New state privacy laws, plus bug bounties and ransomware incentives

    Two things to know today

    Three states' privacy laws and one considering more

    AND

    Bug bounties and ransomware incentives as we review the conflicting trends

     

    Want to get the show on your podcast app or the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech: https://www.businessof.tech/

     

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    8 min
  • Tue Apr-19-2022: Industry trust levels, breach reporting around the world, and Insteaon disappears

    Three things to know today

    Which industries are trusted to handle data?

    A look at breach reporting around the world

    AND

    Insteaon goes Insta-off

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    About Business of Tech: The daily MSP news and analysis podcast for managed service providers and IT services leaders. Host Dave Sobel covers AI for MSPs, MSP pricing and profitability, MSP M&A and private equity, vendor partner programs, MSP cybersecurity and liability, and MSP operations — and answers the question every story raises: Why do we care? Produced by MSP Radio.

    💼 All Our Sponsors

    MSP Radio is supported by our partners:

    ABC Solutions · CometBackup · Firetail · HaloPSA · LogMeIn · Mailprotector · Pax8 · Rythmz · ScalePad · TimeZest · Transit AI

    Supporting the IT services community through insights, analysis, and transparency.

    🚀 Join Business of Tech Plus

    Get exclusive access to investigative reports, vendor analysis, leadership briefings, and more.

    👉 https://businessof.tech/plus

    🎧 Subscribe to the Business of Tech

    Want the show on your favorite podcast app or prefer the written versions of each story?

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    📰 Story Links & Sources

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    Every episode script — with full source links — is posted at:

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    7 min
  • Tue Apr-19-2022: Industry trust levels, breach reporting around the world, and Insteaon disappears

    Three things to know today

    Which industries are trusted to handle data?

    A look at breach reporting around the world

    AND

    Insteaon goes Insta-off

    Want to get the show on your podcast app or the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech: https://www.businessof.tech/

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    💼 All Our Sponsors

    Support the vendors who support the show:

    👉 https://businessof.tech/sponsors/

     

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    Get exclusive access to investigative reports, vendor analysis, leadership briefings, and more.

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    7 min

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