Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis

Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis

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  • Tue Mar 30 2021: COVID passports, chromebooks big growth, broadband as a utility, and big tech goes back to the office

    Four things to know today

    • COVID-19 passports

    https://www.engadget.com/new-york-excelsior-pass-covid-19-vaccine-passport-152722058.html?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_morning_after

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/03/28/vaccine-passports-for-work/

    • Chromebooks in education.. and another growth market we care about

    https://www.ciodive.com/news/chromebook-enterprise-hardware-2021/597422/

    • Broadband as a utility

    https://www.geekwire.com/2021/dueling-public-broadband-bills-make-way-washington-state-legislature/

    AND

    • Big tech goes back to the office

    https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-2d57aa27-8de5-4468-b344-bf7036af03eb.html?chunk=1&utm_term=emshare#story1

    https://www.thurrott.com/apple/248632/wwdc-will-be-virtual-again-this-year?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wwdc-will-be-virtual-again-this-year

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    6 min
  • Mon Mar 29 2021: When finding a breach isn't clear, security motivations, and extensions to SBA Loans

    Three things to know today

    • When catching a breach may not be so clear cut

    https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/03/26/1021318/google-security-shut-down-counter-terrorist-us-ally/

    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-cyber-exclusive/exclusive-software-vendors-would-have-to-disclose-breaches-to-u-s-government-users-under-new-order-draft-idUSKBN2BH37I

    • A look inside some security motivations

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phps-git-server-hacked-to-add-backdoors-to-php-source-code/

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/compucom-msp-expects-over-20m-in-losses-after-ransomware-attack/

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-admin-is-refunding-victims-their-ransom-payments/

    AND

    • Changes to the SBA loans for COVID-19

    https://www.commercialintegrator.com/ci/sba-lending-limit-eidl-increase/

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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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    6 min
  • Mon Mar 29 2021: When finding a breach isn't clear, security motivations, and extensions to SBA Loans

    Three things to know today

    • When catching a breach may not be so clear cut

    https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/03/26/1021318/google-security-shut-down-counter-terrorist-us-ally/

    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-cyber-exclusive/exclusive-software-vendors-would-have-to-disclose-breaches-to-u-s-government-users-under-new-order-draft-idUSKBN2BH37I

    • A look inside some security motivations

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phps-git-server-hacked-to-add-backdoors-to-php-source-code/

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/compucom-msp-expects-over-20m-in-losses-after-ransomware-attack/

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-admin-is-refunding-victims-their-ransom-payments/

    AND

    • Changes to the SBA loans for COVID-19

    https://www.commercialintegrator.com/ci/sba-lending-limit-eidl-increase/

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    6 min
  • Fri Mar 26 2021: Cloud spending surged, vaccine websites, and one law disappears

    Three things to know today

    • Cloud spending surges past data center spend

    https://www.ciodive.com/news/synergy-cloud-data-center-spend-budget/597131/

    https://www.ciodive.com/news/2020-cloud-apps-chat-collaboration/597136/

    https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/23/citigroup-ceo-jane-fraser-calls-for-zoom-free-fridays.html?mc_cid=4922be2694&mc_eid=70cbbe1cdc

    https://channellife.co.nz/story/gartner-forecasts-market-boom-for-social-and-collaboration-tools

    • The problems on vaccine websites

    https://themarkup.org/coronavirus/2021/03/24/we-ran-tests-on-every-states-covid-19-vaccine-website

    AND

    • One law goes poof

    https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/24/22349302/arizona-hb2005-bill-vote-skipped-senate-apple-google-ios-android-app-store

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    6 min
  • Fri Mar 26 2021: Cloud spending surged, vaccine websites, and one law disappears

    Three things to know today

    • Cloud spending surges past data center spend

    https://www.ciodive.com/news/synergy-cloud-data-center-spend-budget/597131/

    https://www.ciodive.com/news/2020-cloud-apps-chat-collaboration/597136/

    https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/23/citigroup-ceo-jane-fraser-calls-for-zoom-free-fridays.html?mc_cid=4922be2694&mc_eid=70cbbe1cdc

    https://channellife.co.nz/story/gartner-forecasts-market-boom-for-social-and-collaboration-tools

    • The problems on vaccine websites

    https://themarkup.org/coronavirus/2021/03/24/we-ran-tests-on-every-states-covid-19-vaccine-website

    AND

    • One law goes poof

    https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/24/22349302/arizona-hb2005-bill-vote-skipped-senate-apple-google-ios-android-app-store

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    6 min
  • Thu Mar 25 2021: Slack backs off, return to the office data, and a hacker goes to prison

    Three things to know today

    • Slack Connect stumbles out and back in

    https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/24/22348743/slack-connect-dm-abuse-harassment-disable-message-invite-response?mc_cid=4922be2694&mc_eid=70cbbe1cdc

    https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-37d6872e-712d-4e83-bdd9-096a7765f554.html?chunk=2&utm_term=emshare#story2

    • Why the return to the office matters

    https://protocol.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e257ecc70e801f57e3e6a9cd&id=2a2e88dd35&e=4c3f42bb43

    https://www.vox.com/recode/22331447/10-ways-office-work-pandemic-future-remote-work

    https://www.itnews.com.au/news/atlassian-has-one-quarter-of-workforce-that-have-never-been-in-its-offices-562535

    AND

    • A hacker gets their sentence.

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/resentful-employee-deletes-1-200-microsoft-office-365-accounts-gets-prison/

    Check out the TechBar appearance! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-ZJpFfy3IA

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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

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    7 min
  • Thu Mar 25 2021: Slack backs off, return to the office data, and a hacker goes to prison

    Three things to know today

    • Slack Connect stumbles out and back in

    https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/24/22348743/slack-connect-dm-abuse-harassment-disable-message-invite-response?mc_cid=4922be2694&mc_eid=70cbbe1cdc

    https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-37d6872e-712d-4e83-bdd9-096a7765f554.html?chunk=2&utm_term=emshare#story2

    • Why the return to the office matters

    https://protocol.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e257ecc70e801f57e3e6a9cd&id=2a2e88dd35&e=4c3f42bb43

    https://www.vox.com/recode/22331447/10-ways-office-work-pandemic-future-remote-work

    https://www.itnews.com.au/news/atlassian-has-one-quarter-of-workforce-that-have-never-been-in-its-offices-562535

    AND

    • A hacker gets their sentence.

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/resentful-employee-deletes-1-200-microsoft-office-365-accounts-gets-prison/

    Check out the TechBar appearance! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-ZJpFfy3IA

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    7 min
  • Wed Mar 24 2021: Slack DMs across companies, Google & Microsoft team up, and the FCC wants to hear from you

    Three things to know today

    • Slack lets you DM across companies

    https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/24/22348126/slack-connect-direct-messaging-dm-company-feature

    https://slack.com/intl/en-gb/blog/transformation/the-next-step-in-reinventing-business-communication-with-slack-connect

    • Google and Microsoft team up for a better web

    https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-google-and-others-join-forces-to-improve-browser-compatibility/?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

    AND

    • The FCC wants to hear from you

    https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22345533/fcc-broadband-data-collection-program-fix-the-internet

    Check out the TechBar tomorrow, Thursday March 25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-ZJpFfy3IA

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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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  • Wed Mar 24 2021: Slack DMs across companies, Google & Microsoft team up, and the FCC wants to hear from you

    Three things to know today

    • Slack lets you DM across companies

    https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/24/22348126/slack-connect-direct-messaging-dm-company-feature

    https://slack.com/intl/en-gb/blog/transformation/the-next-step-in-reinventing-business-communication-with-slack-connect

    • Google and Microsoft team up for a better web

    https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-google-and-others-join-forces-to-improve-browser-compatibility/?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

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    • The FCC wants to hear from you

    https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/22/22345533/fcc-broadband-data-collection-program-fix-the-internet

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  • Tue Mar 23 2021: Digital Transformation Fails, and Zoom's Platform play

    Two things to know today

    • Digital Transformation – how we can resolve conflicting data

    https://www.ciodive.com/news/constellation-research-digital-adoption-CIO/597059/

    https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/19/its-time-to-abandon-business-intelligence-tools/

    https://channellife.co.nz/story/less-than-a-quarter-of-digital-transformation-efforts-in-asia-pacific-are-optimised-study

    https://thenextweb.com/growth-quarters/2021/03/22/2021-your-company-digital-transformation-still-skin-deep/

    https://techaisle.com/blog/448-quickening-pace-of-smb-and-midmarket-digital-transformation-driving-technology-spend

    AND

    • Zoom’s platform play continues to emerge

    https://www.commercialintegrator.com/communications/video_conf_telepresence_systems/zoom-committed-to-channel-partners-in-2021-expands-partner-program/

    https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/22/zoom-introduces-new-sdk-to-help-developers-tap-into-video-services/

    https://channelbuzz.ca/2021/03/zoom-enhances-benefits-in-master-agent-referral-partner-program-36231/

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