Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis

Three things to know today

• Analysis on which industries are performing

https://www.ciodive.com/news/digital-disruption-at-risk-industries/588757/

• RSA is going virtual for 2021

https://www.crn.com/news/security/rsa-conference-2021-goes-all-virtual-due-to-covid-19

AND

• How bad is the cybersecurity job market?

https://www.channelfutures.com/mssp-insider/cybersecurity-talent-shortage-approaching-danger-level

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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Three things to know today

• Analysis on which industries are performing

https://www.ciodive.com/news/digital-disruption-at-risk-industries/588757/

• RSA is going virtual for 2021

https://www.crn.com/news/security/rsa-conference-2021-goes-all-virtual-due-to-covid-19

AND

• How bad is the cybersecurity job market?

https://www.channelfutures.com/mssp-insider/cybersecurity-talent-shortage-approaching-danger-level

Support the vendors who support the show:

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Four things to know today

• Canalys says things are up when they are down

https://www.computerweekly.com/microscope/feature/Reasons-to-be-positive-about-2021

• Revisiting the fundamentals

https://techaisle.com/blog/432-study-shows-smbs-are-considering-five-critical-cloud-planning-and-strategy-issues

• New Mac OS tomorrow

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/10/21432429/apple-macos-11-big-sur-release-date-m1-chip

AND

• Root certificate concerns to come

https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/11/07/many-websites-will-stop-working-on-older-android-versions-in-2021/

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.

MSP Radio is supported by our partners:

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

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

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

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Four things to know today

• Canalys says things are up when they are down

https://www.computerweekly.com/microscope/feature/Reasons-to-be-positive-about-2021

• Revisiting the fundamentals

https://techaisle.com/blog/432-study-shows-smbs-are-considering-five-critical-cloud-planning-and-strategy-issues

• New Mac OS tomorrow

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/10/21432429/apple-macos-11-big-sur-release-date-m1-chip

AND

• Root certificate concerns to come

https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/11/07/many-websites-will-stop-working-on-older-android-versions-in-2021/

Support the vendors who support the show:

👉 https://businessof.tech/sponsors/

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

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Three things to know today

• Zoom settles with the FTC

https://www.crn.com/news/networking/ftc-calls-for-zoom-security-enhancements-in-new-settlement?itc=refresh

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/9/21557074/zoom-security-ftc-settlement-encryption

• Microsoft has their eyes on Zoom

https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-teams-zoom-webex-meetings-2020-11

AND

• IT Jobs data

https://mytechdecisions.com/it-infrastructure/comptia-tech-jobs-trending-up/

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.

MSP Radio is supported by our partners:

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

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

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

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Three things to know today

•  Zoom settles with the FTC

https://www.crn.com/news/networking/ftc-calls-for-zoom-security-enhancements-in-new-settlement?itc=refresh

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/9/21557074/zoom-security-ftc-settlement-encryption

• Microsoft has their eyes on Zoom

https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-teams-zoom-webex-meetings-2020-11

AND

• IT Jobs data

https://mytechdecisions.com/it-infrastructure/comptia-tech-jobs-trending-up/

Three things to know today

• IT Operations 2020 report from Kaseya

https://www.channelfutures.com/from-the-industry/smbs-technology-reliance-presents-huge-opportunities-for-msps

• The DOJ gets its final piece of the Silk Road

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/6/21552339/us-goverment-seizes-1-billion-bitcoin-profits-silk-road-wallet-individual-x

AND

• New rules on text, email and IM for debt collectors

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debt-collectors-unlimited-text-email-messages-consumer-financial-protection-bureau/

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.

MSP Radio is supported by our partners:

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

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

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Three things to know today

• IT Operations 2020 report from Kaseya  

https://www.channelfutures.com/from-the-industry/smbs-technology-reliance-presents-huge-opportunities-for-msps

• The DOJ gets its final piece of the Silk Road

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/6/21552339/us-goverment-seizes-1-billion-bitcoin-profits-silk-road-wallet-individual-x

AND

• New rules on text, email and IM for debt collectors

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debt-collectors-unlimited-text-email-messages-consumer-financial-protection-bureau/

I was asked by a Patreon about my thinking on Google's recent re-branding of G Suite to "Google Workspace". The Patreon was focused on the positioning – was google betting on a younger workforce preferring google products over Microsoft 365? Was a focus on better UX and simplicity going to drive those younger workers AND SMBs to the product?

Here's my answer.

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.

MSP Radio is supported by our partners:

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

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

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I was asked by a Patreon about my thinking on Google's recent re-branding of G Suite to "Google Workspace". The Patreon was focused on the positioning – was google betting on a younger workforce preferring google products over Microsoft 365? Was a focus on better UX and simplicity going to drive those younger workers AND SMBs to the product?

Here's my answer.

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