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Four things to know today

• Oracle vs Google in the Supreme Court

https://thehill.com/regulation/520045-supreme-court-hears-landmark-9b-copyright-fight-between-oracle-google

https://www.protocol.com/google-oracle-supreme-court-software-api

• COVID-19 and the Cloud

https://www.channelfutures.com/technologies/covid-19-and-cloud-avalanche-of-research-shows-partner-opportunity

• Compensation gaps to address in tech

https://thenextweb.com/growth-quarters/2020/10/07/the-startup-gender-pay-gap-no-one-is-paying-attention-to-equity-syndication/

AND

• A botnet that wipes everything

https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-heh-botnet-can-wipe-routers-and-iot-devices/

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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Four things to know today

•   Oracle vs Google in the Supreme Court

https://thehill.com/regulation/520045-supreme-court-hears-landmark-9b-copyright-fight-between-oracle-google

https://www.protocol.com/google-oracle-supreme-court-software-api

• COVID-19 and the Cloud

https://www.channelfutures.com/technologies/covid-19-and-cloud-avalanche-of-research-shows-partner-opportunity

• Compensation gaps to address in tech

https://thenextweb.com/growth-quarters/2020/10/07/the-startup-gender-pay-gap-no-one-is-paying-attention-to-equity-syndication/

AND

• A botnet that wipes everything

https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-heh-botnet-can-wipe-routers-and-iot-devices/

Three things to know today

• Congress says Big Tech is a monopoly

https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/242359/u-s-big-tech-are-abusive-monopolies-that-should-be-regulated-or-broken-up

• AT&T ends DSL, with big implications

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/10/life-in-atts-slow-lane-millions-left-without-fiber-as-company-kills-dsl/

AND

• Eero partners with ISPs

https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/6/21504317/eero-for-service-providers-launch-isps-partnership-routers

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

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Three things to know today

• Congress says Big Tech is a monopoly

https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/242359/u-s-big-tech-are-abusive-monopolies-that-should-be-regulated-or-broken-up

• AT&T ends DSL, with big implications

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/10/life-in-atts-slow-lane-millions-left-without-fiber-as-company-kills-dsl/

AND

• Eero partners with ISPs

https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/6/21504317/eero-for-service-providers-launch-isps-partnership-routers

Three things to know today

• The greenfield in business outcomes

https://techaisle.com/blog/427-channel-partners-developing-best-practices-for-digital-transformation

• Rebrandings you need to know about

https://www.thurrott.com/uncategorized/242282/bing-is-rebranded-to-microsoft-bing

https://www.channele2e.com/channel-partners/csps/what-is-google-workspace-formerly-g-suite-and-more/

https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/6/21503835/gmail-new-logo-design-google-workspace-features

https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/6/21503649/google-workspace-g-suite-gmail-chat-meet-docs

AND

• The most ridiculous tech problems make the best examples.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54423988

https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/06/qiui-smart-chastity-sex-toy-security-flaw/

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

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Three things to know today

• The greenfield in business outcomes

https://techaisle.com/blog/427-channel-partners-developing-best-practices-for-digital-transformation

• Rebrandings you need to know about

https://www.thurrott.com/uncategorized/242282/bing-is-rebranded-to-microsoft-bing

https://www.channele2e.com/channel-partners/csps/what-is-google-workspace-formerly-g-suite-and-more/

https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/6/21503835/gmail-new-logo-design-google-workspace-features

https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/6/21503649/google-workspace-g-suite-gmail-chat-meet-docs

AND

• The most ridiculous tech problems make the best examples.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54423988

https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/06/qiui-smart-chastity-sex-toy-security-flaw/

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Three things to know today

• New law on cybersecurity for small businesses introduced

https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/518267-lawmakers-introduce-legislation-to-boost-cybersecurity-of-local

• Is the Watch the way for voice?

https://www.aboveavalon.com/notes/2020/9/30/apple-watch-momentum-is-building

AND

• The end of the American internet?

https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2020/10/3/the-end-of-the-american-internet

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

• New law on cybersecurity for small businesses introduced

https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/518267-lawmakers-introduce-legislation-to-boost-cybersecurity-of-local

• Is the Watch the way for voice?

https://www.aboveavalon.com/notes/2020/9/30/apple-watch-momentum-is-building

AND

• The end of the American internet?

https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2020/10/3/the-end-of-the-american-internet

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This week, Datto filed for their IPO. They intend to go public, raise a bunch of money, and have made a bunch of statements about the market, about their position in it, and the like. Every company always says going public will be great for their customers, and a provider can’t blame them for this move. It’s not that they have ever hidden this intended outcome. This isn’t the part that bothers me.

You know what really bothers me?

The stock ticker choice.

It’s a brilliant hijacking of their partners value. And that’s why it’s not a small deal.

Find out what that value is and why you should care in this video.

Subscribe to the Business of Tech: https://www.businessof.tech

Bonus episode released on YouTube as well on Monday, Oct 5.

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

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

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This week, Datto filed for their IPO. They intend to go public, raise a bunch of money, and have made a bunch of statements about the market, about their position in it, and the like. Every company always says going public will be great for their customers, and a provider can’t blame them for this move. It’s not that they have ever hidden this intended outcome. This isn’t the part that bothers me.

You know what really bothers me?

The stock ticker choice.

It’s a brilliant hijacking of their partners value. And that’s why it’s not a small deal.

Find out what that value is and why you should care in this video.

Subscribe to the Business of Tech: https://www.businessof.tech

Bonus episode released on YouTube as well on Monday, Oct 5.

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