Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis

Today

• An update on the interconnected device framework

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/8/21427139/amazon-apple-google-zigbee-alliance-open-source-smart-home-standard-2021-launch

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/9/21428700/amazon-att-phone-number-calls-alexa-link-feature-smart-home-echo?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

• School from home is not work from home

https://www.businessinsider.com/technical-glitches-disrupt-classes-as-students-take-classes-online-2020-9

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/back-to-school-but-not-back-to-normal-students-and-teachers-in-northern-virginia-launch-online-learning/2020/09/07/f05cea94-efa7-11ea-99a1-71343d03bc29_story.html

AND

• Blocking and tackling to use

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/patch-wednesday-fixes-worst-case-scenario-exchange-bug-553009

https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/microsoft-365/240565/smb-tip-secure-your-remote-workforce-with-microsoft-365

https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/240605/google-is-bringing-native-microsoft-office-editing-to-mobile

Today

• Unemployment numbers released, plus insights into insolvency

https://www.ciodive.com/news/IT-unemployment-services-sector-coronavirus/584819/

https://www.channelpartnerinsight.com/news/4019770/europe-braces-spike-insolvencies-covid-fallout-continues

https://www.fastcompany.com/90545523/working-from-anywhere-is-possible-but-not-sustainable

AND

• A big update on that JEDI Contract

https://www.businessinsider.com/pentagon-upholds-microsoft-jedi-contract-amazon-lawsuit-2020-9

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-takes-swipe-trump-losing-10-billion-jedi-pentagon-deal-2020-9

https://www.zdnet.com/article/amazon-calls-jedi-cloud-decision-politically-corrupted-by-trump/

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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Today

•   Unemployment numbers released, plus insights into insolvency

https://www.ciodive.com/news/IT-unemployment-services-sector-coronavirus/584819/

https://www.channelpartnerinsight.com/news/4019770/europe-braces-spike-insolvencies-covid-fallout-continues

https://www.fastcompany.com/90545523/working-from-anywhere-is-possible-but-not-sustainable

AND

• A big update on that JEDI Contract

https://www.businessinsider.com/pentagon-upholds-microsoft-jedi-contract-amazon-lawsuit-2020-9

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-takes-swipe-trump-losing-10-billion-jedi-pentagon-deal-2020-9

https://www.zdnet.com/article/amazon-calls-jedi-cloud-decision-politically-corrupted-by-trump/

Today

• Alexa for Residential launched

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/3/21419812/amazon-alexa-residential-apartment-privacy

• More data on cost versus service for cell phones

https://themarkup.org/2020/09/03/cost-speed-of-mobile-data-by-country

https://www.t-mobile.com/business/education/project-10-million

https://www.educationdive.com/news/report-169m-students-still-lack-home-internet-access/582189/

AND

• Apple takes a step back

https://www.engadget.com/apple-ios-14-app-tracking-delay-191448363.html

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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Today

• Alexa for Residential launched  

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/3/21419812/amazon-alexa-residential-apartment-privacy

• More data on cost versus service for cell phones

https://themarkup.org/2020/09/03/cost-speed-of-mobile-data-by-country

https://www.t-mobile.com/business/education/project-10-million

https://www.educationdive.com/news/report-169m-students-still-lack-home-internet-access/582189/

AND

• Apple takes a step back

https://www.engadget.com/apple-ios-14-app-tracking-delay-191448363.html

Today

• What are better performing companies doing in the shift to work from home?

https://www.ciodive.com/news/WFH-top-performers-pandemic-2020/584568/

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/27/tech/okta-permanent-remote/index.html

• Another mastermind in the Twitter hack

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/01/technology/twitter-hack.html

AND

• An Augmented Reality use case

https://www.teamviewer.com/en-us/integrations/microsoft-teams/

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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Today

• What are better performing companies doing in the shift to work from home?

https://www.ciodive.com/news/WFH-top-performers-pandemic-2020/584568/

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/27/tech/okta-permanent-remote/index.html

• Another mastermind in the Twitter hack

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/01/technology/twitter-hack.html

AND

• An Augmented Reality use case

https://www.teamviewer.com/en-us/integrations/microsoft-teams/

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Today

• Amazon goes full on dystopian future

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-01/amazon-drivers-are-hanging-smartphones-in-trees-to-get-more-work

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-posts-deletes-job-listing-intelligence-analyst-spy-worker-union-2020-9

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/2/21418057/amazon-surveilling-flex-delivery-drivers-facebook-groups-subreddits-strikes-protests

• Microsoft fighting deepfakes

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/09/01/disinformation-deepfakes-newsguard-video-authenticator/

AND

• Changes to the exposure notifications are here

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/1/21410281/apple-google-coronavirus-exposure-notification-contact-tracing-app-system

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/1/21402837/apple-ios-13-7-release-notification-system-contact-tracing-app

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/09/ios-app-economy-creates-300000-new-us-jobs-as-developers-adapt-during-pandemic/

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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Today

• Amazon goes full on dystopian future

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-01/amazon-drivers-are-hanging-smartphones-in-trees-to-get-more-work

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-posts-deletes-job-listing-intelligence-analyst-spy-worker-union-2020-9

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/2/21418057/amazon-surveilling-flex-delivery-drivers-facebook-groups-subreddits-strikes-protests

• Microsoft fighting deepfakes

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/09/01/disinformation-deepfakes-newsguard-video-authenticator/

AND

• Changes to the exposure notifications are here

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/1/21410281/apple-google-coronavirus-exposure-notification-contact-tracing-app-system

https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/1/21402837/apple-ios-13-7-release-notification-system-contact-tracing-app

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/09/ios-app-economy-creates-300000-new-us-jobs-as-developers-adapt-during-pandemic/

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Today

• Microsoft makes a small but massive move

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/microsoft-just-made-securing-windows-10-pcs-a-whole-lot-easier-for-it-admins/

• Zoom’s earnings are telling of what’s to come

https://www.businessinsider.com/zoom-q2-earnings-report-beat-expectations-revenue-growth-2020-8

AND

• Amazon liable for third party sellers

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/08/29/amazon-product-liability-losses/

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:

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