Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis

Today

• Executive order against ByteDance
• One more company stays home

https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/8/6/21357686/facebook-work-from-home-july-2021-covid-19

• Solarwinds may spin out MSP

https://www.channele2e.com/investors/solarwinds-msp-spin-out-explored/

https://www.channele2e.com/channel-partners/msps/solarwinds-msp-software-revenue-disclosed/

https://www.channele2e.com/investors/thompson-pagliuca-potential-solarwinds-msp-spin-off/

https://www.channele2e.com/investors/solarwinds-msp-potential-spin-off-10-things-to-know/

AND

• iOS and XCloud – what it means

https://www.engadget.com/apple-ios-app-store-cloud-gaming-050716324.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.

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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Today

•   Executive order against ByteDance
• One more company stays home

https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/8/6/21357686/facebook-work-from-home-july-2021-covid-19

• Solarwinds may spin out MSP

https://www.channele2e.com/investors/solarwinds-msp-spin-out-explored/

https://www.channele2e.com/channel-partners/msps/solarwinds-msp-software-revenue-disclosed/

https://www.channele2e.com/investors/thompson-pagliuca-potential-solarwinds-msp-spin-off/

https://www.channele2e.com/investors/solarwinds-msp-potential-spin-off-10-things-to-know/

AND

• iOS and XCloud – what it means

https://www.engadget.com/apple-ios-app-store-cloud-gaming-050716324.html

Today

• How is remote work going? Maybe not as well as we think.

https://hbr.org/2020/07/remote-managers-are-having-trust-issues

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/04/remote-work-longer-days/

• SaaS adoption increases

https://techaisle.com/blog/417-global-smb-and-midmarket-digitalization-appetite-fast-tracking-deeper-use-of-saas

AND

• How many events will survive?

https://www.channele2e.com/channel-partners/msps/connectwise-it-nation-connect-2020-virtual-conference-details-confirmed/

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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Today

• How is remote work going? Maybe not as well as we think.

https://hbr.org/2020/07/remote-managers-are-having-trust-issues

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/04/remote-work-longer-days/

• SaaS adoption increases

https://techaisle.com/blog/417-global-smb-and-midmarket-digitalization-appetite-fast-tracking-deeper-use-of-saas

AND

• How many events will survive?

https://www.channele2e.com/channel-partners/msps/connectwise-it-nation-connect-2020-virtual-conference-details-confirmed/

Support the vendors who support the show:

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Today

• How bad is the misconfiguration problem?

https://www.ciodive.com/news/misconfigurations-cloud-deployments-report/582910/

• Open source security gets a boost

https://siliconangle.com/2020/08/03/linux-foundation-announces-new-initiative-secure-open-source-software/

• The first standalone 5G network

https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/standalone-5g-launch

AND

• The first COVID exposure app in the US

https://9to5mac.com/2020/08/05/virginia-becomes-first-us-state-to-debut-covid-19-tracing-app-using-apple-and-google-api/

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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Today

• How bad is the misconfiguration problem?

https://www.ciodive.com/news/misconfigurations-cloud-deployments-report/582910/

• Open source security gets a boost

https://siliconangle.com/2020/08/03/linux-foundation-announces-new-initiative-secure-open-source-software/

• The first standalone 5G network

https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/standalone-5g-launch

AND

• The first COVID exposure app in the US

https://9to5mac.com/2020/08/05/virginia-becomes-first-us-state-to-debut-covid-19-tracing-app-using-apple-and-google-api/

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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Today

• More insights into the rise in tablet use and how we can leverage it

https://venturebeat.com/2020/08/03/canalys-surging-tablet-sales-offset-desktop-pc-declines-in-q2-2020/

https://www.ciodive.com/news/employee-IT-satisfaction-awareness/582764/

• The UK government goes more local

https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/4017106/government-signs-ukcloud-multi-cloud-alternative-azure-google-cloud

https://www.thurrott.com/hardware/238530/nvidia-is-in-talks-to-acquire-arm

AND

• Breakins and warnings, with new words used

https://news.sky.com/story/garmin-paid-multi-million-dollar-ransom-to-criminals-using-arete-ir-say-sources-12041468

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-markets/asia-pacific/china-tairdoor-malware-warning/

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-markets/americas/ccpa-lawsuit-tied-to-ransomware-attack/

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

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Looking for the links from today’s stories?

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Today

•  More insights into the rise in tablet use and how we can leverage it

https://venturebeat.com/2020/08/03/canalys-surging-tablet-sales-offset-desktop-pc-declines-in-q2-2020/

https://www.ciodive.com/news/employee-IT-satisfaction-awareness/582764/

• The UK government goes more local

https://www.channelweb.co.uk/news/4017106/government-signs-ukcloud-multi-cloud-alternative-azure-google-cloud

https://www.thurrott.com/hardware/238530/nvidia-is-in-talks-to-acquire-arm

AND

• Breakins and warnings, with new words used

https://news.sky.com/story/garmin-paid-multi-million-dollar-ransom-to-criminals-using-arete-ir-say-sources-12041468

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-markets/asia-pacific/china-tairdoor-malware-warning/

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-markets/americas/ccpa-lawsuit-tied-to-ransomware-attack/

Today

• Microsoft may buy TikTok

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump-exclusive/exclusive-trump-gives-microsoft-45-days-to-clinch-tiktok-deal-idUSKBN24Y0UD

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/07/11/tiktok-seriously-dangerous-warning-delete-app-trump-ban/#695ac37c2b0e

https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/3/21352309/microsoft-tiktok-acquisition-deal-why-us-countries-data

• An Arrest in the Twitter breach

https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/31/21349920/twitter-hack-arrest-florida-teen-fbi-irs-secret-service

• Google is adding apps to Chrome OS

https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/31/21348963/google-chrome-os-windows-apps-chromebooks-features-interview

AND

• Tablet sales

https://thenextweb.com/plugged/2020/08/03/covid-global-tablet-market-idc-pie-chart-analysis-apple/

Plus, a question for the audience

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.

👉 https://businessof.tech/plus

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

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

Looking for the links from today’s stories?

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

🌐 https://www.businessof.tech

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

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Today

•   Microsoft may buy TikTok

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump-exclusive/exclusive-trump-gives-microsoft-45-days-to-clinch-tiktok-deal-idUSKBN24Y0UD

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/07/11/tiktok-seriously-dangerous-warning-delete-app-trump-ban/#695ac37c2b0e

https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/3/21352309/microsoft-tiktok-acquisition-deal-why-us-countries-data

• An Arrest in the Twitter breach

https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/31/21349920/twitter-hack-arrest-florida-teen-fbi-irs-secret-service

• Google is adding apps to Chrome OS

https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/31/21348963/google-chrome-os-windows-apps-chromebooks-features-interview

AND

• Tablet sales

https://thenextweb.com/plugged/2020/08/03/covid-global-tablet-market-idc-pie-chart-analysis-apple/

Plus, a question for the audience