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Today

• More data about the market

https://www.channelpro.co.uk/news/11729/pc-vendors-are-struggling-to-meet-demand-amid-covid-19-pandemic

https://techaisle.com/blog/402-covid-19-impact-on-smb-tech-investments

https://rcpmag.com/articles/2020/04/24/comptia-jobs-report.aspx

• Hackers using fans

https://techxplore.com/news/2020-04-cyberattack-cooling-fan-vibrations.html

https://www.zdnet.com/article/symlink-race-bugs-discovered-in-28-antivirus-products/

AND

• Maybe MRR isn’t so secure after all.

https://www.businessinsider.com/cloud-software-bills-customers-reduce-2020-4

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

•   More data about the market

https://www.channelpro.co.uk/news/11729/pc-vendors-are-struggling-to-meet-demand-amid-covid-19-pandemic

https://techaisle.com/blog/402-covid-19-impact-on-smb-tech-investments

https://rcpmag.com/articles/2020/04/24/comptia-jobs-report.aspx

• Hackers using fans

https://techxplore.com/news/2020-04-cyberattack-cooling-fan-vibrations.html

https://www.zdnet.com/article/symlink-race-bugs-discovered-in-28-antivirus-products/

AND

• Maybe MRR isn’t so secure after all.  

https://www.businessinsider.com/cloud-software-bills-customers-reduce-2020-4

Today

• What we should know from Google’s marketing cuts

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/23/google-to-cut-marketing-budgets-hiring-freeze-expected.html

• The one big takeaway from Trustwave’s new data

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-companies/mssps/2020-trustwave-global-findings/

AND

• HPE and Dell have their programs available

https://www.channelnomics.com/2020/04/21/dell-extend-9-billion-in-financing-options/

https://channelnomics.com/2020/04/24/solarwinds-advises-msps-on-software-patches/

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 · Oveka · Pax8 · Rythmz · ScalePad · TimeZest · Transit AI

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Today

•  What we should know from Google’s marketing cuts

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/23/google-to-cut-marketing-budgets-hiring-freeze-expected.html

• The one big takeaway from Trustwave’s new data

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-companies/mssps/2020-trustwave-global-findings/

AND

• HPE and Dell have their programs available

https://www.channelnomics.com/2020/04/21/dell-extend-9-billion-in-financing-options/

https://channelnomics.com/2020/04/24/solarwinds-advises-msps-on-software-patches/

There are too many "optimism" pieces right now that are blind to the reality of the current situation.

Dave Sobel, Host of the Business of Tech podcast, addresses these pieces broadly, and specifically responds to the Channel Company's Executive Chairman Robert Faltera's column "These Changes Create An Opportunity We've Not Seen Before". This video addresses why the nuance that is missing is so important, what we can take away from Jim Collin's Good to Great's Stockdale Paradox that is so important right now, and the way to approach optimism in the current climate.

The Column:

https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/column-these-changes-create-an-opportunity-we-ve-not-seen-before?itc=refresh

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 · Oveka · Pax8 · Rythmz · ScalePad · TimeZest · Transit AI

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

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There are too many "optimism" pieces right now that are blind to the reality of the current situation.

Dave Sobel, Host of the Business of Tech podcast, addresses these pieces broadly, and specifically responds to the Channel Company's Executive Chairman Robert Faltera's column "These Changes Create An Opportunity We've Not Seen Before". This video addresses why the nuance that is missing is so important, what we can take away from Jim Collin's Good to Great's Stockdale Paradox that is so important right now, and the way to approach optimism in the current climate.

The Column:

https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/column-these-changes-create-an-opportunity-we-ve-not-seen-before?itc=refresh

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Today

• WI-Fi 6E is coming – what is it?

https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/23/21231623/6ghz-wifi-6e-explained-speed-availability-fcc-approval

• Security updates, including some good news

https://www.engadget.com/zoom-5-update-security-privacy-154453587.html

https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/22/google-meet-launches-improved-zoom-like-tiled-layout-low-light-mode-and-noise-cancellation/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/security-researcher-discloses-four-ibm-zero-days-after-company-refused-to-patch/

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pken5n/iphone-email-zero-day-hack-in-the-wild

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-breaches-and-attacks/ransomware/cognizant-revenue-may-be-impacted

AND

• How has the shift to remote work.. changed working?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-23/working-from-home-in-covid-era-means-three-more-hours-on-the-job

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 · Oveka · 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

• WI-Fi 6E is coming – what is it?

https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/23/21231623/6ghz-wifi-6e-explained-speed-availability-fcc-approval

• Security updates, including some good news

https://www.engadget.com/zoom-5-update-security-privacy-154453587.html

https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/22/google-meet-launches-improved-zoom-like-tiled-layout-low-light-mode-and-noise-cancellation/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/security-researcher-discloses-four-ibm-zero-days-after-company-refused-to-patch/

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pken5n/iphone-email-zero-day-hack-in-the-wild

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-breaches-and-attacks/ransomware/cognizant-revenue-may-be-impacted

AND

• How has the shift to remote work.. changed working?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-23/working-from-home-in-covid-era-means-three-more-hours-on-the-job

Support the vendors who support the show:

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Today, an interview with Peter Melby, CEO of Greystone Technology, a MSP in Denver who has launched the MSP Stimulus Pledge, at www.mspstimuluspledge.com. The pledge states that MSPs will pledge to avoid layoffs, pay bills on time, not increase owners compensation, not make demands of vendors because of the current condition, and run businesses intended to create a strong foundation.

This is my interview to learn more, as I certainly had questions, and there is my “why do we care?” segment at the end.

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 · Oveka · 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, an interview with Peter Melby, CEO of Greystone Technology, a MSP in Denver who has launched the MSP Stimulus Pledge, at www.mspstimuluspledge.com.  The pledge states that MSPs will pledge to avoid layoffs, pay bills on time, not increase owners compensation, not make demands of vendors because of the current condition, and run businesses intended to create a strong foundation.

This is my interview to learn more, as I certainly had questions, and there is my “why do we care?” segment at the end.