Business of Tech: Daily MSP News & IT Services Analysis

Today

• IDC revises server and storage data for the year

https://www.channelpartnerinsight.com/news/4013263/covid-19-takes-bite-server-storage-market-2020

https://www.channelnomics.com/2020/03/27/broadvoice-grows-channel-management-group/

• New York’s SHIELD law in effect

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-markets/americas/new-york-shield-act-explained/

AND

• Those Microsoft consumer announcements arrived today

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-rebrands-office-365-consumer-subscriptions-to-m365-adds-more-new-features-for-same-price/#ftag=CAD-03-10abf5f

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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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Today

• IDC revises server and storage data for the year

https://www.channelpartnerinsight.com/news/4013263/covid-19-takes-bite-server-storage-market-2020

https://www.channelnomics.com/2020/03/27/broadvoice-grows-channel-management-group/

• New York’s SHIELD law in effect

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-markets/americas/new-york-shield-act-explained/

AND

• Those Microsoft consumer announcements arrived today

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-rebrands-office-365-consumer-subscriptions-to-m365-adds-more-new-features-for-same-price/#ftag=CAD-03-10abf5f

Today's episode is brought to you by DNS Filter. Check them out at https://dnsfilter.com/mspradio for a special extended trial offer.

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Dave Sobel, Host of the Business of Tech podcast, presents the data of the current market state and blunt advice for managing a technology services business in the current environment.

The episode with TechAisle's Data:

https://link.chtbl.com/UgFBxnzD?sid=0329YT

The episode with Forrester's Data:

https://link.chtbl.com/hmy9nkuF?sid=0329YT

The episode with Cascade Insights Data: https://link.chtbl.com/EF3HBcw0?sid=0329YT

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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Dave Sobel, Host of the Business of Tech podcast, presents the data of the current market state and blunt advice for managing a technology services business in the current environment.

The episode with TechAisle's Data:

https://link.chtbl.com/UgFBxnzD?sid=0329YT

The episode with Forrester's Data:

https://link.chtbl.com/hmy9nkuF?sid=0329YT

The episode with Cascade Insights Data: https://link.chtbl.com/EF3HBcw0?sid=0329YT

Support the vendors who support the show:

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Today

• First data on the impact of businesses across industries and sizes

https://www.cascadeinsights.com/coronavirus-business-disruption-b2b-tech-market-research

AND

• Broadband, as we look at stories affecting speed, connectivity, and impact to 5G

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/business/coronavirus-internet-traffic-speed.html

https://themarkup.org/ask-the-markup/2020/03/26/how-many-americans-lack-high-speed-internet

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-could-delay-next-set-of-5g-standards-2020-3

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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Looking for the links from today’s stories?

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Today

•   First data on the impact of businesses across industries and sizes

 https://www.cascadeinsights.com/coronavirus-business-disruption-b2b-tech-market-research

AND

• Broadband, as we look at stories affecting speed, connectivity, and impact to 5G

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/business/coronavirus-internet-traffic-speed.html

https://themarkup.org/ask-the-markup/2020/03/26/how-many-americans-lack-high-speed-internet

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-could-delay-next-set-of-5g-standards-2020-3

Today

• The roundup

https://www.connectwise.com/philanthropy/hand-wash-karaoke#donateform

• Forrester revises the 2020 outlook for technology companies

https://go.forrester.com/blogs/quantifying-coronavirus-covid-19-for-the-tech-channel/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4REEhp35yU

AND

• Apple blocks third party cookies in Safari

https://www.techspot.com/news/84552-safari-now-block-third-party-cookies-default-delete.html

https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/24/21192830/apple-safari-intelligent-tracking-privacy-full-third-party-cookie-blocking

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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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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Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today

•   The roundup

https://www.connectwise.com/philanthropy/hand-wash-karaoke#donateform

• Forrester revises the 2020 outlook for technology companies

https://go.forrester.com/blogs/quantifying-coronavirus-covid-19-for-the-tech-channel/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4REEhp35yU

AND

• Apple blocks third party cookies in Safari

https://www.techspot.com/news/84552-safari-now-block-third-party-cookies-default-delete.html

https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/24/21192830/apple-safari-intelligent-tracking-privacy-full-third-party-cookie-blocking

Today

• TechAisle and 2112 with fresh market data taking into account the pandamic

https://techaisle.com/blog/396-covid-19-impact-on-global-smb-and-midmarket-it-spend

http://techaisle.com/images/smbcovid19/techaisle-take-covid-19-impact-on-smb-it-spend.pdf

https://the2112group.com/2020/03/2112-survey-channel-chiefs-feel-the-impact-of-covid-19/

JEDI contract updates

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/24/amazon-slams-pentagons-approach-to-fix-10-billion-jedi-contract.html

https://breakingdefense.com/2020/03/pentagon-will-not-split-jedi-award-exclusive/

AND

• Perch with new ransomware data

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-research/perch-2020-msp-threat-research-report/

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.

👉 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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Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today

•   TechAisle and 2112 with fresh market data taking into account the pandamic

https://techaisle.com/blog/396-covid-19-impact-on-global-smb-and-midmarket-it-spend

http://techaisle.com/images/smbcovid19/techaisle-take-covid-19-impact-on-smb-it-spend.pdf

https://the2112group.com/2020/03/2112-survey-channel-chiefs-feel-the-impact-of-covid-19/

JEDI contract updates

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/24/amazon-slams-pentagons-approach-to-fix-10-billion-jedi-contract.html

https://breakingdefense.com/2020/03/pentagon-will-not-split-jedi-award-exclusive/

AND

• Perch with new ransomware data

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-research/perch-2020-msp-threat-research-report/