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Carolyn and Seth take a look at CompTIA's latest research on the technology usage of small and mid-sized businesses. Technology is playing a huge role in these firms as they apply new models to business priorities with limited resources. The research covers the technology gaps that SMBs face, the desire to use emerging technology, and the usage of outside partners to accomplish technology strategy.
CompTIA's Tech Buying Trends Among Small and Medium-size Businesses: https://www.comptia.org/resources/smb-technology-buying-trends
Carolyn and Seth review the highlights from CompTIA's latest research on Internet of Things, including adoption rates and skills that companies need for their projects. Then they take a brief look at a recent article from the New York Times covering the way that technology is dividing the workforce.
CompTIA's 2019 Trends in Internet of Things: https://www.comptia.org/resources/2019-trends-in-internet-of-things
"Tech is Splitting the U.S. Workforce in Two" from NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/business/economy/productivity-inequality-wages.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
Carolyn and Seth discuss the challenges with massive tech platforms, including unintended consequences, changes to the model, and the potential for lockin. Both consumers and businesses have more responsibility than ever to evaluate the platforms they are using and build exit strategies for when things go wrong.
Farhad Manjoo on Twitter and journalism: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/opinion/covington-twitter.html
Casey Johnston on Gmail storage limits: https://theoutline.com/post/6997/why-is-my-gmail-suddenly-full?zd=1&zi=dhzqdvrj
Kashmir Hill on blocking Amazon: https://gizmodo.com/i-tried-to-block-amazon-from-my-life-it-was-impossible-1830565336
David Samuels on technology surveillance: https://www.wired.com/story/is-big-tech-merging-with-big-brother-kinda-looks-like-it/
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