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Three things to know today US CyberCommand moves on a botnet https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/cyber-command-trickbot-disrupt/2020/10/09/19587aae-0a32-11eb-a166-dc429b380d10_story.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioscodebook&stream=technology https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-5f67cd36-370b-4dc2-a513-82b83979075c.html?chunk=2&utm_term=emshare#story2 Data center growth stalls… and stays the same https://www.crn.com/news/data-center/why-data-center-spending-will-hit-200b-in-2021-gartner?itc=refresh AND Video chat platforms are a thing! https://www.commercialintegrator.com/av/videoconferencing-trends-habits/ https://www.crn.com/news/networking/zoom-launches-events-platform-third-party-app-marketplace-for-integration-with-zoom-products?itc=refresh  💼 All Our SponsorsSupport the vendors who support the show:👉 https://businessof.tech/sponsors/ 🚀 Join Business of Tech PlusGet exclusive access to investigative reports, vendor analysis, leadership briefings, and more.👉 https://businessof.tech/plus 🎧 Subscribe to the Business of TechWant the show on your favorite podcast app or prefer the written versions of each story?📲 https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe 📰 Story Links & SourcesLooking for the links from today’s stories?Every episode script — with full source links — is posted at:🌐 https://www.businessof.tech 🎙 Want to Be a Guest?Pitch your story or appear on Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services Insights:💬 https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/businessoftech 🔗 Follow Business of Tech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079YouTube: https://youtube.com/mspradioBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/businessof.techInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradioTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessoftechFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Three things to know today Is National 5G a thing? https://www.axios.com/the-national-5g-plan-that-wont-die-1551645945-c3d6ab60-88db-4350-aaa3-ed0788d2be7b.html How prepared are MSPs for crisis? https://solutionsreview.com/network-monitoring/logicmonitor-msps-arent-fully-prepared-for-network-infrastructure-crises/ AND Governments big and small weigh in on cyber https://www.itnews.com.au/news/g7-officials-vow-to-fight-ransomware-attacks-554629 https://www.itnews.com.au/news/nsw-govt-blasted-for-failing-councils-on-cyber-security-554407  💼 All Our SponsorsSupport the vendors who support the show:👉 https://businessof.tech/sponsors/ 🚀 Join Business of Tech PlusGet exclusive access to investigative reports, vendor analysis, leadership briefings, and more.👉 https://businessof.tech/plus 🎧 Subscribe to the Business of TechWant the show on your favorite podcast app or prefer the written versions of each story?📲 https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe 📰 Story Links & SourcesLooking for the links from today’s stories?Every episode script — with full source links — is posted at:🌐 https://www.businessof.tech 🎙 Want to Be a Guest?Pitch your story or appear on Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services Insights:💬 https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/businessoftech 🔗 Follow Business of Tech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079YouTube: https://youtube.com/mspradioBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/businessof.techInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradioTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessoftechFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Three things to know today IDC: Digital Parity and SMB predictions https://channellife.co.nz/story/idc-unveils-key-tech-investment-trends-for-future-enterprise PC Shipments are up, but the news isn’t great https://www.channelpartnerinsight.com/news/4021629/pc-market-logs-growth-decade-q3-canalys https://www.zdnet.com/article/pc-shipments-climb-in-q3-gartner-and-idc-report/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/12/technology/laptops-schools-digital-divide.html AND Microsoft’s new remote work policy https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/9/21508964/microsoft-remote-work-from-home-covid-19-coronavirus  💼 All Our SponsorsSupport the vendors who support the show:👉 https://businessof.tech/sponsors/ 🚀 Join Business of Tech PlusGet exclusive access to investigative reports, vendor analysis, leadership briefings, and more.👉 https://businessof.tech/plus 🎧 Subscribe to the Business of TechWant the show on your favorite podcast app or prefer the written versions of each story?📲 https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe 📰 Story Links & SourcesLooking for the links from today’s stories?Every episode script — with full source links — is posted at:🌐 https://www.businessof.tech 🎙 Want to Be a Guest?Pitch your story or appear on Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services Insights:💬 https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/businessoftech 🔗 Follow Business of Tech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079YouTube: https://youtube.com/mspradioBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/businessof.techInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradioTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessoftechFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Four things to know today Scrooge McDuck riches https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2020/10/06/developer-experience-gap/ More, and less, bandwidth https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/10/comcast-says-gigabit-downloads-and-uploads-are-now-possible-over-cable/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/01/colorado-city-to-build-fiber-broadband-network-with-net-neutrality/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-09/europe-s-bad-internet-risks-missing-out-on-133-billion-a-year Axios looks at Big Tech Diversity https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-login-d552b390-4e65-4857-9471-cfd7a3179644.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0 AND The “lie” and “fallacy” of as a service https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/09/hardware_as_subscription_not_ideal/  💼 All Our SponsorsSupport the vendors who support the show:👉 https://businessof.tech/sponsors/ 🚀 Join Business of Tech PlusGet exclusive access to investigative reports, vendor analysis, leadership briefings, and more.👉 https://businessof.tech/plus 🎧 Subscribe to the Business of TechWant the show on your favorite podcast app or prefer the written versions of each story?📲 https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe 📰 Story Links & SourcesLooking for the links from today’s stories?Every episode script — with full source links — is posted at:🌐 https://www.businessof.tech 🎙 Want to Be a Guest?Pitch your story or appear on Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services Insights:💬 https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/businessoftech 🔗 Follow Business of Tech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079YouTube: https://youtube.com/mspradioBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/businessof.techInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradioTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessoftechFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The US Treasury says that paying on ransomware may be illegal. Why? What does it mean? What are the next steps? A discussion with Joseph Brunsman, a cybersecurity expert and insurance broker on the implications of this and what solution providers and MSPs should do. Joseph's company: https://cplbrokers.com/ Joseph's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-brunsman-3a1102101/  💼 All Our SponsorsSupport the vendors who support the show:👉 https://businessof.tech/sponsors/ 🚀 Join Business of Tech PlusGet exclusive access to investigative reports, vendor analysis, leadership briefings, and more.👉 https://businessof.tech/plus 🎧 Subscribe to the Business of TechWant the show on your favorite podcast app or prefer the written versions of each story?📲 https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe 📰 Story Links & SourcesLooking for the links from today’s stories?Every episode script — with full source links — is posted at:🌐 https://www.businessof.tech 🎙 Want to Be a Guest?Pitch your story or appear on Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services Insights:💬 https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/businessoftech 🔗 Follow Business of Tech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079YouTube: https://youtube.com/mspradioBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/businessof.techInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradioTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessoftechFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Four things to know today Which industries are winners, and which losers? https://www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/252490207/Canalys-Pandemic-has-created-winners-and-losers More MSP moves from Microsoft https://www.channele2e.com/technology/management/microsoft-365-admin-multi-tenancy/ Slack connects organizations … more https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/7/21505548/slack-direct-messaging-dm-company-feature AND Data on how the internet is performing https://blog.thousandeyes.com/how-internet-held-up-northern-europe/  💼 All Our SponsorsSupport the vendors who support the show:👉 https://businessof.tech/sponsors/ 🚀 Join Business of Tech PlusGet exclusive access to investigative reports, vendor analysis, leadership briefings, and more.👉 https://businessof.tech/plus 🎧 Subscribe to the Business of TechWant the show on your favorite podcast app or prefer the written versions of each story?📲 https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe 📰 Story Links & SourcesLooking for the links from today’s stories?Every episode script — with full source links — is posted at:🌐 https://www.businessof.tech 🎙 Want to Be a Guest?Pitch your story or appear on Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services Insights:💬 https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/businessoftech 🔗 Follow Business of Tech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079YouTube: https://youtube.com/mspradioBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/businessof.techInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradioTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessoftechFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Four things to know today Oracle vs Google in the Supreme Court https://thehill.com/regulation/520045-supreme-court-hears-landmark-9b-copyright-fight-between-oracle-google https://www.protocol.com/google-oracle-supreme-court-software-api COVID-19 and the Cloud https://www.channelfutures.com/technologies/covid-19-and-cloud-avalanche-of-research-shows-partner-opportunity Compensation gaps to address in tech https://thenextweb.com/growth-quarters/2020/10/07/the-startup-gender-pay-gap-no-one-is-paying-attention-to-equity-syndication/ AND A botnet that wipes everything https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-heh-botnet-can-wipe-routers-and-iot-devices/  💼 All Our SponsorsSupport the vendors who support the show:👉 https://businessof.tech/sponsors/ 🚀 Join Business of Tech PlusGet exclusive access to investigative reports, vendor analysis, leadership briefings, and more.👉 https://businessof.tech/plus 🎧 Subscribe to the Business of TechWant the show on your favorite podcast app or prefer the written versions of each story?📲 https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe 📰 Story Links & SourcesLooking for the links from today’s stories?Every episode script — with full source links — is posted at:🌐 https://www.businessof.tech 🎙 Want to Be a Guest?Pitch your story or appear on Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services Insights:💬 https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/businessoftech 🔗 Follow Business of Tech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079YouTube: https://youtube.com/mspradioBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/businessof.techInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradioTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessoftechFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Three things to know today Congress says Big Tech is a monopoly https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/242359/u-s-big-tech-are-abusive-monopolies-that-should-be-regulated-or-broken-up AT&T ends DSL, with big implications https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/10/life-in-atts-slow-lane-millions-left-without-fiber-as-company-kills-dsl/ AND Eero partners with ISPs https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/6/21504317/eero-for-service-providers-launch-isps-partnership-routers  💼 All Our SponsorsSupport the vendors who support the show:👉 https://businessof.tech/sponsors/ 🚀 Join Business of Tech PlusGet exclusive access to investigative reports, vendor analysis, leadership briefings, and more.👉 https://businessof.tech/plus 🎧 Subscribe to the Business of TechWant the show on your favorite podcast app or prefer the written versions of each story?📲 https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe 📰 Story Links & SourcesLooking for the links from today’s stories?Every episode script — with full source links — is posted at:🌐 https://www.businessof.tech 🎙 Want to Be a Guest?Pitch your story or appear on Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services Insights:💬 https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/businessoftech 🔗 Follow Business of Tech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079YouTube: https://youtube.com/mspradioBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/businessof.techInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradioTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessoftechFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Three things to know today The greenfield in business outcomes https://techaisle.com/blog/427-channel-partners-developing-best-practices-for-digital-transformation Rebrandings you need to know about https://www.thurrott.com/uncategorized/242282/bing-is-rebranded-to-microsoft-bing https://www.channele2e.com/channel-partners/csps/what-is-google-workspace-formerly-g-suite-and-more/ https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/6/21503835/gmail-new-logo-design-google-workspace-features https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/6/21503649/google-workspace-g-suite-gmail-chat-meet-docs AND The most ridiculous tech problems make the best examples. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54423988 https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/06/qiui-smart-chastity-sex-toy-security-flaw/  💼 All Our SponsorsSupport the vendors who support the show:👉 https://businessof.tech/sponsors/ 🚀 Join Business of Tech PlusGet exclusive access to investigative reports, vendor analysis, leadership briefings, and more.👉 https://businessof.tech/plus 🎧 Subscribe to the Business of TechWant the show on your favorite podcast app or prefer the written versions of each story?📲 https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe 📰 Story Links & SourcesLooking for the links from today’s stories?Every episode script — with full source links — is posted at:🌐 https://www.businessof.tech 🎙 Want to Be a Guest?Pitch your story or appear on Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services Insights:💬 https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/businessoftech 🔗 Follow Business of Tech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079YouTube: https://youtube.com/mspradioBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/businessof.techInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradioTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessoftechFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Three things to know today New law on cybersecurity for small businesses introduced https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/518267-lawmakers-introduce-legislation-to-boost-cybersecurity-of-local Is the Watch the way for voice? https://www.aboveavalon.com/notes/2020/9/30/apple-watch-momentum-is-building AND The end of the American internet? https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2020/10/3/the-end-of-the-american-internet  💼 All Our SponsorsSupport the vendors who support the show:👉 https://businessof.tech/sponsors/ 🚀 Join Business of Tech PlusGet exclusive access to investigative reports, vendor analysis, leadership briefings, and more.👉 https://businessof.tech/plus 🎧 Subscribe to the Business of TechWant the show on your favorite podcast app or prefer the written versions of each story?📲 https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe 📰 Story Links & SourcesLooking for the links from today’s stories?Every episode script — with full source links — is posted at:🌐 https://www.businessof.tech 🎙 Want to Be a Guest?Pitch your story or appear on Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services Insights:💬 https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/businessoftech 🔗 Follow Business of Tech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079YouTube: https://youtube.com/mspradioBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/businessof.techInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradioTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessoftechFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.