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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  💼 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.

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/  💼 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.

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  💼 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.

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  💼 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.

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.  💼 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.

Today Are the cloud providers willing to revisit contracts? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-17/amazon-microsoft-offer-little-relief-to-desperate-cloud-clients https://www.theinformation.com/articles/aws-holds-the-line-on-cloud-bills-as-customers-ask-for-relief Security data and lessons from our youth https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/top-officials-at-world-health-organization-targeted-for-hacks-1.1424943 https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/top-officials-at-world-health-organization-targeted-for-hacks-1.1424943 AND News you can use: Microsoft and Zoom. https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-365-available-worldwide-164731336.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/17/zoom-advisor-alex-stamos-still-trusts-zoom-for-his-video-meetings.html  💼 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.

Seven things to know today in two categories Two and two from Microsoft and Google each https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-makes-a-yammer-communities-app-available-in-teams/ https://rcpmag.com/articles/2020/04/20/yammer-microsoft-teams-communications-app.aspx https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/04/21/open-data-campaign-divide/ https://siliconangle.com/2020/04/20/google-launches-beyondcorp-remote-access-virtual-workers/ https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/20/google-cloud-health-api-released.html AND Cybercrime roundup and the question.. has regulation stopped? https://www.engadget.com/meet-the-upscalers-star-wars-140000459.html https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-breaches-and-attacks/ransomware/attacks-new-orleans-government-agency/ https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/orleans/assessors-office-ransomware/289-2681faa3-5d40-4b86-9c74-4f8a4e7a76bc https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/technology/zoom-security-dropbox-hackers.html Interview with Secretary Ardoin: https://link.chtbl.com/G9dV9BgS  💼 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.

Today Insight from the finance teams https://www.pwc.com/us/en/library/covid-19/pwc-covid-19-cfo-pulse-survey-2.html https://www.pwc.com/us/en/library/covid-19/pwc-covid-19-cfo-pulse-survey.html Four security stories to make a sundae https://www.channele2e.com/news/maze-ransomware-attacks-cognizant-customers/ https://www.channelpartnerinsight.com/news/4014163/cognizant-hit-maze-ransomware-amid-surge-msp-focused-attacks https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-news/fbi-covid-19-cyberattacks-spike-400-in-pandemic/ https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-markets/asia-pacific/dhs-cisa-warn-of-north-korea-cyber-threat/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/04/16/hospitals-on-covid-19-frontline-face-double-extortion-threat-security-experts-caution/#420ed5d83c27 AND A new AI system for security bugs https://venturebeat.com/2020/04/16/ai-spots-critical-microsoft-security-bugs-97-of-the-time/  💼 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.

In this episode, Host of the Business of Tech Podcast Dave Sobel breaks down why he leverages data the way he does, why all consultants are not created equal, and what Best Practices really are. If you think they are "things that work", there is more to it than that. The Service Leadership information referenced in this video is here: https://www.service-leadership.com/news-events/news/2020/q2/  💼 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.

Today News from Capitol Hill https://thehill.com/policy/technology/493235-leading-tech-groups-push-congress-to-provide-funds-for-it-cybersecurity Facebook updates https://www.axios.com/facebook-says-most-employees-will-work-from-home-through-may-76e4239c-7381-4e0b-979b-4e779bd16f85.html Bug Bounty programs https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/zoom-crypto-and-bug-bounty-experts/ AND Lessons on office space design https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/netherlands/six-feet-office  💼 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.