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Each day, the flood of technology news hits. In an industry that always changes, those who deliver technology services need to focus on the information that matters to them. The Business of Tech podcast focuses on the news you need to know. Covering both the story and why it matters to the way services are created and delivered, channel veteran Dave Sobel brings you up to speed and gives you resources to go deeper. With insights and analysis, this five minute podcast focuses on the knowledge you need to be effective, profitable, and relevant.

The podcast is hosted by Dave Sobel, a leading expert in the delivery of technology services with broad experience in both technology and business. He owned and operated an IT Solution Provider and Managed Services Provider for over a decade, both acquiring other organizations and eventually being acquired. This firm was a winner of multiple awards, including Kaseya’s Cutting Edge and ConnectWise’s Best New Idea, as well as being a finalist for Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner of the Year in the Small Business Specialist category. After his MSP experience, he worked for multiple vendors at such companies as Level Platforms, GFI, LogicNow, and Solarwinds, leading community, event, marketing, and product strategies, as well as several M&A activities.

He was named a CRN Channel Chief multiple times, to the CRN UK A-List, as a Channel Futures Circle of Excellence winner, to Channel Pro’s 20/20 Visionaries, and has been an MSPmentor 250 member for multiple years Dave has been recognized as one of the top virtualization experts globally as a Microsoft MVP for Virtualization. and author of “Virtualization: Defined. A Primer for the SMB Consultant.” Dave has served on the executive council for Managed Services and Emerging Technologies, the Vendor Advisory Council, as founding Chair for the Mobility Community for CompTIA.

News and commentary delivered daily from experience.    You’ll learn about the delivery of IT services, what is necessary to be a modern managed services provider, what cloud means for managed services, details about IT operations and managed services, as well as the latest trends from cyber security to artificial intelligence.       

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Ethics Statement

My goal is to provide information and value to the broader IT consulting channel, including vendors and partners of all sizes.     If you deliver IT services, I believe I have a perspective to offer.

To that end, I have established a set of guiding principles.

  • When I make a mistake, I strive to correct the error promptly and disclose the correction to listeners.
  • I maintain the anonymity of my sources when asked to do so and when they are sharing information I believe to be in the public interest.
  • I honor embargoed statements from companies in the space.
  • My paid consulting assignments are advisory in nature.  I am hired to present my opinions in detail.
  • Advertisements are clearly delineated within the content of my shows.
  • I currently own stock in SolarWinds (SWI) & N-Able (NABL), which was part of my compensation from employment between 2013 and 2019.
  • I make every effort to follow the FTC guidelines in my business efforts.    
  • If you find something that requires clarification, please ask.  

For content on the Business of Tech, there are guiding principles.

  • Any paid content is clearly positioned as such. An example is ads, which are clearly different in sound and presentation.
  • There are no paid endorsements.
  • I do not accept any preconditions for coverage of a story that requires me to say certain things.
  • Any interview subjects are not given the opportunity to preview or approve interview questions, nor are they allowed to review stories prior to publication.
  • Any potential stock conflict is made available via a disclosure.
  • AI is used in the creation of content for the purpose of summarization.   All AI content is reviewed by a human.  
  • AI is not used as a primary source of information.  

I recognize the following terminology for those who are communications professionals or authorized spokespeople for their organizations speaking on behalf of their organization in an official capacity.

  • “On the record” is the default position when speaking to MSP Radio.   You say things, they are recorded and reported on.
  • “On background” is an agreement which both must agree to, which allows discussions that are not specifically attributed to you.   There must be agreement for discussions to be on background.