Posts published in “Archives: Episode”

Four things to know today

*   European and Brazilian market data with insights

https://www.channelpartnerinsight.com/news/4025826/record-breaking-2020-european-channel-track-eur100bn-revenue

https://www.channelpro.co.uk/news/12030/european-it-channel-ends-2020-with-record-sales

https://www.zdnet.com/article/local-firms-increase-representation-among-it-sector-leaders-in-brazil/

* Back to the office.. now or too soon?

https://www.commercialintegrator.com/news/us-workers-building-safety/

* A profile of the Internet Association

https://www.axios.com/the-fractured-tech-lobbys-uphill-battles-a9ec75b0-c925-470a-aeec-390cd71f5b6f.html

AND

* The Worst of CES

https://uspirg.org/blogs/blog/usp/introducing-ces-worst-show-awards

https://www.gadgetguy.com.au/worst-in-show-awards-at-ces-2021-presented-by-the-repair-association/

Peter Melby is CEO of Greystone Technology. He's spoken out about how private equity is bad for MSPs and for the MSP market. Now, he's sold to one. Learn who he is, what his perspective is, and what did — and did not — change.

* What is your position on Private Equity, and why do you think it is bad for MSPs?
* So what changed in your perspective, particularly now that you sold to one?
* Did you sell out, did something change, or did you find something unique?
* COVID impact
* About the private equity firm specifically - and not all is the same
* How is this structure different from the typical PE playbook?
* A core business tenet
* What is your advice to MSP owners who are considering their own exit?

Three things to know today

*   CES did happen

https://www.wsj.com/articles/ces-2021-the-worlds-largest-tech-show-trades-las-vegas-for-cyberspace-11610290800?mod=djemalertNEWS

* A roundup of stories on the journey

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/14/22231451/bmw-access-subscription-shut-down-nashville-cancel

https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-removes-feature-that-allowed-its-apps-to-bypass-macos-firewalls-and-vpns/

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/14/22231187/microsoft-salesforce-oracle-digital-vaccination-records

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-moves-closer-to-running-all-of-its-own-services-on-azure/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nsa-advises-companies-to-avoid-third-party-dns-resolvers/

AND

* Solarwinds – the roundup

https://www.zdnet.com/article/third-malware-strain-discovered-in-solarwinds-supply-chain-attack/

https://www.theregister.com/2021/01/12/solarwinds_tech_analysis_crowdstrike/

https://www.itp.net/security/95589-kaspersky-experts-connect-solarwinds-attack-with-kazuar-backdoor

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/solarleaks-site-claims-to-sell-data-stolen-in-solarwinds-attacks/

https://www.crn.com/news/security/microsoft-president-brad-smith-solarwinds-attack-violated-norms-and-rules-of-government-activities?itc=refresh

https://defensesystems.com/articles/2021/01/13/cisa-saml-warning.aspx

https://www.barrons.com/articles/the-solarwinds-hack-was-huge-jpmorgan-is-defending-the-stock-51610645288

Three things to know today

*   Microsoft may be moving more aggressively against its partners

https://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/partners-feel-betrayed-taken-aback-by-microsoft-s-direct-calls-to-customers

https://www.thirdtier.net/2021/01/13/microsoft-really-is-coming-for-your-clients-this-time/

* New Managed and cloud services data

https://smartermsp.com/demand-for-managed-services-shows-signs-of-recovery/

https://channellife.co.nz/story/idc-public-cloud-it-infrastructure-revenue-growth-remained-strong-in-third-quarter-of-2020

AND

* Three different kinds of internet blocks

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uganda-election-social-media-idUSKBN29H1E7

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/14/poland-plans-to-make-censoring-of-social-media-accounts

https://news.yahoo.com/google-blocking-political-ads-well-160755035.html

Three things to know today

*   Lessons from inconsistent work from home data

https://www.commercialintegrator.com/business_resources/operations/wfh-productivity-survey/

https://www.channelpronetwork.com/article/work-home-art-and-science-post-perimeter-security

* Ecosystems get someone noticed

https://www.protocol.com/enterprise/ringcentral-underdog-zoom-microsoft

AND

* Parler wasn't hacked, they just didn't close the door.

https://www.wired.com/story/parler-hack-data-public-posts-images-video/

Three things to know today

*  Threats of violence against tech workers

https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/11/scraped-parler-data-is-a-metadata-goldmine/

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/facebook-tells-employees-to-avoid-wearing-facebook-branded-apparel

* Market data on phones and computers

https://channellife.co.nz/story/idc-used-smartphone-market-poised-for-growth

https://channellife.co.nz/story/pc-market-hits-all-time-high-driven-by-pandemic-related-buying

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/11/22225356/pc-sales-shipments-2020-growth-idc-canalys-remote-work [https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/11/22225356/pc-sales-shipments-2020-growth-idc-canalys-remote-work?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4]

https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/chrome-os/chromebook/246100/intel-9-4-million-chromebooks-sold-in-q3-2020 [https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/chrome-os/chromebook/246100/intel-9-4-million-chromebooks-sold-in-q3-2020?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=intel-9-4-million-chromebooks-sold-in-q3-2020]

AND

* Solarwinds releases a detailed timeline

https://orangematter.solarwinds.com/2021/01/11/new-findings-from-our-investigation-of-sunburst/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-cyber-solarwinds/solarwinds-hackers-linked-to-known-russian-spying-tools-investigators-say-idUSKBN29G0XT

.    Four things to know today

*   More tech fallout

https://www.axios.com/platforms-social-media-ban-restrict-trump-d9e44f3c-8366-4ba9-a8a1-7f3114f920f1.html

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/10/22223956/parler-ceo-john-matze-lawyers-vendors-abandoning

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/8/22220778/alphabet-workers-union-demands-youtube-ban-trump

https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/01/08/1015929/archive-capitol-insurrection-trump-maga-footage/

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/us-capitol-siege-heralds-tougher-social-media-curbs-559639

* A key detail to learn from AWS

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/warnermedia-extended-aws-deal-to-win-key-hbo-max-concession

* CEO Experience – is it as good as promised?

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/ceo-experience-isnt-as-valuable-as-believed-the-informations-tech-briefing

AND

* Security moves in two kinds of extortion

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-used-ransomware-to-lock-victims-in-their-iot-chastity-belt/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/some-ransomware-gangs-are-going-after-top-execs-to-pressure-companies-into-paying/

An interview with John Sindelar, discussing low code and no code, as well as their approach to platforms. He offers insights on how providers should understand these key concepts.

Four things to know today

*   Endpoint complexity

https://www.path.absolute.com/resources/2020-endpoint-resilience-report

* Windows 7 deployments

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/6/22217052/microsoft-windows-7-109-million-pcs-usage-stats-analytics

* 2021 Managed Services spending

https://smartermsp.com/msps-enter-2021-holding-their-own/

AND

* More SolarWinds

https://homelandprepnews.com/stories/59941-national-security-council-launches-task-force-to-investigate-solar-winds-cyber-attack/

https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/updated-cisa-directive-discovers-saml-token-abuse-around-solarwinds-hack-calls-for-full-rebuild-of-affected-networks/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/01/sealed-u-s-court-records-exposed-in-solarwinds-breach/

https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/7/22219275/federal-judiciary-system-further-securing-sealed-documents-solarwinds-hack

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-talent/solarwinds-hires-krebs-stamos-as-cybersecurity-consultants-after-orion-hack/

https://www.channele2e.com/technology/security/new-solarwinds-ceo-discloses-three-security-priorities