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Four things to know today

* How Effective are the technologies being implemented?     

https://www.ciodive.com/news/workers-struggle-work-software-survey/588854/

* Q3 Threat Landscape Report
* Q3 2020 Threat Report. [https://www.nuspire.com/?post_type=resources&p=4917&preview=true]

* Gartner gives insight into the EMEA Market

https://www.channelpartnerinsight.com/news/4023210/emea-spending-rebound-2021-claims-gartner

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* Amazon's Care Hub

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/11/amazon-alexa-care-hub-update-helps-in-caring-for-family-members.html

Three things to know today

*   Analysis on which industries are performing

https://www.ciodive.com/news/digital-disruption-at-risk-industries/588757/

* RSA is going virtual for 2021

https://www.crn.com/news/security/rsa-conference-2021-goes-all-virtual-due-to-covid-19

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* How bad is the cybersecurity job market?

https://www.channelfutures.com/mssp-insider/cybersecurity-talent-shortage-approaching-danger-level

Four things to know today

*   Canalys says things are up when they are down

https://www.computerweekly.com/microscope/feature/Reasons-to-be-positive-about-2021

* Revisiting the fundamentals

https://techaisle.com/blog/432-study-shows-smbs-are-considering-five-critical-cloud-planning-and-strategy-issues

* New Mac OS tomorrow

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/10/21432429/apple-macos-11-big-sur-release-date-m1-chip

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* Root certificate concerns to come

https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/11/07/many-websites-will-stop-working-on-older-android-versions-in-2021/

Three things to know today

*  Zoom settles with the FTC

https://www.crn.com/news/networking/ftc-calls-for-zoom-security-enhancements-in-new-settlement?itc=refresh

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/9/21557074/zoom-security-ftc-settlement-encryption

* Microsoft has their eyes on Zoom

https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-teams-zoom-webex-meetings-2020-11 [https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-teams-zoom-webex-meetings-2020-11?r=US&IR=T&nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_content=10_things_tech&utm_campaign=Post%20Blast%20sai:%2010%20things%20in%20tech%20you%20need%20to%20know%20today&utm_term=10%20THINGS%20IN%20TECH%20YOU%20NEED%20TO%20KNOW%20-%20ENGAGED%2C%20ACTIVE%2C%20PASSIVE%2C%20DISENGAGED]

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* IT Jobs data

https://mytechdecisions.com/it-infrastructure/comptia-tech-jobs-trending-up/

Three things to know today

* IT Operations 2020 report from Kaseya  

https://www.channelfutures.com/from-the-industry/smbs-technology-reliance-presents-huge-opportunities-for-msps

* The DOJ gets its final piece of the Silk Road

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/6/21552339/us-goverment-seizes-1-billion-bitcoin-profits-silk-road-wallet-individual-x

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* New rules on text, email and IM for debt collectors

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debt-collectors-unlimited-text-email-messages-consumer-financial-protection-bureau/

I was asked by a Patreon about my thinking on Google's recent re-branding of G Suite to "Google Workspace". The Patreon was focused on the positioning – was google betting on a younger workforce preferring google products over Microsoft 365? Was a focus on better UX and simplicity going to drive those younger workers AND SMBs to the product?

Here's my answer.

Three things to know today

*   Ingram Micro ONE with financial insights

https://www.channelpronetwork.com/news/ingram-micro-traces-ups-and-downs-crazy-year-virtual-partner-event

https://channelbuzz.ca/2020/11/ingram-micro-thinks-global-with-virtual-one-event-35244/

* We don't trust the data

https://smartermsp.com/survey-uncovers-data-reliability-opportunity-for-msps/

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* Apple is more aggressively indexing the web

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-search-bot-leaked-internal-ips-via-proxy-configuration/

Four things to know today

* Customers to be more demanding on less money  

https://www.channelpartnerinsight.com/news/4022843/customers-demanding-2021-claims-forrester

* Walmart says no to robots

https://www.engadget.com/walmart-abandons-plan-to-have-robots-check-inventories-112907958.html

* Expedia loses a ton of money and that's ok with them

https://www.geekwire.com/2020/expedia-group-sees-travel-stabilizing-revenue-still-58-bumpy-unpredictable-market/

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* Online events.. maybe not as bad as you think

https://www.commercialintegrator.com/communications/collaboration/virtual-meetings-improve-time-management/

Three things to know today

* What do CEOs want?  

https://www.ciodive.com/news/CEO-cio-csuite-technology/588258/

* Customer Experience from the other side of the globe

https://channellife.co.nz/story/new-report-uncovers-opportunities-and-challenges-for-a-nz-businesses

AND

* Two results in from the elections we care about

https://www.wwlp.com/news/political-news/election-results-massachusetts-ballot-question-1-right-to-repair/

https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/4/21546037/prop-22-california-uber-lyft-ballot-measure-result