Let’s start with four charts about the small business recovery. Link in the show notes.. and reading them, the stats that jump out: 51% of…
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Microsoft changes their tune on right to repair
By Dave Sobel on October 13, 2021
Microsoft has agreed to study, via an independent third party, the impact of making its devices easier to repair and make changes by the end…
The uncertainty of the future for SMBs with a new pace of change
By Dave Sobel on October 12, 2021
I talked about workers, now how about customers. New survey of National Association of State Chief Information Officers. Quoting State Scoop: 94% said the pandemic…
Microsoft’s 20% premium for monthly billing under fire
By Dave Sobel on October 7, 2021
I previously covered Microsoft’s announcement of changes to pricing for most Microsoft 365 SKUs on March 1, 2022. The effort is called “New Commerce Experience”,…
What teachers teach us, and the divide between employer and employee
By Dave Sobel on October 6, 2021
How about some perspective on change… from teachers? A poll by Khan Academy found more than three-quarters of teachers plan to update the way they…
Microsoft’s launch day is tomorrow, but does anyone know?
By Dave Sobel on October 4, 2021
Tomorrow is launch day for Microsoft. Office 2021 launches, and final pricing was announced. Quoting the Verge, Office Home and Student 2021 will be priced…
Why patch delays happen and two new tools from CISA
By Dave Sobel on October 1, 2021
CompTIA’s State of Cybersecurity report -- Three in 10 survey respondents said they are “completely satisfied” with their organization’s approach to cybersecurity, while 27% feel…
What does the usage of online medical records tell us?
By Dave Sobel on October 1, 2021
Here’s one I’m pondering. A new report from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology says that most people are likely to access their…
Amazon to offer cyber insurance to SMBs in the UK (and already announced the US)
By Dave Sobel on September 29, 2021
Amazon is going to offer cyber insurance to SMBs in the UK. Partnering with Superscript, companies will be able to order insurance via Amazon’s Business…
Did you know about weeks of outages in VoIP?
By Dave Sobel on September 28, 2021
So… I don’t generally cover outages. A cloud outage, like Microsoft 365 or AWS is generally resolved by the time the pod is released. That…