Investors Push MSPs Toward AI-Orchestrated Platforms While SEC Filings Flag Growing AI Reputational ThreatsTop Down Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on the Managed Services Provider software ecosystem,... By: Dave Sobel/November 13, 2025/Business Strategy
OpenAI Pushes GPT-5.1 as Model Volatility Rises While Fei-Fei Li’s Marble Targets Practical 3D Digital TwinsLet’s talk some releases. OpenAI has released GPT-5.1, an update to its GPT-5 flagship model, introducing... By: Dave Sobel/November 13, 2025/Product & Company Updates
U.S. Cyber Defense Falters as CISA Act Expires, Threat Sharing Plummets 70% Amid Budget CutsThe expiration of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, or CISA, on September 30, 2025, has created... By: Dave Sobel/November 12, 2025/Security
Compliance Crossroads: New EU, UK, and U.S. Rules Reshape Data Protection and Cybersecurity for MSPsI promise this legislation section has something for everyone. European Union officials are poised to modify... By: Dave Sobel/November 12, 2025/Regulation
Vendors Push Simpler, Smarter Security: Microsoft Syncs Passkeys, N-able Adds Cyber Warranty, EasyDMARC Targets MSP SalesMicrosoft is advancing its commitment to passwordless technology by enabling the syncing of passkeys across devices.... By: Dave Sobel/November 12, 2025/Product & Company Updates
AI Goes Corporate: ChatGPT and Copilot Dominate Adoption as Leaders Struggle With Data Trust and StrategyIn the corporate race for artificial intelligence dominance, ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot are leading the field,... By: Dave Sobel/November 11, 2025/Artificial Intelligence
Faulty AI Tests and Failing Trust: Oxford Study and Kaseya Report Expose the Gap Between Hype and RealityA recent study by the Oxford Internet Institute and other organizations reveals that only 16 percent... By: Dave Sobel/November 11, 2025/Artificial Intelligence
From Newsrooms to Courtrooms, AI Adoption Exposes a Trust Gap — and a New Opportunity for IT ProvidersLet’s talk about some use cases. The New York Times explores how Artificial intelligence is reshaping... By: Dave Sobel/November 11, 2025/Artificial Intelligence
AI Divide Widens: China’s Free Kimi K2 Model Challenges GPT-5 While Google Locks Users Into a Data-Driven EcosystemA new Chinese artificial intelligence model, Kimi K2 Thinking, has been released by the Beijing-based company... By: Dave Sobel/November 11, 2025/Product & Company Updates
86% of Creators Use AI for Growth: Mobile Creativity and the Future of Business TechAccording to Adobe’s inaugural Creators’ Toolkit Report, 86 percent of global content creators are now using... By: Dave Sobel/November 10, 2025/Product & Company Updates
Everyone’s Blaming AI for Layoffs — But the Real Problem Is Old-Fashioned EconomicsThe U.S. job market experienced a gradual slowdown in October, with the unemployment rate rising slightly... By: Dave Sobel/November 10, 2025/Artificial Intelligence
Generative AI Gains Global Trust, But Weak Governance and Deferred Spending Signal Market Correction AheadTrust in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is increasing globally, despite notable gaps in AI safety measures.... By: Dave Sobel/November 10, 2025/Artificial Intelligence
SMBs Upgrade for Security, Not AI — MSPs Poised to Benefit as Hiring Stalls and Demand for Guidance RisesThe arrival of AI-powered personal computers is reshaping the landscape for small and medium businesses, or... By: Dave Sobel/November 10, 2025/Security
Google Unveils Ironwood AI Chip as AWS Expands MSP Program — Hyperscalers Double Down on AI Infrastructure and Partner EnablementGoogle has announced the release of Ironwood, its seventh generation Tensor Processing Unit, which aims to... By: Dave Sobel/November 10, 2025/Product & Company Updates
At IT Nation Connect, ConnectWise Focuses on Asio Enhancements While Ecosystem Partners Deliver the Bigger InnovationConnectWise is hosting their IT Nation Connect Event in Florida. I’m not there this year, but... By: Dave Sobel/November 7, 2025/Product & Company Updates
N-able Rebrands Its Future: Strong Earnings and AI-Fueled Pivot Toward Cyber ResilienceAnd N-able, Inc. has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2025, reporting a... By: Dave Sobel/November 7, 2025/Product & Company Updates
From ChatGPT to Hurricanes: How AI’s Expansion Is Turning Tools Into Core Business SystemsOpenAI has announced that it has surpassed one million business customers globally, making it the fastest-growing... By: Dave Sobel/November 7, 2025/Artificial Intelligence
Trust, Transparency, and Transformation: How AI Acceleration Is Forcing Leaders to Rethink Human MetricsAnd time for some big ideas. Harvard Business Review asks – if Trust is So Important,... By: Dave Sobel/November 7, 2025/Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Says Perplexity’s AI Went Too Far — and Microsoft Just Proved Why Agents Still StruggleAmazon has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI, claiming that the startup’s “agentic” shopping feature improperly... By: Dave Sobel/November 6, 2025/Product & Company Updates
CFPB’s Cybersecurity Audit: Maturity Drops from 4 to 2 Amid Staff Cuts and Outdated SystemsA federal audit has deemed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s cybersecurity program ineffective due to significant... By: Dave Sobel/November 6, 2025/Security