Research on going direct versus a tiered distribution modelThe Global Technology Distribution Council has released new research that looks at direct, single-tier, and partner-led... By: Dave Sobel/October 16, 2020/Business Strategy
US CyberCommand moves on a botnetUS CyberCommand recently focused on the Trickbot botnet – an army of 1 million computers run... By: Dave Sobel/October 15, 2020/Business Strategy, Regulation
Data center growth stalls… and stays the sameGartner with data on Data Center Spending – the analyst is expecting a rebound in 2021,... By: Dave Sobel/October 15, 2020/Business Strategy
Video chat platforms are a thing to build onDiving into video chat, According to the company’s data from its GoToMeeting platform, the method, size... By: Dave Sobel/October 15, 2020/Business Strategy
Are MSPs ready for a crisis? Pulling from the new LogicMonitor Future of the MSP Industry Research Report. Quoting Solutions Review: LogicMonitor... By: Dave Sobel/October 14, 2020/Business Strategy
PC Shipment data is up, but the news isn’t goodIDC, Gartner and Canalys all out with their PC data. Canalys reports shipments up 12.7 percent... By: Dave Sobel/October 13, 2020/Business Strategy
Microsoft’s new remote work policyMicrosoft has announced that it is allowing more of its employees to work from home permanently. ... By: Dave Sobel/October 13, 2020/Business Strategy
Scrooge McDuck-level embarrassment of riches: tech opportunityHighlighting analysis in RedMonk by analyst Stephen O’Grady. “The technology landscape today is a Scrooge McDuck-level... By: Dave Sobel/October 12, 2020/Business Strategy
Bandwidth: Forward and backward movement reveals an opportunityComcast has announced trials of gigabit-plus download and upload speeds over their existing cable wires. This... By: Dave Sobel/October 12, 2020/Business Strategy
The “lie” and “fallacy” of as a serviceFile this under “opposing views”. Coming out of the Canalys Forum, Mike Norris, the head of... By: Dave Sobel/October 12, 2020/Business Strategy
Which industries are winners, and which losers?Industry research company Canalys hosted their forum event virtually and presented some new insights on the... By: Dave Sobel/October 9, 2020/Business Strategy
More MSP moves from MicrosoftMicrosoft has added cloud-based multi-tenancy for MSPs to Microsoft 365’s admin center. This handles management on... By: Dave Sobel/October 9, 2020/Business Strategy
Slack connects organizations … moreSlack has announced further extension of its Slack Connect functionality, which in 2021 will allow employees... By: Dave Sobel/October 9, 2020/Business Strategy
Data on how the internet is performingThousand Eyes has an update to their Internet Performance Report. Some highlights: Yes, internet disruptions did... By: Dave Sobel/October 9, 2020/Business Strategy
COVID-19 and the CloudChannel Futures pulled together four sets of data – one I’ve previously discussed – in a... By: Dave Sobel/October 8, 2020/Business Strategy
AT&T is discontinuing DSL service, with big implicationsAT&T is discontinuing its DSL service, just as a new report indicates that AT&T has only... By: Dave Sobel/October 7, 2020/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Regulation
Eero partners with ISPsEero is moving beyond consumers and partnering with internet service providers. The Amazon-owned router company has... By: Dave Sobel/October 7, 2020/Business Strategy
A greenfield in business outcomes as an opportunitySome new thinking and data from TechAisle. Quoting the blog: Although 71% of partners offer digital... By: Dave Sobel/October 6, 2020/Business Strategy
Is the Watch the way for voice?Today is clearly contrarian day, I want to highlight some thinking on Above Avalon about the... By: Dave Sobel/October 5, 2020/Business Strategy
The end of the American internet?Highlighting a piece by Benedict Evans, which declares the end of the American Internet. Here’s the... By: Dave Sobel/October 5, 2020/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Regulation