Ingram Micro Begins System Restoration After Ransomware Attack, But Silence FrustratesLet’s update on Ingram Micro’s system restoration. Ingram Micro has begun the process of reactivating customer... By: Dave Sobel/July 9, 2025/Community Sentiment
Robin Robins Sells Technology Marketing Toolkit; Joins Kaseya as Strategic AdvisorAnd lastly, Kaseya has announced the expansion of its community investment with the addition of the... By: Dave Sobel/July 9, 2025/Community Sentiment
Ingram Micro Cyber Attack, Windows 11 Market Growth, and Cloudflare’s AI Scraper BlockadeIngram Micro has suffered a significant ransomware attack attributed to the SafePay group, disrupting its systems... By: Dave Sobel/July 7, 2025/Business Strategy, Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates, Security
ASCII Group Mourns Loss of Founder Who Championed MSPs for Four DecadesThe ASCII Group has announced the passing of its Founder and Chairman, Alan D. Weinberger, who... By: Dave Sobel/July 7, 2025/Community Sentiment
AI and Ransomware Transform SMB Cybersecurity Amid 400M Windows PC Decline and Ethical DilemmasThe podcast discusses the evolving landscape of cybersecurity for small and mid-market businesses, emphasizing the dual... By: Dave Sobel/June 27, 2025/Business Strategy, Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates
From Productivity to Manipulation: The Expanding and Uneven Impact of AI Across SectorsThis set of Friday Big Ideas has a bit of a theme to consider. In Business... By: Dave Sobel/June 27, 2025/Community Sentiment
AI-Powered Productivity Disruption: Microsoft, OpenAI, and Legal Challenges in Copyright TrainingMicrosoft is facing significant challenges in promoting its Copilot AI assistant within enterprises, as many employees... By: Dave Sobel/June 26, 2025/Artificial Intelligence, Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates
Smaller Tech Firms Like OITVOIP Show How Inclusion Can Be a Competitive AdvantageEach quarter, this podcast releases our research data on the demographic makeup of IT leadership, broken... By: Dave Sobel/June 26, 2025/Community Sentiment
CEO Confidence Plummets as Small Businesses Thrive; Data Blind Spots Challenge Strategic PlanningSmall business resilience is masking deeper economic strains, as recent surveys reveal that while many small... By: Dave Sobel/June 23, 2025/Artificial Intelligence, Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates
Growth Without Confidence: SMBs Forge Ahead as Economic Signals Flash Caution for IT AdvisorsI’ll start with some reporting in the Guardian, indicating Small business owners in the United States... By: Dave Sobel/June 23, 2025/Community Sentiment
AI’s Jagged Age: Memory Limits, Retrieval Bots, and Legal Battles Over Encryption and PrivacyAI models have a defined memory ceiling, which is reshaping the ongoing debates surrounding copyright and... By: Dave Sobel/June 13, 2025/Artificial Intelligence, Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates, Security
Legal Tech, GenAI, and Fast Food Bots All Show One Thing: Hype Doesn’t Equal SuccessEnding the week with some big ideas. In Business Insider, a consultant who assists law firms... By: Dave Sobel/June 13, 2025/Community Sentiment
PAX 8’s AI Solutions, Apple’s Developer Access, Cybersecurity Policy Changes, and MSP Support GroupPAX 8 has announced the development of the first Managed Intelligence Toolkit, set to launch in... By: Dave Sobel/June 10, 2025/Artificial Intelligence, Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates, Regulation
MSP Owners Group Emerges as Third Path for Providers Seeking Growth Without Selling OutJuan Fernandez, a veteran in the managed services provider sector, has launched the MSP Owners Group,... By: Dave Sobel/June 10, 2025/Community Sentiment
NWN’s InterVision Deal, Empath’s Insider Funding, AI Agents Emerge, Big Tech’s Cybersecurity MovesNWN Corporation has acquired InterVision Systems, a managed services provider known for its innovative IT solutions... By: Dave Sobel/June 4, 2025/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy, Community Sentiment, Security
Empath Raises $2M from MSPs, Blending Customer Ownership with Startup CapitalEmpath, a training and education platform for managed service providers, has successfully raised $2 million in... By: Dave Sobel/June 4, 2025/Community Sentiment
AI Ethics Alarm: Anthropic’s Claude Four Sparks Controversy as SMBs Navigate Economic UncertaintySmall and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are exhibiting cautious optimism regarding growth in 2025, with a recent... By: Dave Sobel/May 27, 2025/Artificial Intelligence, Community Sentiment, Regulation
Small Businesses Signal Confidence but Act Cautiously Amid AI Gaps, Lending Shifts, and Tariff PressuresI hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend who had it – I know it was both... By: Dave Sobel/May 27, 2025/Community Sentiment
AI Breakthroughs: Claude Opus 4, OpenAI’s $6.5B Deal, and Atera’s IT Autopilot for 40% WorkloadsAnthropic has launched its latest AI models, Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, which are... By: Dave Sobel/May 23, 2025/Business Strategy, Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates, Security
From Gemini to Aurora, Generative AI Enters a New Era of Context, Capability, and ControversyLet’s end the week with some big ideas. The Verge offers perspective on Gemini’s significant AI... By: Dave Sobel/May 23, 2025/Community Sentiment