AI Rollout Outpaces Employer Transparency, Creating Worker Confusion and Risk for IT ProvidersFrontline workers are expressing concerns over a lack of transparency regarding the integration of artificial intelligence... By: Dave Sobel/November 24, 2025/Community Sentiment
AI-Driven Cyber Threats Surge: SMBs Embrace MDR, Shadow AI, and Evolving Malware TacticsThe rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in cyber attacks is prompting small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs)... By: Dave Sobel/November 18, 2025/Artificial Intelligence, Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates, Security
Retail Executives Report Rising AI-Driven Threats and Low Preparedness, Underscoring the Shift from User Training to ResilienceA recent report by LevelBlue reveals that two-thirds of retail executives find it increasingly difficult for... By: Dave Sobel/November 18, 2025/Community Sentiment
AI Hype vs. Reality: Cybersecurity Threats Rise, MIT Study Withdrawn, and CMMC Compliance LoomsThe Pentagon is preparing to enforce the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements for small businesses,... By: Dave Sobel/November 5, 2025/Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates, Regulation, Security
The Pentagon’s Rolling Out CMMC — and Small Businesses Are Feeling the Pressure on All FrontsThe Pentagon is actively surveying small businesses to assess their readiness for the upcoming Cybersecurity Maturity... By: Dave Sobel/November 5, 2025/Community Sentiment
MSP Industry Shifts: AI Investments Rise, Flamingo Challenges RMM Costs, and Accountability LoomsThe 2025 State of the MSP Report from TechPartners reveals a rapidly evolving managed service provider... By: Dave Sobel/October 31, 2025/Artificial Intelligence, Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates
Agentic AI Forces a Redesign: Why Governance, Not Gadgets, Will Define the Next MSP EraSome big ideas. A recent article from Harvard Business Review highlights the importance of designing effective... By: Dave Sobel/October 31, 2025/Community Sentiment
AWS Outage Exposes Cloud Dependency: A Call for Resilience and Multi-Cloud StrategiesOokla did an analysis of the AWS outage. According to Ookla, the recent AWS outage generated... By: Dave Sobel/October 22, 2025/Community Sentiment
AI’s Memory Crisis: Hardware Costs Surge, Tech Hiring Booms, and Amazon Faces InshittificationAI’s increasing demand for memory and storage is leading to a significant pricing crisis in the... By: Dave Sobel/October 10, 2025/Artificial Intelligence, Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates
MDF Is Dead: Partners Demand Outcome-Based Funding and Strategic EnablementA recent study by Techaisle reveals a significant shift in the perception of Market Development Funds,... By: Dave Sobel/October 10, 2025/Community Sentiment
Microsoft Faces Backlash Over Windows 10 Updates as AI Tools Reshape Business Strategies”Small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are significantly increasing their technology budgets, focusing on strategic investments that... By: Dave Sobel/October 3, 2025/Artificial Intelligence, Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates
UK Pressures Apple on iCloud Again, Forcing Encryption Rollback That Puts Privacy, Business Security, and Global Precedent at RiskThe UK government just can’t give up. The UK Home Office has issued a second technical... By: Dave Sobel/October 3, 2025/Community Sentiment
AI Transforms Tech Jobs, Productivity Losses Cost Billions, and Diversity in IT Leadership StallsGenerative AI is significantly transforming technology jobs, particularly by automating repetitive tasks such as coding and... By: Dave Sobel/September 26, 2025/Artificial Intelligence, Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates
Diversity in Tech Leadership Stalls as Women Exit and DEI Programs Fade—A Capacity Crisis for ProvidersEach quarter, this podcast releases our research data on the demographic makeup of IT leadership, broken... By: Dave Sobel/September 26, 2025/Community Sentiment
OpenAI’s Developer Mode Launch, Microsoft Copilot Free Access, and AI Licensing ChaosOpenAI has launched a beta version of Developer Mode for ChatGPT, which allows developers to utilize... By: Dave Sobel/September 17, 2025/Artificial Intelligence, Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates, Security
Twice the Reach, No More Cash: Broadband Program’s Success Meets a Dead EndRemember the Affordable Connectivity Program, which expanded broadband reach? The Affordable Connectivity Program has successfully reached... By: Dave Sobel/September 17, 2025/Community Sentiment
OpenAI’s $115B Cash Burn, Klarna’s AI Support Fail, and Universities Warn Against AI OverrelianceAll our Sponsors: https://businessof.tech/sponsors/ Do you want the show on your podcast app or the written... By: Dave Sobel/September 9, 2025/Artificial Intelligence, Community Sentiment, Product & Company Updates, Regulation
Klarna’s AI Collapse and Rising “Shadow AI” Adoption Show the Risks of Unmanaged AutomationKlarna has been held up as an example of success with AI teams…. Well… Futurism reports... By: Dave Sobel/September 9, 2025/Community Sentiment
U.S. Job Market Stalls, but AI Isn’t the Culprit—Structural Shifts and RTO Mandates Drive ChangeThe U.S. labor market showed signs of stagnation this summer, with employers adding only 22,000 jobs... By: Dave Sobel/September 8, 2025/Community Sentiment
OpenAI Lawsuit Highlights AI Safety; Kyndryl Automates Security, NASA Predicts Solar WeatherA lawsuit has been filed against OpenAI, alleging that its chatbot, ChatGPT, played a role in... By: Dave Sobel/August 28, 2025/Artificial Intelligence, Business Strategy, Community Sentiment