Three states’ privacy laws and one considering moreMultiple privacy laws to update you about. In California, lawmakers have debated and are considering new... By: Dave Sobel/April 20, 2022/Newsletter, Regulation
CISA’s first guidance on new reporting requirementsAs reporting requirements for cyber breaches were made law last month, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security... By: Dave Sobel/April 18, 2022/Newsletter, Security
Microsoft’s potential licensing about-faceIn the “stories that crossed my desk twice” department, Microsoft may be making changes to the... By: Dave Sobel/April 15, 2022/Newsletter, Product & Company Updates, Regulation
Falling trust in tech and small business owners unease tell a taleTwo troubling signs. First, Edelman’s annual 2022 Trust Barometer shows a continued decline in tech company... By: Dave Sobel/April 14, 2022/Business Strategy, Newsletter
Just what is the ideal number of days in the office?Nuvias’s latestUK channel partner survey says that Most partners expect the growth they experienced last year... By: Dave Sobel/April 13, 2022/Business Strategy, Newsletter
Kaseya buys Datto – here’s my takeSo, the big headline in the world of MSPs is that Kaseya is acquiring Datto. With... By: Dave Sobel/April 11, 2022/Business Strategy, Newsletter
GitHub’s intriguing services opportunityIn the “almost didn’t make it” file, quoting from Bleeping Computer… On Monday, GitHub announced that... By: Dave Sobel/April 7, 2022/Business Strategy, Newsletter
Microsoft’s RMM movesMicrosoft hosted their new hybrid work solutions in an online event on Tuesday. Windows Autopatch was... By: Dave Sobel/April 6, 2022/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Product & Company Updates
Apple’s new managed services offering launchesApple has launched in general availability their Apple Business Essentials, and with the launch comes final... By: Dave Sobel/April 4, 2022/Newsletter, Product & Company Updates
Serious employee pushback at Activision BlizzardI’m sure I will cover more return-to-work stories this week, but this gets its own segment. ... By: Dave Sobel/April 4, 2022/Business Strategy, Newsletter, Product & Company Updates
The Q1 2022 IT Leadership Diversity ReportEach quarter, this podcast researches the leadership of companies involved in the delivery of IT services,... By: Dave Sobel/March 31, 2022/Diversity, Newsletter
Deepfake faces on LinkedInNPR dove into the proliferation of deep-fake generated faces used as LinkedIn profiles. Their investigation quote... By: Dave Sobel/March 30, 2022/Business Strategy, Newsletter
Office real estate warning signs as loans move to watchlistsNew data from the real estate market shows the vacancy rates’ changed – they continue to... By: Dave Sobel/March 29, 2022/Business Strategy, Newsletter
Do American really hate their jobs?With the new week comes some new data points about working. Employers are changing the way... By: Dave Sobel/March 28, 2022/Business Strategy, Newsletter
Congress is moving on legislation and already defined MSPsIt’s been a busy week on the legislation front. Under review in Congress, A new bill... By: Dave Sobel/March 25, 2022/Newsletter, Regulation
Employment trends to review as employers miss the obviousInfo-Tech Research Group has released its 2022 trends report on the IT talent market. Quoting from Channel... By: Dave Sobel/March 24, 2022/Business Strategy, Newsletter
More big infosec news as Okta hacked and White House issues critical warningWell, more security news. It seems to come in waves. First, Okta has indicated that they... By: Dave Sobel/March 22, 2022/Newsletter, Security
Microsoft’s big partner program changesIn what I am sure is headline news for most IT services companies, Microsoft is making... By: Dave Sobel/March 18, 2022/Newsletter, Product & Company Updates
Cyberbreach notifications become lawCongress passed the omnibus spending bill, which includes expanding coverage of telehealth services under the Centers... By: Dave Sobel/March 17, 2022/Newsletter, Regulation
Technical debt, robotic processes, and the state of Managed ServicesNearly eight in 10 companies took on more technical debt in the last year, while only... By: Dave Sobel/March 16, 2022/Business Strategy, Newsletter