Killing IT Podcast
A Closer Look at all things ITEpisode 42: The Age of Hardware and the Modern Meaning of MSP
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Episode 41: California vs. the Gig Economy, and Unicorns vs. Zebras
Ryan and I kick off the year and Dave joins us mid-way through. Topic 1: California Privacy . . . Coming your way. California has a new privacy law that will affect lots of other areas . . . because you probably do business in California. And, of course, once one...
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Episode 40: Drones, Relilience, and Some Notes about This Podcast
Topic 1: Drone food delivery goes nationwide in 2020 Flirtey has announced drone delivery of food services in Reno, Nevada. And they have announced that they will go nationwide in 2020. Earlier they announced a service to deliver defibrillators in emergencies. We talk...
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Episode 39: Ring Creepers, Digital Trust, and Alexa Saves Christmas
We recorded this show a few days ago. You can tell right away that we're all in a good mood. Topic 1: Ring, Cameras, and Security https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/epg4xm/amazon-ring-camera-security Ring cameras are easily "hacked," although most of the problems...
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Episode 38: Revisiting Disruption Techniques, Driverless Cars, and The Splinternet
We continue two favorite topics this week, and introduce a new one that is sure to be a perennial favorite. Topic 1: Revisiting disruptions It's a new era for "disruptive" technologies. There's a now a clear business model for disruption. Uber did it as a bad citizen...
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Episode 37: Defending Kodak, Industry 4.0, and Cutting Costs with IoT
Karl kicks off with a bit of a rant related to topic one. Topic 1: Noting the demise of Clatchy Newspapers, and remembering Kodak. One of the classic examples about innovation is Kodak's failure to take advantage of digital photography. We recently stumbled on this...
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Episode 36: Drone War Patents, Engaging Vendors, and the Contract for the Web
Lots of intro chit-chat here. And then . . . Topic 1: Walmart Kicking Amazon's Butt with Drone Patents In the "drone wars," Walmart has a very cool new patent. They are integrating blockchain into their drone delivery tracking, and developing the ability for drones to...
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Episode 35: AI + Ethics, Google Playing with Search Results, and a Note from the Mailbag
Everything this week is related to AI and ethics. Topic 1: Follow-up on Episode 33 - AI ethics across cultural boundaries. Karl: "China will call it protecting our culture." Ryan said: "Crossing geographic boundaries is one things, but crossing cultural boundaries is...
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Episode 34: Four-Day Work Week, and Working on Smart Cities
Quick note on our favorite social media for interacting with partners. Karl = Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/karlpalachuk Dave = Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/djdave Ryan = LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanmorris303/ Please connect with us! Topic...
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Episode 33: AI Ethics Milestone and the Potential Death of RMM
Quick reminder: Find us on Facebook! Dave from MSPRadio.com: https://www.facebook.com/djdave or https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews Karl from the Small Biz Thoughts Community: https://www.facebook.com/karlpalachuk or https://www.facebook.com/SmallBizThoughts/...
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Episode 32: Blockchain, Masterminding, and Drone Delivery to a Sub
Quick note: Here's where you can find us on Twitter. Please connect: https://twitter.com/ryanmorris303 https://twitter.com/djdaveet https://twitter.com/karlpalachuk Topic 1: Mailbag - Blockchain Bryan sent us a note asking for our take on Blockchain and BitcoinSV and...
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Episode 31: Drones, Censorship, and Modern Background Checks
Quick intro note: Check out Dave's new podcast The Business of Tech daily - www.mspradio.com. Dave and Karl were in Adelaide Australia for this recording - live from the SMB IT Pro conference. Topic 1: Update on Drone technologies and opportunities Karl attends the...
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Episode 30: Robot Cats, Accessible Websites, and Noise Pollution
Episode 30 !!! Topic 1: Karl's Robot Cat Karl bought himself a robotic cat! It's a Hasbro "Joy for All" companion animal. We talk about what this means for the bigger picture of robotics, human interaction, jobs, and opportunities going forward. Related Links:...
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Episode 29: FAANG Financials, Drone Airlines, and Net Neutrality
Topic 1: Jim Cramer, the financial TV guy, has proposed that the "FAANG" index needs to change. FAANG simply means Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google. Cramer thinks we should drop Netflix from the group because they've lost money recently and add Microsoft...
read moreEpisode 28 – Market Consolidation … and Amazon’s Massive Mesh Network
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Episode 27: Digital Transformation, Abusing Drones, and Universal Voice Control
Another great show! We hit a lot of bases with this one. Topic 1: Digital Transformation - Yes or No? References: Ryan says Yes - The term "Digital Transformation" is becoming more valuable and meaningful over time. This is what we mean when we focus on value versus...
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KIT Episode 26: Professionalism – in the IT Industry and Our Media
Topic One: Grrrrr . . . Topic on Reddit (not a great article, so no link) asked the question, "What jobs have the highest income with the lowest requirements?" Proposed answer is Managed Services!!! From time to time, some magazine asks the same question and suggests...
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Episode 25! Massive Anti-Trust Movement in Tech . . . and so much more
Topic 1: Boom! Attorneys general from 48 states plus Puerto Rico and Washington, DC have joined together in a huge antitrust investigation of Google. (California and Alabama are not joining them.) We have a lively discussion about this, where it came from, and where...
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Episode 24: Smart Stocks, Smart Houses, Smart Announcements
Topic One on this episode is Jim Cramer's recent "Primer" on cloud stocks. See: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/21/cramers-primer-on-cloud-stocks-know-the-company-if-you-want-to-own.html We don't give investing advice, but we go deep on what it means for IT service...
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Episode 23: Ransomware Reckoning for MSPs?
Topic 1: Is a reckoning coming for MSPs? Ransomware attacks are getting worst - and getting broader coverage. We take on the topic head-on. Links mentioned: - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/22/us/ransomware-attacks-hacking.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -...
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Episode 22: Paul Dippell’s Service Leadership Mid-Year Report
This Killing IT Podcast takes a different format from our previous posts. Here we take a focused look at an important webinar that was recently posted. A tip of the hat to Joe Panettieri Paul Dippell! ChannelE2E published Paul Dippell's Service Leadership Mid-Year...
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Episode 21: Travel Security, Alexa Goes to College, and Decency on the Internet
We report a bit on one aspect of ChannelCon. Both Black Hat and DefCon were in Vegas during ChannelCon. So the question is: Are we any LESS secure with these folks in town? Of course this leads into a discussion of what the three of us do to keep our "devices" secure...
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KIT Episode 20: Live from CompTIA ChannelCon
Live from CompTIA ChannelCon. Recorded in the "Think and Drink Lounge." We have lots of reflections about the activities and people at ChannelCon. Topic One: There's a growing tendency to encourage people to skip college and just go to trade school. We comment on this...
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Episode 19: Facebook Wants to Read Your Brain
Topic One: Can you trust Facebook to read your mind? One thought is that it's pretty cool, no matter who creates it. But having Facebook be the creator immediately makes us nervous. Lessons for you: Losing your customers' trust lasts a very long time. Overall, a fun...
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Episode 18: News Roundup, Open Source AI, and Small Changes That Make a Big Difference
We're preparing for Las Vegas, ChannelCon, hot weather, and a swarm of grasshoppers! Stay tuned for our next episode - to be recorded live in Vegas. We start this episode with a little catch-up on technology news. This includes massive profit increases for Alphabet...
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