ByKarl W. Palachuk
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:…
ByKarl W. Palachuk
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…
ByKarl W. Palachuk
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…
ByKarl W. Palachuk
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/11477315/height/100/width//thumbnail/no/render-playlist/no/theme/custom/tdest_id/1346593/custom-color/87A93A” height=”100″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Topic 1: Terms that are totally missused. What terms should we stop using? Dave’s nominee is “Market Consolidation.” We have a lot of M&A…
ByKarl W. Palachuk
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…
ByKarl W. Palachuk
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…
ByKarl W. Palachuk
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…
ByKarl W. Palachuk
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 providers. We need…
ByKarl W. Palachuk
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 – https://www.channelfutures.com/mssp-insider/texas-ransomware-attack-presents-opportunity-for-mssps-other-providers What do you do? How…
ByKarl W. Palachuk
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…