{"id":1863,"date":"2022-11-08T02:12:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T10:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/?p=1863"},"modified":"2022-11-08T03:48:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T11:48:38","slug":"episode-189-u-s-drop-in-productivity-cloud-computing-to-grow-us-banks-spend-1-bill-on-ransomware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/2022\/11\/episode-189-u-s-drop-in-productivity-cloud-computing-to-grow-us-banks-spend-1-bill-on-ransomware\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 189: U.S. drop in productivity, Cloud Computing to grow, US Banks spend $1 Bill on Ransomware"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;\"  style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24936564\/height\/100\/width\/\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/custom\/tdest_id\/1346593\/custom-color\/87A93A\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"podcast-class\" frameborder=\"0\" placement=\"bottom\" libsyn_item_id=\"0\" theme=\"custom\" custom_color=\"75942D\"><\/iframe>\n<p>Topic 1: U.S. workers have gotten way less productive.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2022\/10\/31\/productivity-down-employers-worried-recession\/\"> https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2022\/10\/31\/productivity-down-employers-worried-recession\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>No one is sure why. So we get to make up reasons!<\/p>\n<p>Can this be attributed to the Quiet Quitting Phenomon? Maybe. But maybe not. (Again, we get to come up with our own theories today.)<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps, complexity is the enemy of productivity; thus, remote working might not give our brains enough buffering time between each tasks than say walking from the meeting hall to your cubicle would.<\/p>\n<p>Also, as we settle into a sort of kind not really post-pandemic world, we can surmise that the line between our work lives and home lives has become less muddled. And maybe, just maybe, this means we aren&#8217;t being less productive, rather we are setting healthy work to home boundaries at the expense of a project deadline&#8230;Again, just speculating.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Topic 2: Spending for Cloud Computing in 2023 is Forecast to Grow \u2026 a Lot!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconangle.com\/2022\/10\/31\/gartner-spending-public-cloud-services-will-exceed-591b-2023\/\"> https:\/\/siliconangle.com\/2022\/10\/31\/gartner-spending-public-cloud-services-will-exceed-591b-2023\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a slight surprise, and a noticeable change of tone, Gartner forecasts that spending on cloud computing \u2013 across all 6 categories they include in the segment \u2013 will rise in 2023. Just because spending is down in some categories doesn&#8217;t mean it will be down in all categories. SaaS \/ PaaS \/ IaaS \/ DaaS \/ CMaaS \/ BPaaS. So many awkward acronyms!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Topic 3: US Banks spent over $1 Billion on Ransomware in 2021<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;that they reported!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/us-banks-processed-over-dollar1-billion-in-ransomware-payments-last-year\"> https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/us-banks-processed-over-dollar1-billion-in-ransomware-payments-last-year\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Time to head into the cloud of uncertainty!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sponsor Memo: TimeZest<\/p>\n<p>Does coordinating meetings and help desk calls frustrate you and your clients?<\/p>\n<p>Wouldn&#8217;t it be easier if you could automate this process and it integrated with ConnectWise Manage or Autotask?<\/p>\n<p>TimeZest is schedulig automation that gives you control of your schedule and removes the frustration of calendar ping pong.<\/p>\n<p>As the only solution specifically designed for MSPs, it integrates with your PSA to schedule appointments right in your workflow.<\/p>\n<p>And the best part? You can try it for free.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/timezest.com\">https:\/\/timezest.com \u00a0<\/a>to try it out today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.libsyn.com\/episode\/index\/id\/24936564\/tdest_id\/1346593\">Check out this episode!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topic 1: U.S. workers have gotten way less productive. https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2022\/10\/31\/productivity-down-employers-worried-recession\/ No one is sure why. So we get to make up reasons! Can this be attributed to the Quiet Quitting Phenomon? Maybe. 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