{"id":621,"date":"2020-03-17T01:04:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T08:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/?p=621"},"modified":"2020-03-17T07:39:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T14:39:56","slug":"episode-51-msp-legislation-covid-19-the-economy-and-robot-bosses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/2020\/03\/episode-51-msp-legislation-covid-19-the-economy-and-robot-bosses\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 51: MSP Legislation, Covid-19, the Economy, and Robot Bosses"},"content":{"rendered":"

First, a note from listener Chris.<\/p>\n

Issue clarification Link:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/cdc-plagued-by-virus-of-a-different-strain\/d\/d-id\/1051659<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Topic 1: Louisiana Secretary of State on Defining MSPs<\/strong><\/p>\n

We do a little analysis on Dave’s interview on his Business of Tech podcast. What consitutes “malpractice” for an IT service provider?<\/p>\n

“If self-regulation doesn’t work, the government will step in.”<\/p>\n

And, of course, how will legislation define MSPs and MSSPs?<\/p>\n

Link:
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https:\/\/www.mspradio.com\/podcast\/mon-march-9-2020-an-interview-with-louisiana-secretary-of-state-kyle-ardoin\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Topic 2: COVID-19 and a Possible Recession<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m not any of us understands what’s going on with the Covid-19 virus or with the economy. But there definitely appears to be a connection. We analyze a bit for the IT consultants out there.<\/p>\n

Link:
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https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-03-06\/the-u-s-may-already-be-in-a-recession-thanks-to-coronavirus<\/a><\/p>\n

Topic 3: Robots aren’t taking our jobs, they are becoming our bosses<\/strong><\/p>\n

An interesting twist from The Verge. AI without humanity can be very stressful. We speculate on what this means and where we’re heading.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/2\/27\/21155254\/automation-robots-unemployment-jobs-vs-human-google-amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

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