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MSP Contracts: A Law Firm Sues Its IT Provider — Business of Tech Lounge with Brad Gross
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In this episode of the Business of Tech Lounge, host Dave Sobel discusses a variety of topics relevant to the tech industry. The episode includes an analysis of a lawsuit involving a law firm and its IT provider, featuring insights from attorney Brad Gross. It delves into IDC data concerning the evolving role of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and examines the allocation of budgets for cloud storage. Listeners will learn about Claude 3 and its ongoing testing phase. The episode also recaps Dave's conversation with Tabitha Scott and teases an upcoming interview with Mike Semel.
Additionally, the show does a call out to vendor patrons, highlighting advertising opportunities on the podcast for those interested in reaching a large audience of Managed Service Providers (MSPs). Dave encourages listeners to sign up for vendor support and advertising via the show's Patreon page at patreon.com/mspradio.
Throughout the episode, Dave takes live questions and comments from the audience, promising a dedicated question segment for both live and listener-submitted inquiries.
The top story of the episode covers a CyberScoop piece detailing a White House advisory group's recommendation for the creation of new economic incentive programs and liability protections to bolster cybersecurity in critical infrastructure. The group's report identifies a gap where market forces alone fail to prioritize cybersecurity and suggests solutions including financial incentives, enhanced education on federal services, and the development of liability protections to foster information sharing.
About Business of Tech: The daily MSP news and analysis podcast for managed service providers and IT services leaders. Host Dave Sobel covers AI for MSPs, MSP pricing and profitability, MSP M&A and private equity, vendor partner programs, MSP cybersecurity and liability, and MSP operations — and answers the question every story raises: Why do we care? Produced by MSP Radio.
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