Capitalizing on the distributed workforce phenomenon — what can MSPs do?

The guest on this episode of SuperPod is Dave Sobel. He's an ex-Solarwinds MSP veteran, the face of the MSP radio, and a professional podcaster. He's someone we internally refer to as the 'serial podcaster'. Dave Sobel has done more than 300 episodes. He is the co-host on the Killing IT podcast. This year marks one year of his podcast — Business of Tech Podcast. He has also authored a book — Virtualization: Defined, A Primer for the SMB Consultant.

In this episode, he talks about the various trends that businesses are embracing, his one productivity hack, and why you should never overthink the tools you use. He closes the discussion with his views on the prospect of AI within the context of the MSP industry.

Show Notes

Topics discussed in this episode:

• There are two defining terms to describe how MSPs can handle crises brought by the pandemic: survival and change. 06:43
• We are seeing years of transformation such as cloud migration, distributed work, happen in a matter of months. 07:25
• There's nothing like it when both the opportunity to do something right and make some money show up in the same place. 09:35
• Working with data is crucial because being realistic about a given situation is better than blinded by optimism. 10:11
• The way MSPs are making money has changed and will continue to do so in the following years. MSPs need to constantly reinvent themselves. 11:40
• The assembler-builder analogy puts the prospect of AI in the MSP industry in perspective. 15:50
• With the right kind of implementation, AI can bring value. It's sure to change a lot of lives. 19:27

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Virtualization: Defined, A Primer for the SMB Consultant by Dave Sobel

Credits:

The team that made this episode possible:

• Praveen Ramesh, who leads product marketing and growth
• Monica Maria, who leads the content marketing and editorial efforts
• Karthikeyan Ganesh, who designs everything you see on our website
• Kanagaraj Subramaniam, who built everything on this podcast page

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