Mon Mar 1 2021: A market data roundup, and an increased reliance on service providers

Two things to know today *   All the market data!   Let's make sense of it. https://www.channelinsider.com/news-and-trends/sales-channel-automation-IT https://www.crn.com/slide-shows/networking/the-highest-paying-it-jobs-and-the-lowest-in-2021 https://www.fwbusiness.com/news/article_9f35c9c8-e426-5a60-b548-c166d0a09bb3.html https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-bcee9d80-2e3f-4e67-8995-8964bcb94043.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare#story0 https://channeldailynews.com/news/ransomware-the-top-attack-type-in-canada-last-year-ibm-report/73332 https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-bcee9d80-2e3f-4e67-8995-8964bcb94043.html?chunk=1&utm_term=emshare#story1 AND * Increased reliance on IT providers https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/01/26/2164219/0/en/Syntax-s-2021-IT-Trends-Report-Uncovers-the-Pandemic-s-Lasting-Impact-on-IT-and-Security-Investments.html   Want to get the show on your podcast app, or get the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech: https://www.businessof.tech/   Support the show on Patreon:  https://patreon.com/mspradio/   Want our stuff?  Cool Merch?  Wear "Why Do We Care?" - Visit https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mspradio   Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mspradionews/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradio/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079/