Thu Sep-28-2023: Making Tech Choices, Net Neutrality, and Workplace Harassment

In this episode of the Business of Tech, host Dave Sobel discusses three important topics. First, he explores the importance of making the right tech choices by considering factors such as security and total cost of ownership. Next, he delves into the regulatory spotlight, discussing the return of net neutrality and Amazon's antitrust troubles. Finally, Sobel discusses the impact of remote work on workplace harassment and provides insights for providers. The episode also includes a sponsorship message from Alinea Partners, a sales readiness assessment company. Additionally, Sobel highlights the NFIB's Small Business Optimism Index, which reveals a decline in optimism among small business owners due to concerns about inflation, rising prices, hiring difficulties, declining sales, and labor quality and costs. Lastly, he shares the findings of a Forrester survey commissioned by CloudFlare, which shows that lack of cloud connectivity is undermining enterprise IT and security management, with cloud complexity and app decentralization being contributing factors.   Three things to know today  00:00 Making the Right Tech Choices: Security and Total Cost of Ownership  [https://www.businessof.tech/2023/09/28/making-the-right-tech-choices-security-and-total-cost-of-ownership/] 04:36 Regulatory Spotlight: The Return of Net Neutrality and Amazon's Antitrust Troubles  [https://www.businessof.tech/2023/09/28/regulatory-spotlight-the-return-of-net-neutrality-and-amazons-antitrust-troubles/] 06:10 Remote Work and Its Impact on Workplace Harassment: What Providers Need to Know    [https://www.businessof.tech/2023/09/28/remote-work-and-its-impact-on-workplace-harassment-what-providers-need-to-know/]  Advertiser:  https://alinea-partners.com/https://partnerhero.com/businessoftech/ Looking for a link from the stories?  The entire script of the show, with links to articles, are posted in each story on https://businessof.tech/ Do you want the show on your podcast app or the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech: https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe/ Support the show on Patreon:  https://patreon.com/mspradio/ Want our stuff?  Cool Merch?  Wear "Why Do We Care?" - Visit https://mspradio.myspreadshop.com [https://mspradio.myspreadshop.com/] Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mspradionews/