Uncle Marv's IT Business Podcast (Real Talk for IT Pros & MSPs)
The IT Business Podcast is a show for MSPs (Managed Service Providers) and IT Professionals providing business network support and managed services. The podcast aims to provide actionable advice and tips that help IT businesses survive and grow in the competitive tech industry.
The podcast features guest interviews with seasoned IT professionals, business owners, vendors and industry leaders who share their experiences, insights, and strategies for success. These discussions often cover topics such as:
- Best Practices for Managed Services
- Cybersecurity
- Compliance
- Business ownership
- Cloud computing
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 546
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Podnutz Pro #380: Best Practices: Firewall Auditing & Compliance
Insurance companies and others are forcing our clients to upgrade and audit their security. What is your firewall security checklist? How do you audit your firewall?
I ask Michael Crean these questio…
Podnutz Pro #379: Growing a Large MSP, with James Fair
Executech is an award-winning, outsourced IT services provider. How did they get that way? White Glove Service where they place people first and do the right thing… no matter what. James is the Senio…
Podnutz Pro #378: Black Friday Preview
2 Blacks Guys – 1 Black Friday You can already shop Black Friday Deals… Eric Pinto and I will chat about some of the best sales for you.
Uncle Marv’s Amazon Store: https://amzn.to/3EiyKoZ
Amazon Ear…
Podnutz Pro #377: Introducing the Channel Program
Matt Solomon and Kevin Lancaster join the show and introduce the Channel Program. Channel Program is a video-enabled collaborative platform designed to bring the entire channel community together. T…
Podnutz Pro #376: Scott Sanders, IT Business Owners Group
Guest: Scott Sanders run the IT Business Owners Group, a unique community that connects business owners, technicians and vendors.
ITBOG Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ITBusinessOwner…
Podnutz Pro #375: Best of the Best? Eric Pinto
Eric Pinto joins me live from the ASCII Success Summit in Orlando Florida. Eric is the Senior Director of Channel & Product Strategy at SocSoter.
Website: https://www.socsoter.com/
The last ASCII Suc…
Podnutz Pro #374: Say Hello to Jessie Devine
Jessie Devine joins me live from the ASCII Success Summit in Orlando Florida. Jessie is the Director of Channel Development at The ASCII Group.
The last ASCII Success Summit of the year in December 8…
Podnutz Pro #373: SNMP, Security and Wireless Surveys
Is it better to secure networks by disabling SNMP? Or would you just secure it better and keep using it for discovery and monitoring? Mike Pennacchi and Chad Kempt join me with their insights. As par…
Podnutz Pro #372: Schyler Jones, Miradore IT
Schyler Jones joins me live from the ASCII Success Summit in Orlando Florida.
Miradore IT: https://www.miradorit.com/
Books by Mike Michalowicz
– Fix This Next: https://amzn.to/3knQOFz
– Profit First…
Podnutz Pro #371: Cloud As a Business, CaaB at ASCII
Mor Mordchaev joins me live from the ASCII Success Summit in Orlando Florida. Provide a White-Label cloud solution when performance and price matter.
Mor is the Global Partnership Director for CaaB. …
Podnutz Pro #370: Bradley Gross, CISA Recommends MSP “Shared Responsibility” with SMBs
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a guidance document that businesses can use to better mitigate against third-party risk. Bradley Gross joins me to discuss wha…
Podnutz Pro #369: Kristen Pittman & Diana Giles, Rookies
Kristen Pittman and Diana Giles join me live from the ASCII Success Summit in Orlando Florida.
Cylutions: www.cylutions.com
– Custom databases, software development and Microsoft Dynamics D365
Skylin…
Podnutz Pro #368: Michael Crean, Don’t Judge a Book…
Guests: Michael Crean (Solutions Granted) joins me live from the ASCII Success Summit in Orlando Florida.
Solutions Granted: https://solutionsgranted.com/
– For partner information, send an email to …
Podnutz Pro #367: Better Hiring, Part 2
Guests: Renee and Vincent Catanzaro
Get a first hand (and personal) look at hiring a service manager for my company using The Predictive Index. Hiring is not just about the skills and resume. Talent …
Podnutz Pro #366: Better Hiring, Part 1
Meet Renee, a high school friend of mine, and her husband Vincent. Together they co-founded Renee Vincent, a boutique retained search firm specializing in C-Level executive placements.
Website: https…
Podnutz Pro #365: Techcon and Solo Tech Talk
Guests: Paco Lebron and John Dubinsky, ProdigyTeks
Website: https://www.prodigyteks.com/
======= Stack Items Mentioned Tonight
Ovrc: https://www.ovrc.com/
Domotz: https://www.domotz.com/
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Podnutz Pro #364: Suriving the Hybrid Workplace
Guest: Tom Alexander, Uplevel Systems
Office or WFH or Both? The great debate may be happening with clients but we still have to support them either way.
Website: https://www.uplevelsystems.com/
Join…
Podnutz Pro #363: Build a Better QBR Process
Guest: Alex Farling with Lifecycle Insights – the automated QBR reporting and Risk Assessment platform.
Website: https://lifecycleinsights.io/
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Podnutz Pro #362: What I learned (and didn’t learn) at Techcon Unplugged
I sit with five of my friends and discuss our thoughts about our weekend at Techcon Unplugged 2021.
Fancy Like by Walker Hayes: https://tinyurl.com/ku47z56t
Sharp Business Calculator to help figure o…
Podnutz Pro #361: Conferences: Should you stay (home) or should you go?
Guest: Mike Smith: https://mikenation.net
Mike and I talk about past conferences; what we loved and what we didn’t; and how we will approach both in-person and virtual conferences the rest of this ye…