Wed Apr 28 2021: COVID-19 impact to sales, tech earnings around the cloud, and New York State weighs in on security

Three things to know today * Kaspersky asks how COVID-19 is impacting sales process https://channelbuzz.ca/2021/04/kaspersky-releases-survey-examining-impact-of-covid-on-channel-relationships-with-vendors-and-customers-36496/ * Tech earnings shows cloud progress https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/27/alphabet-microsoft-pinterest-q1/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-cloud-brings-in-4b-in-q1-up-46-percent/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-teams-is-now-at-145-million-daily-active-users/ https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/27/22406254/microsoft-q3-2021-earnings-revenue-xbox-cloud-services-surface-gaming AND * New York State is moving to regulation on security https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/hacks-like-solarwinds-threaten-financial-stability-agency-warns     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/