Uncle Marv’s IT Business Podcast: Practical Business Advice for MSPs and IT Professionals
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Running a managed service provider (MSP) or IT services business takes more than technical expertise. You need to win customers, grow revenue, protect profitability, manage vendors, deliver great service, and keep up with a changing IT industry. That’s where Uncle Marv comes in.

Hosted by longtime IT business owner Marvin Bee, aka Uncle Marv, the IT Business Podcast delivers practical business advice, real-world lessons, candid conversations, and industry insights to help MSP owners, IT service providers, IT consultants, system administrators, and technology professionals run their businesses better, smarter, and faster.

Topics include MSP business growth, pricing and profitability, sales and marketing, managed services operations, cybersecurity, compliance, Microsoft 365, cloud services, automation, service desk efficiency, vendor management, technology stack decisions, and customer relationships.

Hear from experienced MSP owners, IT business leaders, industry experts, and technology vendors about what works, what doesn’t, and what it takes to build a stronger IT business. Get an honest look at industry trends, vendor claims, emerging technologies, and the decisions that affect your customers, your team, and your bottom line.

Whether you’re starting an MSP, growing an established IT services company, managing client networks, or looking for better tools and smarter ways to work, Uncle Marv brings the conversation back to what matters: practical knowledge you can put to work.

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Nov. 13, 2026

CyberFOX’s Next Chapter: Timus and Optimize365 (EP 1099)

CyberFOX’s Next Chapter: Timus and Optimize365 (EP 1099)
Uncle Marv’s IT Business Podcast: Practical Business Advice for MSPs and IT Professionals
CyberFOX’s Next Chapter: Timus and Optimize365 (EP 1099)

Buying security software and actually protecting your clients are two different things. I caught up with Adam Slutskin, co-founder and chief revenue and strategy officer at CyberFOX, at IT Nation Connect Global 2026 in Orlando. Adam brings years of experience working with MSPs, including his time at ConnectWise, and we get into a problem plenty of service providers recognize: adding tools faster than they can fully deploy and manage them.

We talk about getting past audit mode, helping clients understand security restrictions, and how CyberFOX’s acquisitions of Timus and Optimize365 fit into its layered security approach. We also have an honest conversation about vendor pricing, contracts, competition, and leadership. My takeaway: owning more tools doesn’t automatically make you more secure, and vendors need to earn your trust just like you earn your clients’ trust.

=== Chapters

  • 00:24 Uncle Marv Welcomes CyberFOX’s Adam Slutskin
  • 01:34 AI Concerns and Technology Market Uncertainty
  • 02:51 Security Maturity Index and MSP Tool Sprawl
  • 04:41 Moving Beyond Audit Mode and Educating Clients
  • 09:33 CyberFOX’s Timus and Optimize365 Acquisitions
  • 12:49 AutoElevate Development and Listening to MSPs
  • 15:57 Leadership, Company Culture, and Employee Retention
  • 18:01 Transparency and Public Vendor Disagreements
  • 23:01 Cybersecurity Pricing, Contracts, and Vendor Trust
  • 25:47 AutoElevate Updates and Product Roadmap Accountability

=== Guest: Adam Slutskin, CyberFOX, Co-Founder and Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer

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