Uncle Marv's IT Business Podcast (Products, stories, and tips for the MSP and IT Professional)
Uncle Marv's IT Business Podcast (Products, stories, and ti…
The IT Business Podcast is a show for MSPs (Managed Service Providers) and IT Professionals providing business network support and managed services. Each episode delivers products, stories, and tips that help the MSP and IT Pro run the business better, smarter, and faster, covering everything from pricing and packaging to operations, tools, and service delivery. You’ll hear candid conversations with working MSP owners, system admins, vendors, and industry leaders who share what’s actually working in the field, including hard lessons, success stories, and the occasional “what not to do.” Topics regularly include managed services best practices, cybersecurity and compliance, Microsoft 365 and cloud, automation and documentation, vendor selection and stack building, plus the day-to-day realities of running a modern IT business. Hosted by longtime IT business owner and podcaster Marvin “Uncle Marv” Bee, the show blends real talk, practical advice, and a lighthearted tone so the MSP and IT Pro behind the network can learn, laugh, and get better every week.
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Aug. 11, 2026

How Spotto Helps MSPs Scale Azure (EP 1069)

How Spotto Helps MSPs Scale Azure (EP 1069)
Uncle Marv's IT Business Podcast (Products, stories, and tips for the MSP and IT Professional)
How Spotto Helps MSPs Scale Azure (EP 1069)
PitchIT 2026

Shaun Webber, Co-founder & CEO of Spotto, joins the IT Business Podcast to discuss an AI cloud-operations platform built to help MSPs manage and optimize Microsoft Azure environments at scale. Spotto surfaces actionable cost, performance, security, and reliability recommendations, with controlled remediation and automation designed to help providers reduce operational toil and identify service opportunities.

Guest: Shaun Webber

=== Chapters

  • 00:24 PitchIT 2026 and the Summer of Lardo introduction
  • 01:54 Meet Shaun Webber and Spotto
  • 03:11 The cloud-operations scaling problem for MSPs
  • 05:22 Azure optimization, operational efficiency, and service opportunities
  • 06:52 Measuring cloud-cost savings and optimization impact
  • 08:25 Spotto as an operations and revenue-identification tool
  • 09:42 Shaun Webber’s MSP and cloud-services background
  • 11:56 Where Spotto fits in the MSP technology stack
  • 13:19 AI-assisted operations, adoption, and remediation controls
  • 18:18 Roadmap: automation, outcomes, and MSP growth opportunities

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Shaun Webber

Cofounder & CEO

Shaun Webber is Co-Founder of Spotto, an AI-assisted cloud operations platform built to be a revenue and margin engine for MSPs - surfacing services revenue, eliminating bill shock, and cutting engineering and presales effort. He co-founded Parallo, a New Zealand & Australian cloud services business he helped scale and exit to an Australian listed Software Distributor called rhipe (now part of SoftwareOne) in 2020. Shaun brings 25+ years in MSPs. Father of 3 and an average golfer and fisherman.

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