Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesSince the Covid-19 pandemic began, a large number of people outside the technology sector who have chosen to move jobs are now considering a tech career, according to CWJobs. By Clare McDonald The job board found that more than half of the non-tech workers they asked who are looking for a career shift are now thinking about, or in the
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesLatest quarterly market tracker data from Synergy Research Group reveals the impact the pandemic is having on the fortunes of the runners and riders in the cloud infrastructure services market. By Caroline Donnelly The soaring demand for online services brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic has served to ensure the cloud market has enjoyed a bumper third quarter, according to
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesWith the COVID-19 pandemic forcing so many to work remotely, IT admins need to update the security aspect of their organization’s work-from-home policies to keep pace with this trend. By John Powers When COVID-19 first hit, organizations focused on enabling remote work for their employees, but the next step is to ensure that proper security policies keep work-from-home users’ data
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesThe new ProBooks — the 445 GH and 455 G7 — feature the latest AMD Ryzen 4000 chip processor and enhanced security features to enable remote work and aid small businesses. By Taylor Driscoll Two recently announced additions to the HP ProBook 400 line of enterprise PCs are geared at small businesses and remote workers during a time of extended
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesThere is still much to learn about post-pandemic DR at this stage of COVID-19. Organizations should keep an eye on pandemic-specific software changes and updated recovery tools. By Paul Kirvan As the country progresses through the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses are beginning to reopen, buildings are accepting a limited number of employees and people are coming to grips with what appears
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesEnterprise architecture experts offer up advice and tips for organizations coping with budget constraints and staffing pressures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Carol Sliwa Enterprise architecture teams coping with IT budget constraints and staff cuts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic should seize the moment to provide strategic leadership to their businesses, experts advise. “Now is
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA work-from-home reimbursement plan should drive better network and internet connectivity rates for remote workers and not just offset employees’ existing bills. By John Fruehe As the global coronavirus pandemic continues, businesses that rapidly adopted a work-from-home strategy are starting to realize this new way of working is not a temporary ordeal. Instead, work from home could be a lasting
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesThe economy is struggling, and many careers are taking hits, but cybersecurity jobs and careers will likely stay in demand as companies need to keep data and customers safe. By Jonathan Meyers Although the detrimental effects can be felt on a global scale, the current pandemic has significantly disrupted the U.S. economy and workforce. Unemployment rates have spiked and were
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesIT spending by companies in the early days of COVID-19 quickly turned to cost-cutting. Learn how vendors responded with new terms and aggressive discounting for new business. By Linda Tucci Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the initial burst of tech spending by companies racing to support remote work has given way to cost-cutting in many organizations. IT services, hardware and
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWe continue to navigate the choppy waters created by the COVID-19 pandemic, but here are eight ways companies can enable digital transformation and overcome an uncertain economy. By Paul Roehrig Thanks to a small bit of contagious RNA, what Nobel Prize-winning biologists poetically called “bad news wrapped in protein,” CIOs have seen the foundations of digital transformation (managing data, building software for
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