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Cybersecurity roles lead the pack in tech hiring
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (818+ words) As I've written in previous articles on IT careers, 2026 holds a lot of promise for IT professionals, and cybersecurity is no different. According to Matthew Baden, managing director of tech recruitment at recruiting firm The Search ExperienceOpens a new window…...
Celebrate World Backup Day with Spiceworks!
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (347+ words) Celebrate World Backup Day with Spiceworks!Spiceworks Celebrate World Backup Day with Spiceworks! First, I'll point you to the collection of back-up related stories we've been publishing since last week. There you'll find strong backup advocacy from Rose de Fremery,…...
Managing change in security, compliance, and enterprise AI - Spiceworks
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (220+ words) Understandably, organizations are most focused on enterprise AI initiatives they believe will deliver the greatest business value. In the Spiceworks Ziff Davis State of IT 2026 report, out of 25 areas of focus, just three related to security or compliance were ranked…...
What the numbers tell us about data governance and acceptable risk
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (183+ words) Earlier this week, I observed three things about data governance: Strategies for enterprise data protection have traditionally been based on discrete, defined objectives for how much data an organization is willing to lose (recovery point objective, or RPO) and how…...
Surging third-party risk is transforming IT security
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (313+ words) According to IBM's latest cybersecurity trends reportOpens a new window , supply chain and third party breaches have surged over the last five years which signals a major shift in how cyberattacks are evolving. Instead of breaking into a single organization,…...
How AI builds more efficient backups and improves compliance
1+ week, 1+ day ago (522+ words) Data backups are no longer just about disaster recovery. They now encompass things such as maintaining continuous business operations, ensuring stringent regulatory compliance, and defending against security threats like ransomware. As with other tech business processes, AI is fundamentally transforming…...
How an IT backup disaster almost trashed Toy Story 2 - Spiceworks
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1179+ words) A full seven years after the last adventures of Woody and Buzz, the much-anticipated Toy Story 5 movie is scheduled for release this summer. IT professionals, who are all too familiar with wrestling with bad tech issues, might be interested to…...
When the 4:30 AM call comes: Building storage that fights back - Spiceworks
1+ week, 2+ day ago (658+ words) What followed was two months of sleepless nights and a brutal lesson in what cyber'resilient storage actually means when the threat actors are already inside. Lewis is writing a book about the experience, titled " Locked Up, because he believes the…...
How an IT backup disaster almost trashed Toy Story 2
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1187+ words) A full seven years after the last adventures of Woody and Buzz, the much-anticipated Toy Story 5 movie is scheduled for release this summer. IT professionals, who are all too familiar with wrestling with bad tech issues, might be interested to…...
Data resilience strategy: Taking governance from good to great
1+ week, 3+ day ago (371+ words) Governance has finally earned its place as a core IT function, and if your organization hasn't made it a strategic priority yet, now is the time. Source: Cheers to the Governor: A Practical Guide for IT Pros on a Key…...