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Banking industry spend data is out

While I’m pulling data from analysts, Gartner data on worldwide banking and securities IT spending – set to decline 4.7% in 2020, and rebound in…

Blocking and Tackling for Wed Aug 12 2020

Today’s Blocking and Tackling: Office 365 is adding settings to allow the management of phishing simulation emails. This will be done via a self service…

CompTIA weighs in on the job data

CompTIA has released a review of the current job situation based on the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.     IT occupations in all sectors…

How are providers fairing?

Now we can get into specific solution provider impacts.  Solarwinds has released its study “COVID-19: Impact and Response”, detailing those impacts.    Highlights: The majority (59%)…

The new Infrastructure as a Service sector, per Gartner

New Gartner data provides some insight into the Infrastructure as a Service market, which is the company’s new segment combining infrastructure and platform services.   Gartner’s…

DNS over HTTPS appears in Windows 10

In blocking and tackling, Microsoft has announced that DNS over HTTPS is coming to Windows 10, starting with the release of Windows 10 Insider Preview…

Toshiba gets out of laptops

Toshiba has exited the laptop business, selling its Dynabook laptop brand to Sharp, ending a 35-year history. Why do we care? Pour one out for…

White House moves to block TikTok

The White House has issued an executive order which will block all transactions with ByteDance, TikTok’s parent corporation, positioned as a national security move.   The…