2022-05-16 12:00
No degree? No problem. Tech firms move away from college requirement for new hires
The tech industry has been hit particularly hard by the pandemic and the Great Resignation, leaving organizations facing a dearth of qualified job candidates for more than 1 million openings.
2022-05-14 14:51
May's Patch Tuesday updates make urgent patching a must
This past week's Patch Tuesday started with 73 updates, but ended up (so far) with three revisions and a late addition (CVE-2022-30138) for a total of 77 vulnerabilities addressed this month. Compared with the broad set of updates released
2022-05-13 20:01
Does your team need a cloud-based unified communication and collaboration tool?
The debate is over — and the cloud won. Most businesses have left their quaint PBX phone systems behind and moved to a unified communications system (UC) that exists entirely in the cloud, because they don’t want to be tied to a particu
2022-05-13 17:56
Apple's Mac shortage is a big red flag for enterprise IT
Enterprise purchasers should expect to become frustrated when purchasing new hardware in the coming months, as supply chain logistics continue to deteriorate. When it comes to Apple kit, you may have the budget, but Macs are becoming increa
2022-05-13 13:30
How one company used lockdowns to envision a new way of working
As the maker of one of the world's best-selling hand sanitizers, you would expect GOJO Industries to take special care when bringing people back safely to the workplace. The firm's methodical approach could serve as a guidebook for any comp
2022-05-13 12:46
Zoom pushes further into the contact center with Solvvy acquisition
Video conferencing giant Zoom has announced it is acquiring Solvvy, a California-based startup which specializes in conversational AI and automation solutions for the contact center.
2022-05-13 11:45
The missing piece in Google's Pixel puzzle
All right, stop me if you've heard this before: Google's about to get serious about hardware.
2022-05-13 03:06
Dell, Cisco, and HP vs. Apple and the hybrid-work test
Disclosure: All of the companies mentioned here except Apple are clients of the author.
2022-05-12 23:00
Podcast: Apple employees push back on return-to-office plans; the end of the iPod
Some Apple employees are protesting the company’s return-to-work policy, which requires employees to be in the office three days per week. With that in mind, Computerworld Executive Editor Ken Mingis and Macworld Executive Editor Michael
2022-05-12 17:38
Europe puts Apple’s CSAM plans back in the spotlight
Apple may have put some of its plans to scan devices for CSAM material on hold, but the European Commission has put them right back in the spotlight with a move to force messaging services to begin monitoring for such material.