Windows 11 is a really good operating system, but it is overkill for many home and education users these days. Not to mention, it can be risky to use since there is so much malware designed for it. Even for business, many companies are exclusively using web-based solutions in the browser, making Windows unnecessary for them. And so, Chromebooks are becoming more and more popular. They are affordable, easy to use, and extremely secure.

If a company wants to switch to Chromebooks from Windows laptops, however, there is a big dilemma -- what should be done with existing computers? After all, Chrome OS cannot be installed on computers that didn't ship with Chrome OS, right? Well, actually, this is changing...

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Many large enterprises have legacy systems running on IBM Z-series mainframe platforms. In order to help digital transformation efforts and modernize apps across hybrid environments, Big Blue is announcing a series of new capabilities.

Plans include delivering IBM Z as-a-service on IBM Cloud for development and test, as well as introducing additional tools for developing hybrid applications.

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Enterprises often turn to the cloud as a way of reducing their IT costs. But using the cloud by itself doesn't necessarily lead to savings, especially if there are no adequate controls in place.

We talked to Lenley Hensarling, chief strategy officer at real-time data platform Aerospike, to discover how the right management strategies can help rein in costs for public, private, hybrid, and multi-cloud deployments.

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With job vacancies currently outweighing the number of people available to fill them, a career in cybersecurity offers almost limitless opportunities. The 2021 Cybersecurity Workforce Study from (ISC)² estimated that there were 4.19 million cybersecurity professionals worldwide -- an increase of more than 700,000 from the year before.

While this illustrates an industry undergoing major growth, there remains a workforce gap of 2.72 million people which represents a very serious problem for organizations faced with a growing volume and sophistication of security threats.

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Internet of Things devices are making their way into more and more areas of our lives. But while they offer many benefits they also present businesses with a problem when it comes to managing and securing them.

An ever widening range of devices now have connectivity that may be off the radar of company IT and cybersecurity teams. We spoke to Roy Dagan, CEO of SecuriThings, to discuss the issue and how enterprises can tackle it.

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Employees now work fewer hours per day with greater efficiency, yielding a 40 percent jump in productivity, according to a new digital workplace report from ActivTrak Productivity Lab.

However, the findings also show that 34 percent of employees continue to be 'overutilized' at work, spending more than 75 percent of their time in this state. Only 62 percent of employees maintain a healthy balance of productivity to work hours, falling significantly short of the 80 percent goal the Productivity Lab recommends.

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There is 37 percent chance of a company losing IP when an employee quits, according to a new report from insider risk management company Code42.

Hot on the heels of yesterday's report about malicious insiders, the study, carried out by Vanson Bourne, finds that cybersecurity teams are facing unprecedented challenges when it comes to protecting sensitive corporate data from exposure, leak and theft.

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A new study from cloud services company 2nd Watch finds 80 percent of enterprises continue to run at least one-quarter of their business workloads and applications on-premises.

This is holding them back from reaping digital transformation benefits such as lowered cost of ownership, better agility and fewer risks. 33 percent of respondents say their biggest challenge in modernizing legacy applications is a lack of skills or expertise, while 26 percent struggle most with lack of budget and investment, and 25 percent with outdated processes and tools.

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According to a new study from integration and API specialist MuleSoft 70 percent of organizations struggle to provide completely connected user experiences across all channels.

This is despite the fact that almost three-quarters (72 percent) of organizations' customer interactions are now digital.

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Developers have a lot to think about in 2022. Security tops the list and, increasingly, developers in the cloud and using Kubernetes need to think about cost too.

We talked to Rob Faraj, co-founder of monitoring tool Kubecost, to find out cultural shifts that organizations and developers need to make to overcome challenges created by the increase in adoption of Kubernetes.

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Despite the introduction of systems based on AI and other technologies, cybersecurity remains an ultimately human problem.

It's not just a problem for IT teams either, to keep the enterprise safe security needs to be taken seriously throughout the organisation. It's the role of the CISO to ensure this but it can be a challenge to implement.

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More than more than 75 percent of IT leaders surveyed for a new report cite the importance of zero trust in combating mounting security threats and two-thirds plan to increase their budgets for the technology.

The study, conducted by Forrester Consulting for Illumio, finds teams are still fighting to catch up with critical initiatives with over 60 percent of respondents saying they were unprepared for the rapid pace of cloud transformation and migration.

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New research from email security company Tessian finds that 40 percent of US employees have taken data with them when they've left a job.

This potentially exposes the business to a raft of cybersecurity concerns, from data breaches to regulatory fines. When asked why are they taking data 53 percent of employees say they worked on the document so therefore believe that it belongs to them.

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During the pandemic banks have undergone a rapid digital adoption process, with 89 percent boosting their implementation of technology by as much as five years.

Research by analytics company SAS shows traditional banks have overseen a marked rise in the adoption of new technologies with 93 percent accelerating their digital adoption compared to 87 percent of challenger banks.

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A survey of 1,000 developers at businesses of all sizes finds that 37 percent have been stung by unexpected cloud costs in the last 12 months.

The study by cloud-native service provider Civo finds that half of those affected say it was a mistake or configuration change that led to the unexpected cost as opaque and complicated cloud billing hinders proper cost planning.

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