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Once costly immutable backup solutions are now more accessible via cloud object-lock, hardened Linux repositories, and NAS snapshots.
Security

Building immutable backups without breaking your budget

The backups were right there on the server, and the ransomware had encrypted them along with everything else. The disaster recovery plan that looked solid on paper had one critical …
Repetition helps professionals internalize systems and spot problems later, but AI shortcuts may hinder early-career learning.
IT Careers
What happens when AI takes over entry-level IT tasks?
Platform guardrails prevent many risks, but configuration mistakes like shared credentials or excessive permissions slip through.
Security
Low-code security isn't vibe coding, but it isn't foolproof either
Nearly 60% of IT leaders can't track data across multi-cloud environments. Free tools in your existing licenses can help.
Security
The data visibility crisis IT teams aren't talking about
Attackers can now exfiltrate data in mere hours. IT must prioritize high-confidence alerts and enable fast containment.
Security
AI is shrinking your incident response window
The U.S. median wage for entry-level computer support ($61,550) is high, but job openings have dropped significantly since 2008.
IT Careers
Entry-level IT jobs: Why they’re increasingly harder to get
Peter Tsai
Share your data storage and recovery input in the first Spiceworks Voice of IT Survey for 2026.
IT Hardware
Voice of IT Survey: Help us dive deep into data storage and recovery
Rich Brown
Happy New Year and welcome to the first Spiceworks Voice of IT Survey of 2026! For our first survey of...
Vibe-coded apps lack owners and maintenance, creating a IT burden on IT departments.
Software
Vibe coding is easy. Owning what you’ve built is harder
Rose de Fremery
Now that anyone can build functional software, IT teams are having trouble getting a handle on how many vibe coded...
The consensus among IT pros is that AI hype has created a disconnect between business value and rising costs to implement it.
IT Life
IT pros aren’t anti-AI, they’re anti-hype
Shelby Green
If there’s one lesson to be learned from 2025, it’s that IT professionals are finding AI hype tiresome. Last year,...
AI literacy means using tools for automation, coding, and workflow optimization, not building models from scratch. Applied competency is key.
IT Careers
What AI skills do IT pros really need in 2026?
David Weldon
Information technology professionals keeping an eye on ‘help wanted’ ads might be confused on current expectations about AI experience. Some...
Rust moves from experiment to a core Linux kernel language
Software
Rust moves from experiment to a core Linux kernel language
Steven Vaughan-Nichols
Where does Rust in Linux go now? In a word, "Everywhere." Back in December, the memory-safe, computer language Rust moved from...
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