2022-03-15 11:07
Q&A: AstraZeneca CIO Cindy Hoots on COVID-19, collaboration — and change
Over the past two years, Swedish-English pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has been at the heart of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, developing a vaccine and supplying more than 2.5 billion doses to people in 170 countries.
2022-03-15 11:00
How to preview and deploy Windows 10 and 11 updates
Once upon a time, making a choice about how you updated Windows was easy: Let Microsoft decide. The company had a release cycle, and you went along for the ride.
2022-03-15 11:00
5 ways to save business bucks on the cloud
I'm on the cloud. You're on the cloud. We're all on the cloud. According to Flexera's State of the Cloud 2022 survey, almost two-thirds of all SMB workloads are now on the cloud. But, as we move more and more of our IT — lock, stock, and
2022-03-14 19:02
Apple supplier Foxconn halts production amid COVID-19 outbreak in China
Some of the world’s largest tech manufacturers have temporarily shuttered operations in China amid government lock downs in multiple provinces and cities meant to stem the spread of a COVID-19 outbreak.
2022-03-14 17:56
What are the best VPN services for conflict zones?
There has been a rapid spike in demand for VPN services in Russia and Ukraine since the invasion began almost three weeks ago. People in both nations seek online freedoms as offline misery intensifies, and want to see through the fog of co
2022-03-14 16:56
Do you know where your software comes from?
Where does your software come from?
2022-03-14 11:00
The US is 'very far' behind China and others in creating a national digital currency
Even before President Joe Biden's White House Executive Order (EO) last week, the US had been exploring the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). But its efforts have fallen far short of other countries.
2022-03-12 14:10
Microsoft delivers a solid, low-impact Patch Tuesday
March brings us a solid set of updates from Microsoft for Windows, Microsoft Office, Exchange, and Edge (Chromium), but no critical issues requiring a “Patch Now” release schedule (though Microsoft Exchange will require some technical e
2022-03-11 15:36
Who will Apple's M-series Mac Pro be for?
Apple’s introduction this week of the M1 Ultra-powered Mac Studio means the company already offers a Mac that delivers more performance than many of its users need. With that in mind, people now are asking, who will the M-powered Mac pro
2022-03-11 11:15
The loss of ‘decent work’ is making employees less productive
I was on an international panel for the World Talent Economy forum earlier this week to discuss the topic of Decent Work and Economic growth. Decent work is a concept not used very much these days; it’s an old concept that focuses on the