The unevenness that has characterized the technology employment market for several months continued in March, according to analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by CompTIA. The suburban Chicago-based industry association reports that tech industry employment decreased by estimated 15,000 jobs last month. The largest share of staffing reductions were [...]
SonicWall, a Milpitas, California-based cybersecurity company, has outlined a series of preventable security gaps that are placing SMBs at serious risk. The SonicWall 2026 Cyber Protect Report, which draws on data from the company’s global network of more than one million security sensors, claims that high and medium severity attacks [...]
Supply chain management (SCM) software with agentic AI capabilities will grow from less than $2 billion in 2025 to $53 billion in spend by 2030, according to Gartner. “Simple AI agents are capable of executing discrete supply chain tasks, increasingly enabling organizations to automate routine workflows and freeing up [...]
Gartner Projects Growth for Supply Chain Management Software with Agentic AI Supply chain management (SCM) software with agentic AI capabilities will grow from less than $2 billion in 2025 to $53 billion in spend by 2030, according to Gartner. “Simple AI agents are capable of executing discrete supply chain [...]
SonicWall, a Milpitas, California-based cybersecurity company, has rolled out updates to its SecureFirst Partner Program, introducing new enablement offerings designed to help partners drive predictable growth. Updates include revamped partner specializations, now awarded at the partner firm level. Areas of focus include Network Security, Security Service Edge, SonicSentry XMDR, Managed [...]
By 2028, over 50% of customer service organizations will double their technology spend, without an equivalent reduction in talent, according to Gartner, Inc. “Leaders are hoping that AI will deliver immediate cost savings, but most organizations are understating the talent required to make AI successful,” said Kathy Ross, Vice President [...]
The latest research from Omdia shows that US PC shipments (excluding tablets) grew 3% year-on-year in Q4 2025 to 18.2 million units, reversing two consecutive quarters of annual decline. The report says the return to growth was driven by a combination of the peak of Windows 11 commercial refreshes, holiday-season [...]
Omdia: US PC Market Returned to Growth in Q4 2025 The latest research from Omdia shows that US PC shipments (excluding tablets) grew 3% year-on-year in Q4 2025 to 18.2 million units, reversing two consecutive quarters of annual decline. The report says the return to growth was driven by [...]
Anthropic has launched the “Claude Partner Network,” committing an initial $100 million to support partners leveraging the “Claude” AI model. A significant proportion of the $100 million investment is promised to go directly to partners as direct support for training and sales enablement, and for market development, and co-marketing for [...]
Quest Software, an Austin, Texas based company specializing in data management, cybersecurity, and platform modernization, has released findings from its annual global security survey examining how organizations approach Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR). The survey found that more than 75 percent of organizations are not practicing disaster recovery plans [...]
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