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Hybrid cloud management: 6 challenges IT teams need to solve in 2026

In 2026, a hybrid cloud is no longer something organizations are working toward; it's already where they are. According to Forrester's The State Of Cloud Series 2026, the vast majority of enterprises across major markets, including the United States, India, Australia and New Zealand, Canada, and the Asia-Pacific region, are running some form of a hybrid cloud, combining public cloud platforms with private infrastructure, colocation data centers, and sovereign cloud providers.

Top Tips: How to be a tech-savvy traveler

Top tips is a weekly column where we highlight what’s trending in the tech world and share ways to stay ahead. This week, let's look at a few ways you can be a tech-savvy traveler. Being a traveler is not easy, but with today's modern technology, it has become much easier. When we travel to places with no network, we sometimes forget about the ways we can use technology. Excluding the more familiar, I'm going to list some lesser-known tips. 1.

The invisible challenge that kills IT projects

The verdict on enterprise AI is starting to sound familiar: It didn't deliver. But the real question is: Did we ever define what deliver meant in the first place? If success was never tied to measurable business outcomes, AI was always going to fall short, no matter how capable the technology was. Before the next budget cycle dismisses AI, ask whether the problem is the technology or the lack of clear success metrics.

No more manual invoicing: How ManageEngine MSP Central automates usage-based billing

ManageEngine MSP Central's billing capability, powered by Zoho Billing, is officially live—and the headline feature is automated usage-based billing. No more pulling usage numbers manually, matching them to invoices, and updating everything by hand every month. Here's what changes: Customer data syncs automatically from MSP Central to Zoho Billing—no duplicate client records. Every service you deliver, including endpoint management, ITSM, and infrastructure monitoring, becomes billable in Zoho Billing without manual setup. Set up subscriptions per client, per service—one client can run multiple subscriptions at once.

Top tips: How to become more tech-savvy without being a tech expert

Top Tips is a weekly column where we explore practical ways to navigate the technology shaping our everyday lives. This week, we're tackling a common feeling: the fear of not being “tech-savvy” enough, and sharing simple habits to help you become more confident, curious, and comfortable with the technology you use every day. Ever felt like you’re the only person in the room who doesn’t understand what everyone is talking about? That little fear of looking clueless?

The psychology behind the apps we use every day

Have you ever opened a new app and immediately known what to do? You know where to click, what an icon means, and somehow everything feels exactly where it should be. Then you open another app and spend several minutes looking for a basic setting, navigating confusing menus and wondering why something so simple feels so difficult. What makes the difference? It isn't always the technology. Often, it's psychology.

Migrating from Patch Manager Plus On-Premises to Cloud: A practical evaluation guide

Ever heard of Murphy's Law of IT Administration? It states that the server hosting your security tools will go down at the exact moment a critical vulnerability is making headlines everywhere. Whether it's a sudden power shutdown, a database hiccup, or a local network failure, losing access to your central management tools right when you need them most is every IT team's worst nightmare.

Are AI and art in conflict with each other?

I recently heard a song that was written by a girl but sung and composed by AI. It left me confused— I'm not sure if I liked it. I was a bit prejudiced and automatically hated it because it was composed by AI. Similar to many works of AI, it had a rhythm, but it was too repetitive and lacked emotions. This made me think about all the other forms of art that might be created by AI, and it left me with a bitter feeling.

Best Azure monitoring tools: Compare the leading solutions

Microsoft Azure has become one of the most widely adopted cloud platforms for running business applications, databases, containers, analytics workloads, and enterprise services. Modern Azure environments now extend far beyond virtual machines, encompassing services such as Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure SQL Database, Azure Functions, storage accounts, networking services, and serverless applications.