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Analyst Chat: The State of IT Spend in 2024

Join Aberdeen’s Mike Lock and Derek Brink in this analyst video where they discuss key findings from the State of IT report, specifically how it relates to IT Spending in 2024. In this discussion, Mike and Derek will highlight the eight main categories that companies are spending, from hardware to software and everything in between. After watching, you’ll be able to benchmark your IT spend efforts against your peers using the data that Derek provides.

5 Best Entry Level IT Certifications for Beginner IT Pros

Certifications are the best way to verify one’s level of expertise and abilities to prospective employers. According to the Dice 2021 Tech Salary Report, entry-level IT positions average around $50,000 to $55,000 annually. When choosing the best certification to pursue, a quick look at the job description of targeted position is a must.

Aberdeen Joins the Spiceworks Ziff Davis Family

You may have heard that Spiceworks Ziff Davis (SWZD) has acquired Aberdeen, a leading global provider of behavioral-based marketing solutions and research. As the SWZD and Aberdeen teams begin to work as one entity, it is important to us that we remain transparent with you, our Community. We're very excited about this next step in an ongoing strategy that emphasizes the opportunity to showcase our data-driven solutions that will ultimately reshape the tech playbook.

State of IT 2021 Preview: A Global Crisis Brings Big Changes to IT

What a year 2020 has been! We’re all living through a shared experience, where everyone has been forced to navigate challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. And in this new reality, far-reaching changes have been made to ensure public safety, some of which will continue well into the future. For example, amid the lockdowns and reduced economic activity, businesses were forced to take cost cutting measures to survive.

How can Spiceworks Ziff Davis help you during the COVID-19 pandemic?

The COVID-19 crisis is everywhere and affecting everyone, especially IT professionals. During this time of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, like many other enterprises around the world, Spiceworks Ziff Davis has also made work-from-home (WFH) mandatory for all employees globally. While this ensures the protection of our employees, it has caused great disruption because not every team was set up for immediate and effective remote work.

Spiceworks Research Examines Storage Trends in 2020 and Beyond

In a world where organizations store and process more data with each passing year, technology has evolved to keep pace. For example, hard drive capacities have increased steadily and adoption of scalable cloud storage platforms has headed skyward. At the same time, storage vendors have introduced solutions to accelerate storage read and write times — which have historically been a bottleneck in computing.