Disaster recovery involves planning for the worst so organizations can quickly bounce back from a disruptive event. To prepare for hardware failure, power outages, human error, natural disasters — or whatever type of disaster life has in store — companies should put together a disaster recovery plan that identifies risks and outlines steps to mitigate them. For example, to minimize downtime, companies might regularly back up important data and set up redundant offsite infrastructure.

In our annual State of IT, Spiceworks sheds light on future business trends in the workplace by surveying technology buyers around the world. For the 2019 edition of the report, we talked to 780 respondents based in North America and Europe to learn more about their organizations’ plans for the coming year.

AUSTIN, Texas — October 9, 2018 — Today at SpiceWorld 2018, Spiceworks unveiled how new artificial intelligence capabilities are being used to power personalized experiences at scale and more directly connect technology buyers and sellers in the $3 trillion IT industry. The AI capabilities enable Spiceworks to connect technology buyers with the people, tools, and information they need to support their organizations with confidence.

AUSTIN, Texas — October 9, 2018 — Today at SpiceWorld 2018, Spiceworks announced a new cloud-based Spiceworks Inventory application that integrates with the cloud editions of Spiceworks Help Desk and Spiceworks Remote Support to help IT professionals more intuitively manage their technology assets and support end users from a single, easy-to-use ecosystem.

Money matters in IT. After all, building up computer networks and properly maintaining the digital devices companies depend on doesn't come cheap. And to ensure organizations and employees are supported by a solid and secure tech foundation, IT departments need to regularly invest in hardware, software, and services.

You know what they say: “Nothing lasts forever.” That’s especially true of technology. And as much as you might have loved that flip phone, 486-based tower, or perhaps that original iPad, all good things must come to an end. Whether an unfortunate tumble destroys a once-shiny-and-new device, a system stops responding as snappily as it used to, or a support agreement ends, there are many reasons to move on from older tech.