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Will You Triumph in Our Game of Thrones Quiz?

As Queen Cersei declared, “When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.” Well, the stakes aren’t THAT high in our Game of Thrones quiz – your life isn’t on the line here – but your ability t...

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[Quiz] How Well Do You Know the Star Wars Movies?

By now, you probably know that I’m huge a Star Wars fan. Need proof? A couple of years ago I created a quiz about the Star Wars’ universe. I also co-manage the Devolutions Force, which is our Star War...

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History of major computer viruses: from the 1970s to today

Explore the history of major computer viruses from the 1970s to the present. Learn about significant cybersecurity threats and how they shaped the evolution of malware and virus protection.

9 Critical Skills for IT Job 2019

9 Critical Skills for Landing an IT Job in 2019

Programming, website design and development, networking – these were the valuable IT skills of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. And there is no reason to think that they are not still useful. B...

How to Market Your IT Start Up

How to Market Your IT Start-Up

Most IT start-ups struggle to develop a marketing strategy that will deliver quick results but won’t cost a fortune. This is a challenging task, which requires an implementation of the brand’s new pro...

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Do You Really Need a Degree to Build a Career as an IT Specialist?

IT is the fastest-changing global industry, creating the need for new positions year after year. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, “employment of computer and IT occupations is projected...

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5 Best Internet of Things (IoT) Gadgets — and How to Secure Them

Science fiction inspires us to dream of a future that, in many cases, becomes reality years later. Take, for instance, a food rehydrator or a hover board. And how could we forget that Douglas Adams’ g...

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6 Ways to Write an Awesome Developer Resume

It can be frustrating and time consuming to write a developer resume. A resume is more than just listing every single thing you’ve done on a page. It’s important to carefully consider what to include,...

The 16 Geekiest Places to Visit in the World

Traveling is all about discovering new places, new customs, new cultures, and much more. But what if I told you that traveling could help bring your favorite geeky games, TV shows, movies and scientif...

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Top 5 Geek Arguments

May 25th is Geek Pride Day, and this year we’re celebrating the festivities with quizzes, special offers, new Sysadminotaur comics (start the series of comic strips here), and articles like this one, ...

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Winter in Quebec: Here's the Truth!

Let’s start with this: Canada is a really, really big place. And while some parts of the country experience pretty mild winters, other places — like here in Quebec — are pretty much what you imagine: ...

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[Quiz] How Well Do You Know the Star Wars Universe?

Today is a special day in the galaxy, as we welcome the latest entry to the Star Wars saga: The Last Jedi! It looks like it’s going to be a good one, with some cool special effects and Luke Skywalker ...

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5 YouTube Channels to Learn and Adapt in the IT World

After reading our community member Frank McCourry’s very interesting article about surviving changes in the IT world, I was inspired to discover new ways that I could adapt. That led me to YouTube, wh...

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A Look at Some of History’s Worst Data Breaches

While data breaches have dominated the InfoSec headlines (and increasingly the mainstream ones, too) for several years, they aren’t a new phenomenon. In fact, one of the first recorded hacks took plac...

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7 Ways to Survive Changes in the IT World

THIS ARTICLE WRITTEN BY FRANK MCCOURRY, VP AT HOLLAND COMPUTERS, IS PART OF OUR GUEST BLOG SERIES. PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE FEATURED ON OUR BLOG. If there is one thing that is consis...

Thanks for the Visit: A Trip to the Devolutions Office

THIS ARTICLE WRITTEN BY TOMMY BOUCHER, IT DIRECTOR AT COVEO, IS PART OF OUR GUEST BLOG SERIES. PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE FEATURED ON OUR BLOG. In the world of software, recruiting is ...

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[Quiz] Are You a TRUE Techie?

As you hopefully know, here at Devolutions we think we have the SMARTEST community of IT pros in the world (make that the galaxy). But every now and then, we like to throw out a quiz to test this imme...

Top 3 Reasons to Become — or Not to Become — a SysAdmin

The time was September, 2014. Scotland narrowly voted to stay in the U.K. Guardians of the Galaxy was the number one box office hit. And the Devolutions Crew was busy asking the wonderful members of o...

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Devolutions’ Pinball Saga: Part II

You may recall that about a year ago, I bragged about the awesome collection of pinball machines here at Devolutions HQ. Well guess what? We’ve almost doubled the level of awesome by going from 7 to 1...

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7 Cool VR Apps to Check Out

Remember when the “next big thing” was HDTV? Well, these days HDTV is standard, and what everyone’s looking forward to is when (not if) Virtual Reality takes over and thrusts us into the action. I mea...