Polls

IT. IS. OVER. Of course, we’re talking about the annus horribilis known as 2020. Let’s see, we had: So many hurricanes and tropical storms that the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administra...

Normally, we would say something like “another holiday season has come and gone.” But as we all know, there was nothing normal about 2020. Frankly, most of us are happy to say goodbye to one of the mo...

It is said that “hindsight is 20/20”. Well, I think that it’s fair to say that all of us can’t wait to see the year 2020 in the past — because it has been very tough for obvious reasons. We all need t...

The MSP industry is growing rapidly, and is expected to be worth $282 billion by 2023 — up from $193 billion in 2019. Last month we asked you to share your experiences either as an MSP serving clients...

This month, we are turning our attention to an essential member of the IT and business landscape: Managed Service Providers (MPSs). And when we say “essential,” we don’t just mean for large organizati...

October was Cybersecurity Awareness Month, but the way things are these days, it might make more sense to make this annual education event EVERY month of the year. Consider these alarming statistics: ...

To help SMBs grasp the scope and dynamic of the current cyber threat landscape — and ultimately make decisions that reduce the likelihood and severity of cyberattacks — Devolutions recently surveyed ...

Legendary inventor Thomas Edison once said that “the three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are hard work, stick-to-itiveness, and common sense.” Doubtlessly, these traits are still vit...

As you may recall, last month we asked you to consider which protocols are essential for today’s IT pros. If you haven’t had the chance to see the results yet, you’ll find them here. This month, we’re...

Last month, we asked you to list the protocols that all SysAdmins MUST know. We’re talking about the essential knowledge that separates the professionals from the pretenders. The Champions Looking a...

Being a SysAdmin is difficult — especially since most folks who aren’t SysAdmins have no idea what SysAdmins do. They just know that SysAdmins do “techie stuff”, which is like saying that surgeons do ...

Our theme for SysAdmin Appreciation Day on July 31 was camping, because after spending months cramped in our homes, many of us dream of heading to the great outdoors, where we can trade emails for s’m...

As you may know, SysAdmin Appreciation Day falls on July 31. To celebrate this special day on the Geekian Calendar, we will be publishing some content and comics with a camping theme. Why camping? Wel...

The number of gamers is expected to reach 2.725 billion by 2021 (or about 1 in every 3 people on earth), and the global video game industry is projected to reach $300 billion in annual revenues by 202...

As we all know, life has been pretty stressful for the last few months. And while there is cautious optimism that the worst is behind us, there is still plenty of road ahead — though hopefully it will...

As an increasing number of events go virtual — such as Microsoft Ignite, Cisco Live, Dell World, and many others — last month we asked you to tell us your opinion of online conferences. As we had hope...

As you may have heard, Microsoft has decided to move all of its conferences online until July 2021, including Microsoft Ignite. Microsoft certainly isn’t the only company making this shift. Other tech...

We’re all working remotely these days — some of us because we want to, and some of us because we have to. And this new reality inspired our April poll question: What are your best remote working hacks...

IT pros are unique in many ways. Some like Apple, some like Android. Some like Windows, some like Mac. And of course, some like Star Wars (a death star is way scarier than the Borg), and some like Sta...

Wow — talk about things changing in a HURRY. Back when we launched the March contest (in place of our usual monthly poll), here in North America there was a growing level of concern about coronavirus ...