IDG's Top Enterprise Stories | | | Our top picks from IDG's editors | | | | | Looking for a PowerPoint alternative? When it comes to business presentations, it has become a lot easier to wander from the Microsoft Office suite. Read More ▶ | | | Video/Webcast: Onix Networking The benefits of cloud technology offer easier data access, increased flexibility, better speed, and more storage capabilities Read More ▶ | How do you provide instant service where and when people want it without going broke? Get chatbots to do the heavy lifting Read More ▶ | | A CompTIA survey found that only 34 percent of companies currently develop an IT architecture plan beyond a 12-month window. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Knowing what mountain to climb is important, but so is staying flexible about how to get to the top. Read More ▶ | | | Many organizations are already incorporating IoT technologies into their products, processes and workflows, but 2018 is shaping up to be a breakout year for IoT deployments. Here are six IoT trends to watch in 2018. Read More ▶ | | Cisco Encrypted Traffic Analysis (ETA), now generally available, addresses one of the biggest pain points in the cybersecurity industry — finding malware in encrypted traffic. Read More ▶ | | Windows users are being warned they must have up-to-date antivirus software on their PCs to get updates aimed at fending off attacks that take advantage of the Meltdown and Spectre flaws. Read More ▶ | | IT organizations tackling DevOps are spending too much time writing automation scripts. Enter Harness.io, a startup whose continuous delivery as a service platform seeks to eliminate manual labor and reduce errors. Read More ▶ | | It's the virtual assistant's world now. The operating system is just living in it. Read More ▶ | | Microsoft has just announced that it's bringing back this month's problematic Windows security patches for some AMD processors. You get to guess which ones. Read More ▶ | | Video/Webcast: MemSQL Providing a premium portfolio management service requires the assurance of a highly tuned customer facing experience. This experience includes access to fast changing data with highly interactive dashboards to deliver up to the second analysis of portfolio positions, trends, and risk models. Read More ▶ | | | |