Ask HN: Why are IT salaries falling?(ycombinator.com) In my view, IT salaries may be falling due to factors such as increased automation, offshoring (transferring jobs to lower-cost countries), a greater number of skilled workers and economic pressures that reduce demand. In addition, some technological functions are becoming more standardized, lowering the salary of certain positions.
Silk Typhoon targeting IT supply chain(microsoft.com) Executive summary: Microsoft Threat Intelligence identified a shift in tactics by Silk Typhoon, a Chinese espionage group, now targeting common IT solutions like remote management tools and cloud applications to gain initial access.
Breaking down the NSA's guidance on zero trust implementations (2024)(aquia.us) For any organization looking to improve their Zero Trust maturity, prioritizing cybersecurity for both applications and workloads is one of the best places to start. But how do we prioritize those efforts? One of the biggest challenges we hear from cybersecurity practitioners looking to adopt Zero Trust best practices is a lack of clear guidance for driving their efforts.
4 points by yearesadpeople 91 days ago | 2 comments
The DevOps Engineer's Handbook(octopus.com) DevOps is a set of practices, tools, and a cultural philosophy for software delivery. DevOps automates and bridges processes between software development and IT teams.
178 points by MrBuddyCasino 103 days ago | 21 comments
What Is ServiceNow?(fillout.com) When something broke in the ’90’s, you’d reach for paper and fill out a support ticket. You, in this division at this company, have this exact problem with the Xerox machine in room X on floor Y. Drop the paper in your outbox, and the mail clerks would whisk it away to the service desk’s inbox. After three to five business days (if you were lucky) your request would be fulfilled.
8 points by dominicwhyte 157 days ago | 6 comments
Windows 2022 Servers Unexpectedly Upgrading to 2025(reddit.com) Arriving at work this morning, an "SME" sized business in the UK, something seemed a little off. Further investigation showed that all of our Windows 2022 Servers had either upgraded themselves to 2025 overnight or were about to do so. This obviously came as a shock as we're not at the point to do so for many reasons and the required licensing would not be present.