Unlocking hidden value: How to turn retired IT assets into refreshing capital

Reading Time: 2 minute Rising hardware costs, ongoing supply chain disruptions, and memory and DRAM shortages are forcing IT leaders to stretch refresh cycles further than ever before. However, those aging servers, laptops and devices sitting in storage may be worth more than you realize. As residual values ​​for legacy data center hardware and end-user…

How to improve your SAM strategy: Turn data into executive decisions

Reading Time: 2 minute Did You Know: According to Flexera, only 43% organizations have full visibility across their technology regions. Organizations like yours collect detailed insights on costs, usage, and risks. However, these insights rarely influence executive decisions. Leaders continue to move forward with budget updates, audits, and commitments even when visibility remains incomplete. The…

How smart leaders modernize: Insights for transforming work with AI-enabled endpoints

Reading Time: 5 minute AI-enabled endpoints are now here, expanding what employees can do — and what attackers can target. Today’s IT leaders face two pressures to keep pace: move quickly to achieve AI-driven productivity improvements, but also move responsibly to avoid expanding attack surfaces and operational risks. Artificial intelligence embedded in endpoints is fundamentally…

4 key considerations for K-12 districts that want smart classrooms

Reading Time: 5 minute A K-12 technology director in a mid-sized district is preparing to present next year’s technology budget to the school board. Half the Chromebook fleet is five years old and starting to break down. The global memory shortage has pushed replacement costs up to 15%-20%. ESSER funding expired several months ago. The…

AI literacy is everything. Here’s your 5-step success plan

Like driverless cars and home automation, artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept — it is a transformative force that is reshaping industries and redefining the way we work.​ The potential rewards are huge. According to IDC, “investment in AI solutions and services is projected to generate a cumulative global impact of $22.3 trillion…

SemVer vs. CalVer: Choosing the Best Versioning Strategy for Your Project

Understanding Software Versioning: SemVer vs. SemVer CalVer When managing software projects, choosing the right versioning strategy is critical to maintaining stability, communicating changes effectively, and aligning with developer and user needs. Two of the most widely used versioning schemes are Semantic Version (SemVer) And Calendar Versioning (CalVer). Understanding the differences between the two can help…

Top 3 Platforms to Get Responses to Your Online Surveys

So, you’ve created a survey in Google Forms, SurveyMonkey, or Qualtrics. Big! But now the big question arises: how do you actually get people to respond? Here are the three best platforms where you can find participants for your online surveys. 1. Productive – Built for Researchers Prolific is one of the most trusted platforms…

Higher education students deserve modern learning spaces. Here’s how to build it

Reading Time: 5 minute The field of higher education recruitment used to be academic degrees. Reputation. The network you will build over four years. Technology is in the background; it’s in the IT department’s budget and rarely comes up in admissions conversations. That no longer happens. The infrastructure behind the classroom has become part of…

SymfonyCon Amsterdam 2025: Our Recap and Highlights

Breakthrough Opening: Symfony AI & Symfony 8 The conference began with a keynote from Fabien Potencier which is always one of the highlights of the event. This time, he surprised the audience by bringing it out Symfony 8 live on stage. This release is a shared ritual with the entire audience, and is carried out…

How to Run Factor Analysis on Likert Scale Data

If you’ve ever created a survey using likert scale (“Strongly disagree” → “Strongly agree”), you might get a pile of questions that all seem related—but you’re not sure how they fit together. That’s where it is factor analysis enter. This is a statistical method that helps you uncover the hidden structure behind your survey items—essentially…