Informative sources to stay current with technology trends. Over the years, there have been several indispensable publications that have helped keep me informed of trends in the industry. Most, if not all of the following have free email newsletters and/or informative websites. Enjoy.

Publications

• TechTarget offers data-driven marketing services to business-to-business technology vendors. They use purchase intent data from the readership of its 140+ technology-focused websites to help tech vendors reach buyers actively researching relevant IT products and services.
  • Storage—News and Articles focused on Data Storage. 
  • Software Quality
  • Security
  • IoT—News and Articles focused on the Internet of Things.
• ArsTechnica—A publication devoted to technology catering to “alpha geeks”: technologists and IT professionals. A publication with a simple editorial mission: be “technically savvy, up-to-date, and more fun” than what’s currently popular in the space. Ars is a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, breakdowns of the latest scientific advancements, gadget reviews, software, hardware, and nearly everything else found in between layers of silicon.
• IDC—International Data Corporation is the premier global market intelligence, data, and events provider for the information technology, telecom., and consumer technology markets. With more than 1,300 analysts worldwide, IDC offers global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries. IDC’s analysis and insight help IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based technology decisions and achieve their key business objectives.
• Gartner—A research and consulting firm that provides technology data and insights to business leaders. Its services include technical planning, architecture and design, product evaluation, deployment strategy, project execution, and market analysis.
• Forbes—self-promotional plug for my articles. 😉 
• Informa Tech—Informs, connects, and inspires tech businesses and professionals who want to apply the latest technology in their roles.
• Interop—Provides IT professionals with a unified place to connect, learn, and discover the latest and most valuable IT strategies. Throughout the years, we’ve offered free topic-specific digital conferences designed to help you strategize, network, and discover solution providers to advance your career and drive your business forward.
• OMDIA —A global analyst and advisory leader who helps you connect the dots across the technology ecosystem. Their deep knowledge of tech markets and actionable insights empower organizations to make smart growth decisions. 
• AI Business
• BlackHat— Is an internationally recognized cybersecurity event series that provides the most technical and relevant information security research. These multi-day events provide the security community with cutting-edge research, developments, and trends. Black Hat Briefings and Training are driven by the needs of the global security community, striving to bring together the best minds in the industry. Black Hat inspires professionals at all career levels, encouraging growth and collaboration among academia, world-class researchers, and leaders in the public and private sectors. Today, Black Hat Briefings and Training are held annually in the United States, Europe, and Asia, providing premier venues for elite security researchers and trainers to find their audience.
• Dark Reading—A cybersecurity news site that provides security professionals with insights on the latest trends and news. It is also a trusted online community for security professionals, including CISOs, technology specialists, and security researchers.  
• The New Stack—A media platform for the people who build and manage software the world relies on. We provide context and explanation of at-scale technologies to advance knowledge and create conversations through our coverage of modern architectures, software development life cycle components, and operations tools and culture. Technologists worldwide rely on us to investigate new technologies, make decisions about technical roadmaps, and even determine investments and acquisitions. The New Stack is the glue that connects people at all levels and from all parts of the stack, whether you’re a developer, operator, sysadmin, architect, engineer, evangelist, or business leader.
• The Register—The leading and trusted global online enterprise technology news publication, reaching roughly 40 million readers worldwide.
• CSO—CSO serves enterprise security decision-makers and users with the critical information they need to stay ahead of evolving threats and defend against criminal cyberattacks. With incisive content that addresses all security disciplines, from risk management to network defense to fraud and data loss prevention, CSO offers unparalleled depth and insight to support key decisions and investments for IT security professionals.
• The EU Artificial Intelligence Act— 🇪🇺 Providing up-to-date developments and analyses of the proposed EU artificial intelligence law called the “AI Act.” The website is maintained by the Future of Life Institute (FLI). FLI is an independent non-profit working to reduce large-scale, extreme risks from transformative technologies. We also aim to benefit all through the future development and use of these technologies. Our work includes grantmaking, educational outreach, and policy engagement.
• The Intercept
• CyberCrime Magazine—The world’s leading researcher and Page ONE for the global cyber economy, and a trusted source for cybersecurity facts, figures, and statistics. We provide cyber economic market data, insights, and ground-breaking predictions to a global audience of CIOs and IT executives, CSOs and CISOs, information security practitioners, cybersecurity company founders and CEOs, venture capitalists, corporate investors, business and finance executives, HR professionals, and government cyber defense leaders.
• Semafor—a news platform designed to provide audiences with unparalleled journalistic transparency through innovative new forms, cuts through the noise of the news cycle with smart, distilled views, and explores competing perspectives across borders for a curious, new global audience.
• The Verge—AI & Tech—The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations. Our original editorial insight was that technology had migrated from the far fringes of the culture to the absolute center as mobile technology created a new generation of digital consumers. Now, we live in a dazzling world of screens that has ushered in media, transportation, and science revolutions. The future is arriving faster than ever.
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Podcasts

• IT Ops Query—This podcast distills the signal from the noise about enterprise IT digital transformation and operations in the era of Agile, DevOps, and distributed applications. Interviews feature expert guests in conversation with IT journalism veteran Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer at TechTarget.
• DarkNet Diaries—This podcast is about hackers, breaches, shadow government activity, hacktivism, cybercrime, and all the things that dwell on the hidden parts of the network. This is Darknet Diaries. New episodes every first Tuesday of the month.
• The Backup Wrap-up—This podcast turns unappreciated backup admins into cyber recovery heroes. After a brief analysis of backup-related news, each episode dives deep into one topic that can help you better protect your organization from data loss, accidents, disasters, or ransomware.
• CISO Series—A media network for cybersecurity professionals that delivers the most fun in cybersecurity. We publish 9-10 weekly episodes across our network of five programs. Four of our programs are audio podcasts, and we have two live-streaming video events every week. Please check out our events page for upcoming virtual and in-person events.
• CyberCrime Magazine—Page ONE For Cybersecurity Podcasts

Articles & Reports

• Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report
• CrowdStrike Global Threat Report
• CrowdStrike Threat Hunting Report
• FBI Internet Crime Center Report
• CSRB – Review of the Summer 2023 Microsoft Exchange Online Intrusion

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