Ars Technica | Email provider VFEmail said it has suffered a catastrophic destruction of all of its servers by an unknown assailant who wiped out almost two decades' worth of data and backups in a matter of hours.

Dark Reading | Cybersecurity and IT risk budgets continue to grow. Here's how they'll be spent.

PCMag | With these new options, you can reply to or forward an email with a single click, open multiple emails in new windows simultaneously, and more, right from your inbox.

CIO Dive | Microsoft's Office 365 reigns as the most dominant software bundle, with double the customer base of Google's G Suite, according to Okta. But companies aren't solely investing in Office 365. More than three-quarters of Office 365 users have one or more apps that are duplicates of features in the software bundle. About 45% also use Salesforce, 36% use Amazon Web Services, and 28% use Slack for communication.

Forbes | No one enjoys burning even more time on outdated productivity tips, so here is the new list of best Gmail plugins for 2019.

Computerworld | Chromebooks aren't like regular computers — so are they right for your needs? These three questions will help you find the answer.

TechRepublic | IT is the backbone to business, yet it's often regarded negatively. Our CEO David Politis explains how and why this mindset needs to change.

VentureBeat | In 2018, augmented reality started to heat up as Magic Leap released its much-anticipated headset, paving the way for others to explore AR development on their platforms. AR continues to be a rapidly growing space, as more tech companies continue building out their own competitive technologies. The new year will be an important one for the software and hardware components of AR to shine.

G Suite Updates | Google announced that you'll soon have the option to refresh the Salesforce data populated in Sheets using the Salesforce data connector. You can refresh this data manually or schedule the data to be refreshed. Google encountered an unexpected issue with this launch, but they expect to have it resolved in the coming days.