Best of the Week January 17, 2020

Top Microsoft events scheduled in 2020 Microsoft offers many educational opportunities for its products and services for IT professionals. Here are the Microsoft events highlights of 2020. Resource of the day Get Up To Speed: Google Chrome Google is always working hard to bring simplicity and interoperability to your computing experience. And with the new Chrome browser they have managed to bring together web browsing and web applications in one convenient window.This Get Up To Speed... Additional TechRepublic resources Microsoft rolls out patch for serious Windows bug highlighted by NSA Best of the best: Our 10 favorite CES 2020 Best of Innovation award winners 10 most affordable cities for developers Top 20 tech companies for remote jobs in 2020 Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow closes out NRF 2020 talking about the difficulties of scaling a digital business How to protect your Windows 7 computers and data after Microsoft cuts off support How to manage deployment for Microsoft's new Edge browser It's not me, it's you: The pros and cons of breaking up big tech 8 products to make your work life easier Why corporate boards are unprepared to handle cybersecurity risks Manufacturing to dominate nearly 25% of 5G use cases by 2028 Find out Glassdoor's 50 best jobs in America for 2020 The US cities where IT pros should live in 2020 New KMPG report says industry leaders want government guidance around AI Global manufacturers demonstrate solid fourth industrial revolution initiatives Cloud computing in 2020: More hybrid customers and massive growth in China 5 tech trends in 2020: Quantum computing, AR/VR, 5G, and more Verizon brings global leaders together for 5G Future Forum Digital transformation: 3 secrets to success Israeli company modernizes X-ray machines with nanotechnology Featured Webcast Okta + ICSynergy: Hybrid IT Got You Down? There's A Better Way with Identity Join this webinar on 1/30 to explore best practices for approaching and controlling access to Hybrid IT resources from a unified identity platform, with speakers from Okta, ICSynergy, and ADS. Featured multimedia Photos: The 25 best products of CES 2020 Today's recommended downloads Analyst briefing: Technology opportunities SMBs can't afford to overlook (TechRepublic Premium) Wearable Device Policy (TechRepublic Premium) An IT Pro's Overview of Windows 7 (TechRepublic Premium) Feature comparison: Data analytics software and services (TechRepublic Premium) Hiring kit: Technical writer (TechRepublic Premium)

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CES 2020: The big trends for business

Today's CES is as much a showcase for the latest business technology as it is for consumer electronics. Enterprise technologies like AI, data analytics, and 5G underpin the latest IoT gadgets, smart devices, and autonomous vehicles, and will be on full display at CES 2020.