Special Features

ZDNet and TechRepublic draw on their community of C-level executives and business thinkers to prognosticate where business technology is headed over the next 36 months. This includes advice, perspectives, and opinions on both creating and reacting to the future.

CES is a showcase for the tech trends that will shape the year ahead. Since consumer tech now has a big influence on businesses, we put the spotlight on the most important CES trends for companies to watch.

The Edward Snowden revelations have rocked governments, global businesses, and the technology world. When we look back a decade from now, we expect this to be the biggest story of 2013 and the one with lasting impact. Here is our perspective on the still-unfolding implications along with IT security and risk management best practices that technology leaders can put to good use.

Enterprise-focused startups have emerged as some of tech's hotbeds of innovation. We highlight how partnering with startups can help companies leapfrog competitors and we provide perspective on how to approach buying IT solutions from enterprise startups.

Why do many boards leave IT security primarily to security technicians, and why can’t techies convince their boards to spend scarce cash on protecting stakeholder information? We offer guidance on how to close the IT security governance gap.

The Bring Your Own Device phenomenon is reshaping the way IT is purchased, managed, delivered, and secured. Our editors and analysts will delve into what it means, the key products involved, how to handle it, and where it’s going in the future.

Many of today’s small businesses and startups have become leading-edge adopters and innovators in technology because they are not chained to big, legacy systems. We look at tech best practices and transformative opportunities for the small companies that make up such a big part of the business world.

As technology decision makers look ahead to budget planning for 2015 and where to focus their IT resources to make the biggest impact in the year ahead, we've got perspectives and research to help inform those decisions.

The explosion of interest in wearable computing is one of tech's fastest rising trends. While big moves from Google, Apple, and Samsung will likely attract a lot of attention, we're going to examine the broader potential that wearables hold for driving innovation in business.

Technology jobs have long been dominated by specialized roles and niche technologies. However, the most employable technologists of the future will likely be the ones who can see the bigger picture, understand business, and adapt to the sweeping changes in tech.