How IT pros are feeling about their job prospects

Plus, help a community member quit their MSP ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ [View in browser]( [Spiceworks]( It's almost June. This year is flying by! You know what that means, right? SpiceWorld is just around the corner. It's my job to make an appearance at the conference, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't go of my own free will. It's a great time, but don't take my word for it. [Ikenna (SWZD)]( has compiled a list of [five reasons to get excited about SpiceWorld](. Check it out, and then spend some time with the rest of this week's spicy picks. [SpiceRex]( [SpiceRex]( Spiceworks Community [Fresh insights on the IT job market]( During any given week, you're likely to hear about low unemployment numbers, massive layoffs, and record corporate profits —plus, there's always a new product shortage, and inflation keeps going up. We wanted to figure out what things look like for IT professionals, so we asked how you felt about your job prospects. [What You Told Us]( [Moving things back home (and away from an MSP)]( With all of the buzz about moving things to the cloud, it's not often you hear about someone wanting to move away from a managed service provider and bring their infrastructure back in-house. Community member [johbra]( recently started a new job, and this is precisely what the organization wants to do. This is a large undertaking. Where should he start? [Share your best practices »]( [Voice of IT]( [Forecast vs. reality: IT budget breakdown]( In our annual [State of IT]( report, only six percent of you told us that your organization planned to cut IT budgets this year. Half of you expected a budget increase, and about 40 percent expected things to stay the same. As we approach the halfway point of 2023, we were wondering where you see those budgets being allocated. [Where does the money go? »]( [Visit the sizzling new SpiceWorld website!]( Upcoming Events: [Is your workforce vulnerable to cyberattacks?]( [🗓️ Thurs. June 1, 2023 at 2:00 PM (Central) | 19:00 UTC]( 📢 Sponsor: Intel vPRO Cyberthreats keep evolving, and security breaches can be expensive for any business. What if refreshing to the latest hardware could improve your security while, at the same time, saving your business time and money? Join this Video Meetup where experts from Intel, Microsoft, and Insight will share advice on how you can best keep your company's PC fleet secure. [Register now »]( [See more events »]( What else we've been reading this week: [The right/left brain myth and more neuroscience insight]( Wharton @ Work Studies have thoroughly debunked the concept that right-brained people are more creative and left-brained people are more analytical, but the myth persists. [Generative AI allows TikTok creators to reimagine history]( Rest of World The Man in the High Castle reimagines what the US would look like if Germany won the war. AI is allowing TikTokers to illustrate alternate timelines where Western imperialists failed to maintain control. [Weird AliExpress laptop with Intel 8088 CPU will take you back to the MS-DOS era]( Ars Technica A strange mashup laptop called the Book 8088, currently available on AliExpress, combines modern components with an Intel 8088 processor. It uses CompactFlash as a hard drive and even has a mini sound card. [On the trail of the Dark Avenger: the most dangerous virus writer in the world]( The Guardian In the 1980s, Bulgaria was known as a "virus factory" because the country was producing so many malicious computer programs. This is the story of Dark Avenger, an anonymous virus creator who quickly achieved notoriety. [Virginia student walks across graduation stage after shooting left him paralyzed]( MSN An exoskeleton enabled Khalil Watson to walk at his college graduation, years after he had to watch his high school graduation from a hospital bed. FYI: This was the story in Snap! that had the most community votes last week. Did you find today's newsletter helpful? [Thumbs Up]( [Thumbs Down]( [Spiceworks]( [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Spiceworks Newsletter. Don't want to receive these emails? No problem, simply click on the “Manage Subscriptions” link below to update your preferences. 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 600, Austin, TX 78701 [www.spiceworks.com]( [MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS]( [UNSUBSCRIBE]( [COMMUNITY]( [PRIVACY POLICY](