IT blogs - your quick way to be up to date

Among the many qualities that define an IT leader a thirst for exploration occupies an important place.

Since there’s a wealth of tech blogs, including general and niche publications, blogs for CTO/CIOs, personal blogs, communities, we’ve decided to select top ones we deem useful for any IT leader.

If you want to avoid clickbait articles, and get real updates, insights and info about current IT trends, here are some of the top tech blogs.

Best tech blogs

  1. Mashable
  2. ComputerWeekly
  3. InfoWorld
  4. ZDNet
  5. Slashdot
  6. TechCrunch

Mashable - top news in tech industry

As for the communicative and social side of IT leaders, the ever-entertaining Mashable constantly and fiercely highlights everything tech-related from social media, news, TV and culture. It proves that business and technology are “mashable” with social networking and fun human nature pieces.

What you can take from this “voice of digital culture” is people’s view on how technology is influencing our lives, and thus a better understanding of user needs and user adoption of certain products. Mashable is also a source of humor, memes and relevant tech jokes, as well as cultural trends, non-profit activities, climate science, and much more.

To find if Mashable is for you, try starting with these posts:

ComputerWeekly - technology news website

Computer Weekly is one of the blogs every IT leader should follow.

One of the UK’s most popular IT online magazines, ComputerWeekly, offers news and analysis on key topics for tech professionals. Started back in 1996, today it is a publication with millions of readers visiting to get the latest tech trends, opinions of market leaders, or in-depth analysis and reviews on digital transformation, regulations like the upcoming GDPR, etc.

Their contributors cover for industries such as healthcare, business services, finances, public sector, manufacturing, retail, media, telecom, transportation. Topics range from data centers, enterprise software, IT management to automation, blockchain, mobile services, business intelligence software, etc. There’s also an editor’s blog.