Shining a Light on IT Operations Metrics

Massive amounts of data streaming out of the systems can help IT administrators and others keep up to date about that performance and the overall end-user experience. Here are some key metrics to consider that can help you measure what’s actually happening.
Date Published July 27, 2021 - Last Updated July 26, 2021

Automation is an Essential Survival Skill for Every Modern IT Organization

The use of automation to cope with rapidly expanding or marginally efficient workloads is all too often considered as a last resort, after all other remedies have been exhausted. There is a more proactive way to approach this labor-saving tool.
Date Published July 26, 2021 - Last Updated December 16, 2021

Ways to Put a Lid on Cloud Waste

It’s easy to underuse and overspend on cloud assets. The good news is that there are tools and practices that IT can apply to better manage cloud assets and tamp down the waste. Here how to determine if you are throwing money away.
Date Published July 19, 2021 - Last Updated July 26, 2021

What Will Be the Next New Normal in Cloud Software Security?

Accelerated moves to the cloud made sense at the height of the pandemic -- organizations may face different concerns in the future. Chief among these is how to determine who is an authorized user and who isn’t in a hybrid work environment.
Date Published July 14, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

What Will Be the Next New Normal in Cloud Software Security?

Accelerated moves to the cloud made sense at the height of the pandemic -- organizations may face different concerns in the future. It’s going to be up to IT to ensure that the new normal is as secure as what came before COVID-19.
Date Published June 30, 2021 - Last Updated December 16, 2021

Why You Must Kill Your VPN to Support Remote Work

Organizations must overcome the limitations of VPNs to become true digital businesses and rethink how they can better support and secure their remote workforce. Here is the argument as to why from a chief security officer, and tips for how to do it.
Date Published June 2, 2021 - Last Updated December 16, 2021

Introducing Cloud Contact Center, Enterprise Style

Experts predicted that it would take some time for the industry to adopt cloud technology because of initial limitations, but all that has changed as the capabilities have become scalable to meet differing needs. Best-of-breed capabilities, customizable user interface, availability, and...
Date Published June 1, 2021 - Last Updated July 26, 2021

Why IT Leaders Should Make Cloud Training a Top Priority

As IT operations continue drifting into the cloud, it's important to ensure that organization personnel keep pace with the latest skills and practices. It’s not enough to find people who are skilled in cloud technology; you need to prioritize training for it within your existing workforce.
Date Published May 12, 2021 - Last Updated July 26, 2021

How to Define Agile in the Simplest Terms Possible

Agile is a simple and ingenious concept through continuous incremental improvement through small and frequent releases. You see Agile in work every day, and Manuel Palachuk walks you through one well-known example as he begins to explain its value to IT service and support.
Date Published May 10, 2021 - Last Updated July 26, 2021

Hire IT People With More Than IT Skills

Whereas once customer experience was something IT service and support put on the backest of backburners, the concept has now become front and center in the competitive IT landscape. Doug Rabold has a somewhat heretical suggestion for how to meet that demand.
Date Published May 5, 2021 - Last Updated July 26, 2021