As I’ve explained in my previous blog posts, mobile devices have quickly evolved into critical enterprise tools that open the doors to better productivity, innovation and competitive advantage. At the same time, they have increased IT complexity…
As I’ve explained in my previous blog posts, mobile devices have quickly evolved into critical enterprise tools that open the doors to better productivity, innovation and competitive advantage. At the same time, they have increased IT complexity…
Windows 10 includes new enterprise security features for authentication and data protection. I’ll cover them in this post, the second in our series on our webinar Under the Hood with Windows 10 Security, for which more than 2,300 sysadmins, IT managers…
Once you’re acquainted with the landscape and terminology of Windows 10 security, you can turn your attention to Windows 10 migration: moving your servers and endpoints from Windows XP, 7 and 8.
So far in this series about our webinar Under the…
The fundamentals of systems management have changed, so you’re faced with managing and securing a growing number of devices, a variety of operating systems and multiple types of users, in addition to your traditional systems management tasks. Despite…
If you’re like most systems admins, you find that securing, managing, and maintaining your endpoints is tedious and time consuming, while growing in complexity. In today’s IT environments, you no longer manage just servers, PCs and Macs. Now, mobile…
A comprehensive IT security program already includes a wide range of concerns, from physical access to buildings and machines to proper user provisioning and deprovisioning to compliance reporting. Organizations also focus a great deal of attention on…
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It’s tough for me to write the last blog post of the year. Maybe even tougher for you to concentrate on it, since most of us are focused on anything but work and IT right now.
But before…
Happy New Year and Welcome Back!
The big question we get when we return from the holidays is always, “What are your New Year’s resolutions?” What makes the question so difficult is that we know that, all too often, the resolutions we make in January…
We’ve all seen the staggering numbers: There are already more than two devices accessing the web for every person on the planet, and analysts predict there will be as many as 100 billion connected “things” in use by 2020. That is a lot of devices to…
Are you ready to manage the massive increase in devices? There are over 2 billion mobile devices shipping every year and over 28 billion IoT devices projected to be active by 2020.
It Doesn't Stop There
More devices means more apps which means an…
Ever wonder how many minutes in a day you could reclaim if you didn’t have to run herd over OS deployments, patches, upgrades, reimaging and the myriad other systems management and deployment tasks that take up your time? Well, I’m going to go out on…
The word “audit” strikes fear into the heart of every IT and software asset manager.
After all, audits can be very disruptive — and very expensive. But the reality is that vendor-imposed, revenue-motivated audits are increasing for organizations…
Football is one of the most hyped sporting events in the country. With the 50th big game coming in the next week, all of the fanfare will be out in full swing. All of the articles, the speculation, the betting, the back stories and dissection of each…
The more money you invest in IT, the greater the return you want on your investment. Estimates from IDC show that worldwide healthcare IT spending will rise from $115 billion this year to $135.7 billion by 2019. That means you and your counterparts are…
We’ve been talking a lot about effective software deployment and management throughout this blog series. But there’s one critical element we have yet to discuss: data protection and data recovery.
Today, everyone wants be connected 24 hours…
Getting a hospital or medical practice ready for electronic medical records (EMR) software is a big enough task, but what if the software was more than your current hardware could handle?
Green Clinic in Louisiana had to deal with that. The clinic had…
We have been talking a lot in this e-book and blog series about how to move away from technology tunnel vision and take a more holistic view of your IT environment, whether it’s through centralized management for all connected devices or by expanding…
How much technology was in your classroom when you were in school? How much is in your children’s classrooms? How much do you think will be in their children’s classrooms?
Look at three big reasons why technology holds so much potential in…
In my last blog, I talked about some of the features and functionality every organization needs from a service desk solution. But there’s also a higher level question to consider: which delivery model is best for your enterprise?
Most organizations…
IT departments today are striving to support new business initiatives, meet regulatory compliance requirements and operate under tough budget constraints.
Strategically implementing best practices, such as the Information Technology Infrastructure Library…
The Rise of Chromebooks
Over the past few years, Google Chromebooks have rapidly gained traction in the U.S. education market. In fact, according to Futuresource Consulting, Chromebooks reached over 50 percent of U.S. K-12 sales for the first time in…
Growing organizations have an increasing number of connected devices on their network, and IT teams are spending more time managing and securing these devices, and the applications they deliver. Device proliferation is a growing trend for which IT professionals…
Today is the first official day of summer and people are starting to get geared up for many warm weather activities. While your kids are on summer break, you’ll probably spend more time with family and friends. As the days get hotter and the nights get…
A couple of weeks ago, I offered seven key questions for building a solid evaluation methodology to help you as you embark on any journey to select new technologies, whether you’re looking for information systems management software, endpoint security…
Today, the new SIM Community is live! Please join us on our new home for all Systems and Information Management content. Read about all of the new features with in the SIM Community and learn how our community seeks to give you the information you need…
