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How to Get Buy-In for Your IT Cost Optimization Strategy
By Per Bauer on Fri, 08/28/2020
Policy alone is rarely enough to influence change. Lasting impact requires buy-in from the organization and is best achieved using a mix of different influence levers.
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5 Reasons Why Technology is Important in Education
By Kevin Jackson on Mon, 08/24/2020
Great learning doesn’t depend on digital tools. So is technology important in education? Two leading IT pros share why they believe the answer is yes.
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The Evolution of Cybersecurity Solutions for Organizations
Tue, 08/11/2020
In the early days of the internet, cybersecurity was fairly straightforward, with all solutions and strategies geared toward prevention. While prevention remains critical, cybersecurity has also had to evolve, with businesses layering their defenses and regularly evaluating the status of their safeguards to adapt to change—whether those be organizational or within the wider cybersecurity sphere.
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Key Considerations for Your Network Monitoring Strategy During COVID-19
By Kevin Jackson on Fri, 05/15/2020
Network monitoring software has never been more important. With companies facing unprecedented challenges during COVID-19—from remote work to budget cuts—here’s what to consider when evaluating your network monitoring needs.
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7 Tips for Delivering Exceptional IT Network Monitoring Support to End Users
By Kevin Jackson on Tue, 05/12/2020
Tech-driven organizations need IT in order to stay productive and meet business goals. As demands on IT departments grow, how can IT continue to deliver exceptional support and service to end users even as demands on their time are higher than ever?
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3 Key Strategies for Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
By Kevin Jackson on Mon, 05/11/2020
Learn three ways to leverage network monitoring for devices in the cloud. From network mapping to network automation, here’s how Intermapper can help you keep an eye on your cloud infrastructure.
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3 Ways to Prepare Your Network for Unexpected Times
By Kevin Jackson on Mon, 03/16/2020
Leverage a comprehensive network monitoring solution to ensure smooth network performance when unexpected events arise.
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Three Lessons Learned from A Data Breach
By Bob Erdman on Mon, 02/24/2020
Simple lessons learned from the many breaches we’ve observed, like careless employees and unusual attack vectors, and ways they can be avoided.
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How A One-Woman IT Department Brought Modern Education Technology to a Rural School District
By Kevin Jackson on Tue, 02/11/2020
Can a rural school district provide students with the same modern technology as larger districts? Lisa Nelson of Douglass ISD in Texas made it her mission to do so, and she succeeded.
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The One IT Software Every Organization Should Budget for This Year
By Kevin Jackson on Tue, 02/11/2020
Now’s the time when organizations finalize their budgets for next year. As spending increases on technology, investing in a network monitoring tool is more important than ever. Find out why and how to justify the ROI to your boss in this article.
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What Does “Real-Time Network Monitoring” Mean, Exactly?
By Kevin Jackson on Fri, 01/31/2020
Real-time network monitoring usually means very, very fast and frequent network polling—which is close enough to real-time that we don’t bother to add caveats around it.
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What Causes Network Blind Spots—and How to Prevent Them
By Kevin Jackson on Thu, 11/21/2019
A lack of network visibility opens the door to IT disruptions, downtime, and security threats. Here’s what you can do to guard against dangerous network blind spots.
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Protecting AIX Servers Against Malware Threats
By Bob Erdman on Thu, 11/07/2019
Find out what security challenges AIX servers face, and what can be done to overcome them.
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You Can’t Protect What You Can’t See: Improving Cybersecurity with Monitoring Solutions
By Bob Erdman on Mon, 10/07/2019
Find out how SIEMs with threat escalation, centralization, diverse integrations, and collaboration with network monitoring tools can help clear the line of sight.
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The Importance of Network Monitoring in the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)
Wed, 08/21/2019
Learn why network monitoring software is critical for the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) and keeping healthcare facilities and hospital networks healthy.