On-Demand Webinar
The Truth About Viruses on Linux
By Bob Erdman
This webinar is designed to re-assess the threat landscape and learn which metrics your technical staff must use when assessing server-side tools that virus scan for both Windows and Linux threats in parallel.
On-Demand Webinar
What Does GDPR Mean for Linux/UNIX and IT Operations?
Tue, 05/22/2018
Find out how GDPR will affect IT Operations on Linux and UNIX.
On-Demand Webinar
How to Get Real-Time Cybersecurity Insight for IBM i
By Robin Tatam
Security expert Robin Tatam and Fortra Security Product Manager Bob Erdman show how mid-market SIEM solutions combine ease-of-use with the functionality you need, and preview Powertech Event Manager.
Blog
Cloud Misconfiguration and the Curse of the Inadvertent Employee
By Bob Erdman on Fri, 04/20/2018
There is a new term IBM and other industry experts have begun to use: the inadvertent employee. These are the well-meaning IT professionals who are often at fault when it comes to misconfigured servers, networks, and databases.
On-Demand Webinar
Privileged Access Management for Linux, UNIX, and AIX Professionals
Learn how to protect your systems and data with a single solution that delivers granular security controls, automated workflows, and enables limitless scalability.
Case Study
Large Health System Turns to Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) for Server Management & System Security
A leading not-for-profit health system in the United States, with multiple hospitals, rehabilitation centers, physician clinics, mental health facilities, independent living centers, and home health agencies, employs more than 9,000 individuals, including nearly 1,400 physicians. Collectively, the entities within the healthcare organization also maintain more than 1,500 licensed beds across the...
Case Study
Leading Global Manufacturing Company Streamlines Administration with Centralized Privileged User Management
Ability to automate ‘what and which’ authentication methods are utilized based on the access request also significantly improves administrator productivity.
Case Study
Top 5 Worldwide Bank Uses Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) for Privileged Access Management
Ensuring security and privacy are central to the continued success for one of the largest bank holding company in the United States. With over 13 million individuals and business customers, this full-service banking, brokerage, and investment company understands the importance of protecting customer information.
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Article
Perspectives on the Changing Linux Ecosystem
Tue, 03/13/2018
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In the early 1990s the Open Software Foundation formed a committee to select and standardize a new Management Platform Toolset for and from the UNIX ecosystem. After much...
Blog
Performance Management
By Per Bauer on Sat, 07/22/2017
What is Performance Management?
IT performance management is responsible for everyday aspects of capacity management, like monitoring performance and resources, planning changes to make efficient use of resources, analyzing performance, and reporting back to the business.
Now more than ever, your company’s bottom line rests on your ability to provide 24/7...
Blog
IT Maturity
By Per Bauer on Fri, 06/16/2017
What are your optimization goals?
An optimization initiative is typically triggered by one of the drivers listed below and the focus is dictated by your overall business objectives. But singlehandedly focusing on one objective may negatively impact your capabilities in the other areas. This can reduce the overall service quality and offer limited to no real value. In order to achieve concurrent...
Blog
How to Go from Simple to Strategic Capacity Management
By Per Bauer on Fri, 03/17/2017
Capacity Management Strategies
If IT was like a restaurant…then capacity management should be like the restaurant manager (aka Maître D’).
Unfortunately, too many organizations are using capacity management as the clean-up department. When something goes wrong, capacity management fixes it. And while that used to work, that’s not the best...
Blog
Capacity Planning
By Per Bauer on Tue, 03/14/2017
Have you ever experienced an online service outage? It’s like losing half your physical locations without any warning.
Downtime is a huge problem. It stops your revenue stream. It compromises customer loyalty. It damages your brand’s reputation. And it wastes hours and IT resources to fix the problem—when it shouldn’t have been a problem to begin with.
Isn’t it about time you prevented downtime?...
Guide
Our Privileged Access Management Solution - Your Sudo Replacement
Learn how to reduce the risk of insider fraud, streamline regulatory compliance, and greatly reduce administration efforts with an effective privileged access management solution.
Article
Sudo or SuDon't: Manage Your Privileged Command Execution and Sudo Policies
Mon, 03/13/2017
System admins need root level authority at all times, system operations staff needs periodic database and application account authority, and security admins needing to protect the environment are some of the few of the challenges of managing privilege in the enterprise server infrastructure. Read this article to learn more about Sudo alternatives.