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No Excuses: Standardize the Way Your Documents Are Indexed
By Greg J. Schmidt on Mon, 10/10/2016
It's time to drop your excuses. Get top tips from expert Greg J. Schmidt on how to standardize document indexing.
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What Should I Expect in a Document Management Implementation?
By Greg J. Schmidt on Mon, 10/10/2016
Document management implementations aren’t “one size fits all.” But successful implementations do have one thing in common…
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AS400 Monitoring Horror Stories
By Chuck Losinski on Wed, 10/05/2016
Everyone loves a good scary story by the campfire, so gather around your servers for warmth and take a lesson from these true tales of monitoring misfortunes.
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The Truth About Document Management Costs
Tue, 09/06/2016
Find out the truth about document management costs and five key areas where you can find serious document management ROI. Read the blog post to learn more.
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Document Management FAQ: From Going Paperless to Getting Started
By Greg J. Schmidt on Fri, 09/02/2016
Does your company need an electronic document management system? How does it work, and more importantly, how will it benefit you? Read the FAQ for answers to your burning questions.
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IT Risk Mitigation
By Per Bauer on Thu, 09/01/2016
It's a brave new world for IT. And it often seems impossible to predict future demand and guard against performance risks.
You have mountains of data, scalable cloud infrastructures, and a complex web of IT environments. It's complicated, to say the least.
And it's matched by skyrocketing consumer demand for and reliance on online services.
Bottom line: outages are more dangerous to a company...
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Do You Need Enterprise Scheduling Software?
By Tom Huntington on Tue, 08/30/2016
Job scheduling was simpler when you only needed to worry about your IBM i (AS400) server and its batch processes, but several dynamics have changed over the past decade which have forced us into worrying about processes on other platforms.
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Big Data? BIG DEAL!
By Kurt Thomas on Tue, 08/30/2016
With the dawn of the big data era upon us, what can IBM i systems administrators expect in terms of the demands that will be placed upon them and what kind of resources will be required to cope? Find out what the managed services industry can teach us today about what the future holds for us tomorrow.
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Is Your Boss an Automation Skeptic?
By Tom Huntington on Mon, 08/29/2016
There is little doubt among IT experts as to the potential benefits of implementing automation tools at deeper levels within the data center environment. Yet adoption rates have not always mirrored this optimism. Especially among the small business crowd, automation is still seen as something that is "nice to have" as opposed to mission-critical.
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Three Layers of AP Automation—And How to Approach Them
Thu, 08/25/2016
Accounts payable departments run on documents—but documents don’t need to slow AP down. Read the article to learn more about AP automation.
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Everything You Need to Know About Network Probes
By Kevin Jackson on Wed, 08/24/2016
What are probes, how do they work, and why are they so essential to network monitoring?
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Modern RMM Tools for MSPs
Wed, 08/24/2016
Where managed services providers once delivered self-service and after-hours support for beleaguered IT teams, most have now evolved to offer remote monitoring and hosting. But has their technology been keeping pace?
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Three Reasons You Need an Updated Security Policy
Sun, 08/21/2016
If you still think creating and maintaining a security policy isn’t necessary, you could be setting up your organization for an unpleasant surprise. Check out the top three reasons businesses need an up-to-date security policy.
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IT Security Compliance 101
By Robin Tatam on Sun, 08/21/2016
In this compliance 101 primer, we'll look at three high-profile breaches from the past year, each of which shows what can go wrong when data oversight isn't up to snuff. Along the way, we'll discuss some basic fixes that can help shore up network defenses.
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5 Steps to Streamline Your Network Monitoring Process
By Kevin Jackson on Fri, 08/19/2016
Learn five ways to maximize the efficiency of your network monitoring solution and streamline its implementation to make sure it's keeping your network as healthy as possible.
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7 Network Monitoring Basics Every IT Professional Should Know
By Kevin Jackson on Fri, 08/19/2016
Every organization has a network. Whether you’re a new IT professional or seasoned in technology management, here are seven network monitoring basics you should know.