1304, 2021

5 steps to conduct network penetration testing

Staff Writer/ April 13, 2021/ CEO Quick Reads, CIO Resources, Data Center Hardware Terminology, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Infrastructure, Network Security, Travelling Techie Quick Reads-Timeless!, Wireless Network Security

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesEnterprises that want to ensure competent network security strategies should look at how they can implement penetration testing, considering red teams and physical pen tests. By John Cavanaugh The SolarWinds hack has generated a lot of interest in the networking and cybersecurity spaces, particularly concerning penetration testing, or pen testing. Business and technology managers perform pen testing to ensure their

1104, 2021

How to avoid being chained to an enterprise software licence

Staff Writer/ April 11, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, CEO Quick Reads, CIO Resources, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Second User Software, Software Licensing, Travelling Techie Quick Reads-Timeless!, Windows Server versions

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesCIOs will need to ringfence spending with their existing enterprise IT suppliers to liberate capital for other business initiatives By Cliff Saran Gartner’s so-called bimodal IT outlines how CIOs should divide IT into the work needed to keep the systems of records running – Mode 1 IT – and new projects, known as Mode 2 IT, that focus on areas

0104, 2021

What is zero trust? Ultimate guide to the network security model

Staff Writer/ April 1, 2021/ CEO Quick Reads, CIO Resources, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Network Security, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations, Wireless Network Security

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesA zero-trust model is a security framework that fortifies the enterprise by removing implicit trust and enforcing strict user and device authentication throughout the network. BySandra Gittlen and Laura Fitzgibbons This guide goes in-depth into the origins of zero trust, its architecture, the technology and products that comprise a zero-trust model, as well as how to implement and manage zero

1703, 2021

6 virtual server management best practices

Staff Writer/ March 17, 2021/ CEO Quick Reads, CIO Resources, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Server virtualization management tools and practices

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesWhen overseeing virtual servers, take advantage of self-service VM management, VM templates, monitoring tools and permissions groups to ease the management burden. By Rob Bastiaansen Managing virtual servers has its advantages compared to physical servers, but it also brings new challenges to the table. When each workload ran on its own physical server, management was simple and straightforward. If there

1703, 2021

bare-metal hypervisor-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ March 17, 2021/ CIO Resources, CTOs Quick Reads, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesA bare-metal hypervisor, also known as a Type 1 hypervisor, is virtualization software that has been installed directly onto the computing hardware. By Brien Pose and Kim Hefner This type of hypervisor controls not only the hardware, but one or more guest operating systems (OSes). In comparison, a hosted hypervisor, or Type 2 hypervisor, runs within the host OS, so the underlying hardware is managed by the host

2802, 2021

Set accurate service-level agreement metrics

Staff Writer/ February 28, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Data Center SLA Metrics, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Leadership and strategic planning

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesSLAs do no good collecting dust in an office drawer, nor are penalties effective. Make sure your SLA fits with the business’ present and future needs. By Clive Longbottom Plenty of service-level agreements (SLAs) promise the world because there’s little to no accountability. When internal IT departments accept service-level agreement metrics, the penalty for failure is usually a slap on the wrist

1901, 2021

NOR flash memory-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ January 19, 2021/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, CIO Resources, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, NOR flash memory, Tech Acronyms and Initialisms, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesNOR flash memory is one of two types of non-volatile storage technologies. NAND is the other. Non-volatile memory doesn’t require power to retain data. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Ben Lutkevich; Brien Posey; Rodney Brown NOR and NAND use different logic gates — the fundamental building block of digital circuits — in each memory cell to map data. Both types of flash memory were invented by Toshiba,

1501, 2021

Distinction between the two roles of CIO vs. CTO in an organization

Staff Writer/ January 15, 2021/ CIO Resources, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Leadership and strategic planning, Partner Content, Tekmart Partner Content

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesIn this Q&A, Gartner analyst Samantha Searle provides insight into the roles of the CIO and CTO when both exist within an organization. By Mary K. Pratt An increasing number of organizations are creating CTO positions within their executive ranks, with the CIO and CTO expected to work jointly on the organization’s digital agenda, according to Gartner, the technology research and advisory

0312, 2020

IT strategy (information technology strategy)

T-Blog Editor/ December 3, 2020/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, CIO Resources, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT infrastructure management and planning, IT strategy

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesIT strategy (information technology strategy) is a comprehensive plan that outlines how technology should be used to meet IT and business goals. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Rachel Lebeaux , Mary K. Pratt An IT strategy is a written document that details the multiple factors that affect the organization’s investment in and use of technology. Ideally, this strategy should support and shape an

0311, 2020

CIO strategies for COVID-19 require new long-term IT planning

T-Blog Editor/ November 3, 2020/ CIO Resources, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Leadership and strategic planning, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesCIOs should look beyond the immediate IT requirements created by the COVID-19 outbreak and think about what will be needed in post-pandemic environments. By Craig Stedman For IT teams, the immediate priority during the coronavirus crisis has been to ensure that organizations have the technologies they need to continue operating amid lockdowns and business restrictions. But CIO strategies for COVID-19