Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesExperts offer six tips about how to improve cybersecurity protection and response plans to mitigate the fallout of data breaches and attacks on sensitive information. By Mary K. Pratt Many enterprise security leaders and teams struggle to get the resources needed to prevent data breaches, but the frequency of attacks and consequences of such events continues to rise. Consider some
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesCompanies need both detection and prevention cybersecurity tools to effectively keep data and employees safe from attackers. Just one or the other isn’t enough. By Rohit Dhamankar, Guest Contributor We are living in unique times with companies of all sizes and industries shifting to a remote workforce to limit social interaction and help contain the COVID-19 outbreak. For many businesses,
Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesEven during pandemics, hackers use malware such as ransomware and phishing to exploit an organization’s vulnerabilities. IT security pros discuss how they prevent cyber attacks. By Sandra Gittlen With the coronavirus pandemic well underway, the last thing information security professionals want to deal with are the devastating effects of ransomware and phishing attacks. Many are hoping the steps they have
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesBased on our top 10 most-read stories of 2019, IT pros sought to learn the benefits of virtualization, as well as the drawbacks, as the technology gained ground. By Mike Gleason When an organization decides to pursue a virtual desktop solution, a host of questions awaits it. Our most popular virtual desktop articles this year highlight that fact and show
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesThe reasons for going hyper-converged vary. Often, however, organizations deploy HCI technology to effectively address one or more of the five issues outlined in this article. By Brien Posey There are a number of different use cases for hyper-converged infrastructure systems, but it is sometimes difficult to separate the marketing hype from real-world best practices. While there may not be
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesSANs usually aren’t configured to allow remote management. Find out what storage admins can do during the COVID-19 crisis to ensure their organization’s SAN can be managed remotely. By Brien Posey When an organization’s workforce needs to go remote, such as during the current coronavirus crisis, storage administrators must be ready to work from home, too. After all, businesses are
Reading Time-approximately: 18 minutesA storage area network (SAN) is a dedicated high-speed network or subnetwork that interconnects and presents shared pools of storage devices to multiple servers. The availability and accessibility of storage are critical concerns for enterprise computing. Traditional direct-attached disk deployments within individual servers can be a simple and inexpensive option for many enterprise applications, but the disks — and the
Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteA zombie server is a physical server that is running but has no external communications or visibility and contributes no compute resources; essentially, it consumes electricity but serves no useful purpose. Posted by: Margaret Rouse Contributor(s): Matthew Haughn Zombie servers are often created because user-requested applications end up getting no use or almost no use (typically defined as under six percent). Other causes include redundant or legacy applications and services that have been replaced. An estimated one in three
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesAdministrators who build a server monitoring framework with PowerShell can develop their own customized checks for deeper insights into their environment. By Adam Bertram As your server inventory expands, you will need assistance to ensure you can head off any problems. There are many server monitoring and reporting options in the market, but certain situations may call for a lightweight
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesCloud-delivered communications are the backbone of many organizations. Review the key terms around CPaaS platform features and development tools with this glossary. By Micah Levine Every organization relies on communication tools, such as voice, messaging and video, but building a communications platform from the ground up takes a lot of time, resources and maintenance. For organizations that don’t wish to
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