1206, 2022

Holistic circular economies needed by IT departments to fight climate change.

Staff Writer/ June 12, 2022/ Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, circular economies, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Data center ops, monitoring and management, Data Center Outsourcing (DCO), Datacenter Infrastructure News, Datacentre cooling infrastructure, Datacentre energy efficiency and green IT, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT compliance and governance strategies, IT Managed Services, IT Management

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesWith sustainability moving up the boardroom agenda, IT managers should revamp procurement strategies to align with the principles of the circular economy, but what does this mean for managing the IT lifecycle? By Sebastian Klovig Skelton Enterprises must build holistic circular economies around their operations to address every source of emissions and waste if the IT sector is to tackle

1505, 2022

Phishing protection: how to keep your employees from getting hooked

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ May 15, 2022/ Best practices for data center operations, CIO Resources, CTOs Quick Reads, Cybersecurity risk assessment and management, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Email and messaging threats, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT Managed Services, IT Management, man-in-the-middle attacks (MitM), MSPs and cybersecurity, Security, Web application and API security best practices

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesThis is a must read for CIOs and other line managers. Share this list of phishing techniques and detection tips to help employees avoid phishing schemes. Plus, review technologies to protect your enterprise from phishing attacks. By Sharon Shea and Steven Weil Phishing attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, complex and common. According to a 2020 Proofpoint study, 90% of organizations

1111, 2021

Watch out for these ransomware attack trends

Tekmart Infrastructure SecurityTeam/ November 11, 2021/ Cybersecurity risk assessment and management, Data backup security, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Hackers and cybercrime prevention, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT Managed Services, IT Management, Security

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesRansomware attacks have evolved and present a new set of challenges for backup admins. Here are some recent attack trends to prepare for to keep data and backups safe. By Robert Sheldon The latest ransomware trends suggest that IT teams will need to be more diligent than ever. Organizations that fail to either put data at risk or may even

1509, 2021

managed service provider (MSP)-their definition, how the work, types and what they are used for.

Staff Writer/ September 15, 2021/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Best practices for data center operations, Data center facilities, Data Center Hardware, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, IT Managed Services, IT Management, Simple definitions to know, Tech Definition Updates, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesA managed service provider (MSP) is a third-party company that remotely manages a customer’s information technology (IT) infrastructure and end-user systems. By Alexander S. Gillis and John Moore Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), nonprofits and government agencies hire MSPs to perform a defined set of day-to-day management services. These services may include network and infrastructure management, security and monitoring. MSPs

1509, 2021

IT4IT:-a tech definition, its working, benefits and limitations

Staff Writer/ September 15, 2021/ Best practices for data center operations, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Essential Technical Terminology you need to know, Expert Advise and Opinion, Frameworks and Models, Industry News and Expert Advice, IT Managed Services, IT Management, Simple definitions to know, Tech Acronyms and Initialisms, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesIT4IT is a reference architecture for information technology (IT) management. IT organizations and tool vendors use IT4IT as a framework to improve and guide IT capabilities by focusing on value chains. By Alexander S. Gillis Created by The Open Group, IT4IT uses a value chain approach to construct a model of functions that IT organizations follow to create a product or service. The

1209, 2021

AWS certification-a detailed tech definition and how to get certified.

Staff Writer/ September 12, 2021/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Information security certifications, training and jobs, IT Career Management, IT Career Paths, IT Managed Services, IT Management, Security

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesAWS certification is a level of Amazon Web Services cloud expertise that an IT professional obtains after passing one or more exams the public cloud provider offers. By Tim Culverhouse IT pros gain AWS certifications to demonstrate and validate technical cloud knowledge and skills. AWS provides different certification exams for cloud engineers, administrators and architects. AWS certification lasts for two years, and IT pros can

1608, 2021

Windows Autopilot-a tech definition

Staff Writer/ August 16, 2021/ Enterprise Desktop Management, Expert Advise and Opinion, IT Managed Services, Tech Definitions, Technical Explanations, Timeless Articles, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesWindows Autopilot is a desktop provisioning tool native to Windows 10 that allows IT professionals to automate image deployment of new desktops with preset configurations. By John Powers Windows Autopilot is a desktop provisioning tool native to Windows 10 that allows IT professionals to automate image deployment of new desktops with preset configurations. With Windows Autopilot, IT professionals can set

0411, 2020

How to enable Hyper-V on Windows 10 for a lab environment

T-Blog Editor/ November 4, 2020/ Enterprise Desktop Management, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, IT Managed Services, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesWhile there are several ways to test new updates on virtual machines, Hyper-V enables desktop administrators to add multiple VMs to a single desktop and run tests. By Gary Olsen IT staff often need to replicate user problems or new software updates in a lab setting to identify potential issues. In the past, this required a significant amount of hardware

0211, 2020

7 essential remote worker security policies for IT departments

T-Blog Editor/ November 2, 2020/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Batting for Tech in the Covid-19 Times, Data security technology and strategy, Enterprise Desktop Management, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, IT Managed Services, Security

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesWith the COVID-19 pandemic forcing so many to work remotely, IT admins need to update the security aspect of their organization’s work-from-home policies to keep pace with this trend. By John Powers When COVID-19 first hit, organizations focused on enabling remote work for their employees, but the next step is to ensure that proper security policies keep work-from-home users’ data

3010, 2020

Lenovo ThinkPad models upgraded to Intel 10th Gen, AMD Ryzen 4000

T-Blog Editor/ October 30, 2020/ Enterprise Desktop Management, Expert Advise and Opinion, IT Managed Services, Partner Content, Partner Resources

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesNew models include Intel 10th Gen vPro CPUs and, on select models, AMD Ryzen 4000 Pro CPUs. Wi-Fi 6, ThinkShield and modern standby are also featured in the new models. By Taylor Driscoll Lenovo announced the latest models of ThinkPad T, X and L series laptops on Monday, which include the newest CPUs from Intel and AMD and Wi-Fi 6