Tag: manageengine

Why MSPs Should Take Extra Care in Managing Client Passwords

Passwords on spreadsheets put client networks at risk, along with Managed IT service providers’ credibility and trustworthiness. Managed IT Service Providers (MSPs) deliver a variety of IT and network management services to their clients. In particular, small and medium organizations are increasingly relying on MSPs to manage part or all of their IT services

How to Create User Accounts Efficiently in Active Directory

For years, it has perplexed me how inefficient it is to use Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) to create users. Forcing me to first create a user based on the “mandatory schema attributes,” so I can then configure the “optional schema attributes” is not efficient. You all know what I am talking about, right?

IT Security: The New Target for CEO Performance

As  Gregg Steinhafel steps down as chairman and CEO of Target , we’re witnessing more than just an act of contrition for one of the largest and most costly data breaches — ever. We’re witnessing the evolution of data breaches, and IT security in general, as a corner office concern.

Domain Password Policies: Configuring and Auditing Correctly!

Over the past 14 years, I have been around the world helping admins, auditors, and security professionals understand how the domain password policy works in Active Directory. The default behavior has not changed in those 14 years, so you can imagine how many people I have helped, not to mention how many times I have spoken about it. So why mention it here

A Leading Indian Cement Company Adopts Desktop Central, Improves Desktop Operational Efficiency by 60 percent

Here’s a case study that talks about how Desktop Central made all the difference to a leading Indian cement company. We’ll discuss in detail how the company improved its desktop management operations and managed a diverse array of devices and simplified the work of the system administrators

Fully Controlled and Closely Monitored Remote Access, a ​Critical Aspect of DCIM

Without proper data center remote access management, administrators invite security issues and waste time.  With more organizations adopting cloud computing and virtualization, data center operations have been proliferating across the globe. This trend creates multiple challenges for data center administrators in IT organizations