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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.

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

Guest Blog : No Such Thing as a Free Lunch?

This is a guest post by Kirstie Magowan. At least that is what my grandmother always told me…I think I heard a collective gasp around the IT Service Management industry when ManageEngine announced earlier this month that the basic version of their ITSM solution – ServiceDesk Plus – would now be offered free, with no licensing restrictions to current and future customers…so is this the ITSM version of a free lunch, or just a clever marketing strategy? free-lunch My first thought was “OK, what’s the catch?” ManageEngine is in the ITSM game for profit, not philanthropy, so obviously they are viewing this as a way to increase their market share and upsell this offering to higher value products, we have to assume that they are not doing this out of the goodness of their hearts! How free is ‘free’?

​The Heartbleed Bug: How to Mitigate Risks with Better Password Management

– – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – –  – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –  – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – As the dust begins to settle down on the Heartbleed bug, it is time to critically assess the password management practices in your organization.

What drives a compelling shopping experience for your IT customers?

Sometimes being a customer of an IT Department is like visiting the worst shop in the world.Imagine that you need a new mobile device but you have only one place to shop for it. You go into the shop and there is no stock on the shelves.  Not just stock, but there’s no mention of the opening and closing time and no details of to how to go about ordering. There’s a telephone in the corner and you give a ring to ask whether you can order a mobile device.  The customer care person on the other end isn’t too sure and has to check with someone else to get back to you.In the outside world this would seem completely crazy and undoubtedly the business loses many customers.  However, this is how many IT Departments treat their customers and users every day without having a service catalog in place