A software audit sounds about as enjoyable as a tax audit. Both can be expensive if not handled correctly. If your organization licenses software, it’s not a matter of if but when you will receive an audit request. The most frequent requests come from the big players: Microsoft. Oracle, Adobe, IBM and SAP. According to… Read more »
Read the ArticleThe cloud era is here. In fact, I’m starting to feel a little “cloud fatigue” setting in. It feels like the cloud is on the verge of swallowing up everything in its path. Don’t take that to mean I’m bearish on the cloud because that’s not the case. But once technologists recognize a trend as… Read more »
Read the ArticleThere are few tasks an IT administrator will perform that are more important than securing and protecting the data stored in Active Directory. When done properly, Active Directory serves to authenticate those with permission to access the data while keeping everyone else out of the system. It’s a tricky balance. The users you serve want… Read more »
Read the ArticleFew events bring a company together like a server outage. When the Exchange Server would go down at Microsoft, our group would race towards the pool table in building 25. We’d play a few games before checking to see if email was still down. Most of the time, IT was able to bring the server… Read more »
Read the ArticleFriends ask me this question a lot: Is Windows backup enough or should I consider paying for another product? The truth is, software backup and imaging solutions are critical to the success of companies both large and small. They have been around a long time. And yet they are one of the most confusing products… Read more »
Read the ArticleOn the morning of May 12th, employees working at companies such as Britain’s National Health Care Service and Spain’s Telefonica, got a nasty surprise when they logged into their computers: a ransom note. And they were not alone. Within the next few days, security experts determined that over 230,000 computers in over 150 countries had… Read more »
Read the ArticleLast year I made the 100 mile trip from St. George to Las Vegas to attend the NAB 2017 Show. I saw so many exciting and unusual products that I decided to return this year. The only difference is that I made sure the air conditioner in my car was working. I made the mistake… Read more »
Read the ArticleThe criteria for purchasing storage has changed over the past few years. Budgets have tightened and products have become more focused. We also have many choices. Dozens of vendors offer storage appliances today. Many are new companies while others are established but searching for new revenue streams by expanding their product line. Like many IT products,… Read more »
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