Unless there’s been a huge breakthrough in technology that proves beneficial to employees, or something goes wrong that affects the business’ typical work processes, IT teams’ efforts often go unnoticed. Since significant breakthroughs are few and far between, more often than not, when someone’s contacting IT, it’s with a problem. Why the seamless operation of […]
Mobile Device Manager Plus is here to make your service desk more efficient
On an average day, help desk technicians battle against forgotten passwords, never-ending updates, and misplaced devices. This incessant inflow of mundane tickets can allow business-critical issues to slip under technicians’ radar. What if there was a solution to reduce the effort spent on these routine tickets, and allow help desk technicians to spend more time […]
Microsoft Patch Tuesday June 2019: 88 vulnerabilities to fix, but how?
Every Patch Tuesday is a nightmare for IT admins, loading them with a bundle of updates, leaving them no respite for the rest of the week. This June Patch Tuesday is no exception, with a huge amount of patches released to address 88 vulnerabilities in supported Windows operating systems and related applications. Of these updates, […]
Five worthy reads: Fend off cyberattacks using dark web intelligence
One of the greatest advantages of the dark web is the anonymity and encryption it offers while allowing users to access everything on the world wide web. This also makes it the hotbed of some of the most notorious cyberattacks. Much of the dark net’s activities are focused around marketplaces that offer ammunition, pornography, drugs, […]
ManageEngine Desktop Central: Desktop & Mobile Device Management Software
Do You Need an Easy Way to Manage Your Organization’s Desktops & Mobile Devices? Introducing ManageEngine Desktop Central – Desktop & Mobile Device Management Software. Desktop Central is a unified endpoint management solution that helps you manage your servers, laptops, desktops, smartphones & tablets from a central location. Download Your 30-Day Trial at manageengine.optrics.com/DesktopCentral and […]
Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for May 2019
Microsoft today released its May 2019 software updates to address a total of 79 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other products. Of these latest updates, 18 are rated critical. This month’s Patch Tuesday from Microsoft also addresses two vulnerabilities that are actively being exploited. Patch Tuesday updates for Microsoft products This month’s Patch […]
Two-factor authentication for secure access to cloud apps in hybrid AD
In an earlier post, we dealt with the benefits of single sign-on (SSO) for cloud apps in hybrid Active Directory (AD). While SSO is good in the sense that it simplifies user access to multiple cloud apps, it doesn’t adequately shield users from compromised credentials. When a user’s password is compromised in an SSO environment, […]
Single sign-on (SSO) for the cloud
Nearly every organization has some cloud-based application. Of course the common cloud apps include Microsoft Azure, Office 365, G Suite, those from Zoho and Salesforce, and more. As administrators, we want to make our jobs more efficient and we also want to reduce the load on our users whenever possible. Now with ADSelfService Plus, you […]
OpManager Standard Edition: Powerful entry-level network and server monitoring for SMEs
Is your IT budget too small to afford a world-class network monitoring solution? Well, not anymore. Introducing ManageEngine’s OpManager Standard Edition, with an unbelievable starting price of $245 for 10 devices. The OpManager Standard Edition is an intuitive, flexible network and server monitoring solution developed especially for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). If you have […]
KPIs to monitor for optimal SQL Server performance
As you may know, Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system (RDBMS) developed by Microsoft. Several industries rely on SQL database servers for data storage and access because it supports a wide range of transaction processing, business intelligence, and analytics applications in corporate IT environments. To have a fine-tuned SQL Server system, a […]