Tag: var-load

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.

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

Zero-day vulnerability highlights the perils of using an EOLed platform

Even before the dust from the Heartbleed bug could settle, another security bug has already rocked the Internet. Microsoft has acknowledged the vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) that could allow remote code execution (RCE) of PCs using the company’s browser.

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’?