In today's dynamic world of technology and innovation, building products that resonate with customers and stand the test of time is no easy feat. At Almaden, we've cultivated a unique, Customer-Centric Product Design, approach to product development that prioritizes the customer's perspective over mere technological prowess. In this blog post, we'll delve into the core principles that drive our product development process, emphasizing the importance of understanding objectives, agile methodologies, and the modern tools we use to bring our ideas to life.
In 2023, K-12 schools are becoming more dependent on technology than ever before to enhance students’ learning experiences. The use of devices in teaching has seen a significant rise. For example, 42% of teachers used technology daily in 2016, but in 2019 this number rose to 67%. Given this surge in tech usage, IT administrators in K-12 schools face the challenge of managing these assets and providing support.
On a retail floor, there's a shopper with a question about product availability. And there’s a store associate with the opportunity to answer, creating a sale and building loyalty. In a distribution center, a picker carefully lifts a fragile item out of a bin and places it in a tote. They confirm the item visually through an image presented in the picker’s application workflow. The order will be fulfilled accurately.
CMMS, an acronym for Computerized Maintenance Management System software, is a pivotal tool used by organizations to streamline their maintenance operations. This innovative technology is more than just maintenance software; it represents a comprehensive solution designed to manage, analyze, and optimize the maintenance activities within an organization.
How large is your company’s IT infrastructure? How many devices and assets are attached to it? As large as it was yesterday, it’s probably larger today — and will be still larger tomorrow. This is compelling organizations to embrace device and asset monitoring under a “single pane of glass,” meaning via a unified, “single console” view of their entire network to enable unified endpoint management (UEM).
When it comes to mobile device management versus modern device management, they may sound similar, but there’s a significant degree of difference between them. The explosive growth in these devices within enterprises makes it crucial for organizations to choose the right platform for overseeing them.
GitHub is one of the most popular version control systems used today, allowing developers to collaborate on projects and quickly deploy their code. However, deploying code through GitHub can also be time-consuming and risky if not done properly. In this blog, we’ll cover how IT teams can reach across the aisle to your colleagues in development to accelerate and protect their GitHub deployment by integrating with the service management software you already use.
As companies expand their operations, they transition from ad hoc to strategic approaches in their quest for optimal IT service management. Frameworks like ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) and COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies) play pivotal roles in this endeavor.
While remote work and hybrid work have always been a thing, they've recently become more popular, and that’s created new challenges for network security. Some companies embrace remote work and/or hybrid work; some try to limit or reverse the trends. For some internal teams, remote work is easily achieved and often preferred. In other cases, in more hands-on and collaborative efforts, being physically onsite can be important.
Fixed assets management is one of the most important processes in any business. It’s responsible for maintaining and accounting for tangible, intangible and financial assets within a company. Here are some tips to get started improving your fixed assets management system.
