Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

May 2024

Create Personalized Knowledge Articles Faster and Smarter with Gen AI

Maintaining a deep catalog of knowledge articles to inform end users is an essential — yet often tedious — requirement for IT teams. But generative AI is offering a big assist. By using AI in knowledge bases, service desk agents who used to spend two or three hours creating each knowledge article from scratch can create drafts in minutes.

ManageEngine MDM Free Training - App Management and Device Security

Mobile Device Manager Plus free training program aims to facilitate better understanding of the features and capabilities of MDM. Learn how MDM can seamlessly manage devices of different platform, setup policies in the device over-the-air and effortlessly install apps on the devices.

ManageEngine MDM Free Training- Modern management of Windows 10, 11 and Macbooks.

Mobile Device Manager Plus free training program aims to facilitate better understanding of the features and capabilities of MDM. Learn how MDM can seamlessly manage devices of different platform, setup policies in the device over-the-air and effortlessly install apps on the devices.

Grafana OnCall: Use the new bi-directional ServiceNow integration for seamless alert flows

Every moment counts when you’re managing incidents that can affect your services and customers. That’s why we’re excited to introduce a new bi-directional integration between Grafana OnCall and ServiceNow, a popular platform many large organizations rely on to help manage their incidents.

Solving Discovery: The Foundation for Security

Ivanti’s Rex McMillan recaps his session at ISS 2024, discussing why discovery is never solved for good, and even as the practice evolves, it remains the first layer of sound asset management and security. Ivanti finds, heals, and protects every device, everywhere – automatically. Whether your team is down the hall or spread around the globe, Ivanti makes it easy and secure for them to do what they do best.

6 Workflow Optimization Tips For Streamlining Your Processes

Workflow optimization is a critical aspect of enhancing productivity and efficiency within any organization. ‍ Are you… ‍ ‍ Refining and improving workflow processes can enable businesses to achieve greater consistency, reduced costs, and enhanced overall performance. In this article, we will explore six actionable tips for streamlining your processes through effective workflow optimization. ‍
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Challenges and Guidelines for Generative AI in companies

In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, companies continue to explore ways to innovate and stay ahead of the competition. One of the most promising technologies available today for companies is Generative AI, which helps automate creative tasks that were previously only possible through human intervention. The use of Generative AI in companies has grown rapidly over the years due to its numerous benefits such as increased productivity and efficiency while minimizing costs.

How to Leverage Neurons Healing Bots

Ivanti’s Jeff Hance and Jose Martinez unpack their session at ISS 2024, explaining how organizations can leverage Neurons Healing Bots to proactively address users’ problems and improve the overall employee experience. Ivanti finds, heals, and protects every device, everywhere – automatically. Whether your team is down the hall or spread around the globe, Ivanti makes it easy and secure for them to do what they do best.

Human-Centered Leadership: IT Leaders' Secrets to Nail it [+Free eBook]

Our latest eBook, “Unlocking The Human Element in IT And Service Management,” provides insights from IT mavens who have pioneered this empathetic approach. These leaders share not just strategies but their transformative experiences, proving how placing humans at the center of IT initiatives cultivates innovation, engagement, and a deeper sense of purpose within teams. You will find a link to download the eBook below!

Practical Demo How Ivanti Maps to NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2 0

Join Jef, a senior product marketing manager at Ivanti, as he introduces the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF) and explores its functions, flexibility, and popularity. Discover the updates in NIST CSF 2.0, including the new govern function, and learn about Ivanti's cybersecurity and IT solutions, with a focus on vulnerability management and response. The webinar concludes with a demonstration of the solution and final remarks.

Insights Into The Top Tech Market Trends in 2024

As we transit the second quarter of 2024, we can get a clearer picture of the direction of the tech industry, and the top tech market trends that will mark the rest of the year. When the pandemic hit, it pushed tech companies into a new era of remote work, changing the game entirely. Suddenly, teams could collaborate from anywhere, and this meant a whole new way of doing things had to emerge. It wasn't just about finding people in the same city anymore; talent could be tapped from coast to coast.

What is ITOM? A Complete Overview in 10 Minutes

IT Operations Management or ITOM is the function that manages all technology, hardware, and software services within an organization. ITOM includes providing IT infrastructure, Availability Management, Capacity and Demand Management, cost-control activities, and Security Management for all IT infrastructure and service assets. Incorporating a well-organized ITOM strategy comes with many benefits, including.

Integrating Zero Trust Access (ZTA), Secure Web Gateway (SWG) & Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)

Ivanti’s Steven Beuving breaks down the components that make up a holistic SSE solution – integrating ZTA, SWG, and CASB – all in pursuit of a modern approach to today’s security risks. Ivanti finds, heals, and protects every device, everywhere – automatically. Whether your team is down the hall or spread around the globe, Ivanti makes it easy and secure for them to do what they do best. Ivanti is IT for the way we work now. Integrated solutions for everything IT touches. So, employees can work better, anywhere, and everywhere.

Revamp your core ITSM practices with powerful, high-maturity workflows

We are delighted to announce that workflow automation capabilities in ServiceDesk Plus Cloud just got more powerful! Workflows, which were previously available for changes and releases, have now been extended to other ITSM practices too. How can Workflows help your IT teams? Automate your service management practices end to end, on a single visual canvas. Perform bespoke actions by triggering low-code custom functions within Workflows. Orchestrate enterprise service operations across hybrid IT systems and services with just a single touch.

How To Visualize Business Service Performance with Splunk ITSI

The complex nature of modern digital landscapes means the ability to effectively monitor and understand its impact on your business is not just desirable — it's a necessity. This is where Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) comes into play. ITSI offers a sophisticated platform for service insights and detailed analytics that can be used by digital operations teams as the first step of a troubleshooting workflow.
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Best Software For Operations Management: Finding The Right Solution

The best software for operations management will come with a range of in-built workflow automation solutions and task management tools, helping to radically streamline your operations. Are you... As a senior business executive and consultant with more than 20 years of experience leading global organizations of all sizes, I understand the complexities businesses face in choosing effective operations management software solutions.

Extending Workflows to Incidents, Service Requests, Problems, and Assets in ServiceDesk Plus Cloud

In this webinar, we'll unwrap the upcoming visual workflow builders for incidents, requests, problems, and assets in ServiceDesk Plus Cloud. These enhanced workflows will help you drive service processes while automating actions such as approvals, task management, communications, and more.

The First Principle of AI by Design: Privacy and Security

SolarWinds has launched AI by Design, a dynamic framework for integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into our IT management solutions. AI by Design consists of four fundamental principles: Privacy and Security, Accountability and Fairness, Transparency and Trust, and Simplicity and Accessibility. In the second installment in our series exploring this exciting new paradigm, we’ll examine how SolarWinds places the safety of our customers’ data at the center of our strategy for ethical AI.

The InvGate Insight Integration Cheat Sheet

In today's landscape, IT asset managers need tools that can go further than Inventory Management. In order to extend your IT Asset Management (ITAM) processes to address your whole environment, a robust ITAM solution must include a wide library of integrations to complement its functions. In this article, we will explore exactly that. We have listed InvGate Insight’s integrations and their usage to help you make sure you are getting the most out of the solution.

Practical Demo: How to use service management to address business needs at scale

The practical demonstration revolves around Ivanti's service management platform, Neurons for ITSM and ITAM, and its ability to address business needs at scale. It showcases the platform's web-based interface, codeless configuration, and integration with other tools. The demo also highlights the self-service portal, workflow and approval process for a new employee setup request, and customization options for request offerings and form layouts.

NIS2 Requirements: 10 Ideas in Which Asset Management And ITSM Can Help

NIS2 requirements range from Risk Management measures to business continuity insurance – and they must be effectively implemented by October 17, 2024, to avoid penalties. Since this is a cybersecurity framework, IT Asset Management (ITAM) can greatly help implement it.

Align IT & Security with Ivanti Neurons

SCI’s Thomas Smith and Jesse Miller report back on their customer panel at ISS 2024, explaining how the Neurons platform has evolved with feedback from users and continues evolving with the same bridge in mind between IT and security. Ivanti finds, heals, and protects every device, everywhere – automatically. Whether your team is down the hall or spread around the globe, Ivanti makes it easy and secure for them to do what they do best.

Welcome to the Spring 2024 Release of the Alloy ITSM/ITAM Platform

Get ready for the Spring 2024 update of Alloy Navigator Enterprise! The new release of the Alloy ITSM/ITAM platform marks the completion of the transition to enhanced data views and introduces many exciting features and improvements. Let’s take a closer look at what’s in store for you!

ITSM trends in 2024 and beyond: Top trends impacting ITSM by Karen Ferris - ManageEngine

It's four years into the decade, and ITSM leaders have battled several disruptions already such as remote and hybrid work, managing BYOD policies, and now, AI. In this webinar, Karen Ferris will highlight the top trends impacting ITSM in 2024 and beyond. She will explore how to best position teams and organizations to leverage such disruptions for success. Further, the people side of change has never been as important as it is today, so Karen, an expert in organizational change management (OCM) and service management, will discuss the need for OCM as an integral part of every ITSM endeavor.

Cloud vs. On Premise: What's The Difference - And Which is Better?

You are probably in the quest to find the best method to host your organization’s software and data. Out of all the options out there, a big part of the decision comes down to choosing between on-premise vs. cloud. Apart from asking yourself which of them fits the IT budget better and how much you need to worry about security, from a technical standpoint you also have to understand the types of management. The key difference lies in the ownership and control/monitoring of the IT infrastructure.

New enhancements and an exciting integration - ServiceDesk Plus Premiere

In this video, our product experts unveil the latest enhancements and additions that can make your ServiceDesk Plus experience even better. From leveraging GenAI to optimize everyday tasks to streamlining SLA management with a couple of new enhancements, watch this video to get started with what we have in store for you.

Enhanced problems and solutions modules and a few other updates - ServiceDesk Plus Premiere

In this video, our product experts will walk you through the latest enhancements we rolled out to make your ServiceDesk Plus experience even better. From learning how to apply security patches to exploring the enhancements we've made to the problems and solutions modules, watch this video to dive into what we have in store for you.

GenAI in Enterprise Service Management #ivanti

Ivanti’s Peter Adams previews his breakout session at ISS 2024, explaining the profound impact that generative AI is already having on enterprise service management as well as what to expect in the near future. Ivanti finds, heals, and protects every device, everywhere – automatically. Whether your team is down the hall or spread around the globe, Ivanti makes it easy and secure for them to do what they do best.

#027 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Ben Sigelman (ServiceNow)

Ben Sigelman is the General Manager of ServiceNow Cloud Observability, which solves for the reliability and performance of cloud and cloud-native applications while broadening the scope and leverage of the broader Now Platform. Previously, he co-founded and was CEO of Lightstep, which ServiceNow acquired in 2021, and co-created both the OpenTracing and OpenTelemetry projects. Ben also helped define modern observability with his work on tracing and metrics monitoring at Google (the Monarch and Dapper projects) and was a pioneer in SRE best practices and tooling.

How To Perform A Usage Based Intelligent Hardware Refresh With Nexthink

Today’s evolving technology makes it imperative for you to refresh or update organization’s hardware and software. This will decrease downtime, prevent crashes while increasing employee productivity. Nexthink combines employee usage, sentiment and performance data to help you make informed hardware refresh decisions that fit the needs of your employees and the business overall. Let's see how Nexthink performs a usage based intelligent hardware refresh.

MDM and Asset Management: Better Together

Ivanti’s Andreas Schmid breaks down his session as ISS 2024, setting out why asset management is such a crucial baseline for security and how integrating with MDM positions organizations for success. Ivanti finds, heals, and protects every device, everywhere – automatically. Whether your team is down the hall or spread around the globe, Ivanti makes it easy and secure for them to do what they do best.

Evolutionary Query: The Rise of PostgreSQL

The latest release of SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) software includes table tuning and index advisors for PostgreSQL—building on DPA’s existing performance monitoring capabilities. Over the last thirty-five years, there’s been a steady rise in the role and evolution of open-source technology—including in the competitive world of database management software. Big names in the world of open-source tech for database management include MySQL, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL.

Achieving Zero Downtime in the Cloud with Predictive Network Monitoring

Today, more and more businesses are scaling their IT infrastructure and adapting digital technologies to increase their visibility and revenue. Around 90% of businesses heavily rely on cloud services to run their operations smoothly. Now imagine due to a minor fault in your network system, the whole process comes to a halt leading to unsatisfied customers, reputational damage, and financial losses.

Use ServiceNow IRM to run your business with speed and confidence

Learn how the ServiceNow Integrated Risk Management applications, Policy and Compliance, Risk, and Audit Management can help you gain real-time insights to become more agile, respond more quickly, and make better risk-informed decisions to run your business with speed and confidence.

What is IT Support? Definition, Scope, Benefits, And Tools

IT support provides technical support and assistance to customers and end-users. A dedicated team of IT professionals provides it, and it is usually accessed via a help desk. As you can imagine, there are multiple benefits of providing IT support: Typically, there are five IT support levels or tiers, each with its own complexity and skills.

5 Basecamp Alternatives & Competitors [Tried & Tested]

For many project management teams, Basecamp has been a reliable workhorse. But as teams and projects evolve, needs change. When I'm assembling a team for a new project, a few things become crucial: ease of use, robust features, and ideally, workflow automation to streamline processes. This is where Basecamp can sometimes fall short. While it’s good for communication and task management, it can feel clunky for complex workflows or larger teams.

How to Ensure Regulatory Compliance in Multinational Companies With Jordan Thurston

When it comes to ensuring regulatory compliance across companies, you have to be able to both simultaneously manage and coordinate adherence to different laws and regulations, and continually adapt your practice to changing scenarios as part of your ongoing tasks. In essence, robust compliance is fundamental to any organization's productivity and well functioning, but sometimes it can be hard for teams to thoroughly understand its relevance and importance.

What is Real User Monitoring (RUM)? A Comprehensive Guide

Today, more than 90% of businesses use digital platforms to sell their services and products online. But what if despite getting high traffic from different sources your sales count is below your expectations? What if customers are visiting your product page but exit before making any purchase? Well! To get more insights into the performance issues and user experience, many businesses have started investing in a real user monitoring tool that captures all details related to user behavior and experience.

PSA, ITSM, or ESM: Choosing the Right Platform for MSPs

Choosing the right management platform is crucial to Managed Service Providers (MSPs) that need to scale their business and improve service delivery. But with options like PSA, ITSM, and ESM available, how do you know which is right for your particular maturity level? In this blog, I want to quickly help you find your level when it comes to service delivery, by breaking things down into three simple stages: Ealy, Developing, and Mature.

ISO 27001: 8 Steps to Implement The Security Standard

ISO 27001 is the globally recognized standard for Information Security Management. It uses a Risk Management approach to provide a framework for managing, controlling, and protecting privileged and sensitive information. The standard sets out the requirements for establishing, maintaining, implementing, and continually improving an organization's Information Security Management System (ISMS).

School Automation: 10 Processes You Can Automate

School automation is the secret component of robust administration in 2024. ‍ In my two decades of experience as a senior business executive and consultant working with global organizations of all sizes, I've witnessed firsthand the transformative power of automation across various sectors. Education, in particular, has undergone significant changes with the adoption of automation, revolutionizing administrative processes, and enhancing operational efficiency within schools. ‍

Aligning Security & Ops with Intelligent Automation

Ivanti’s Alan Taylor previews his hands-on session at ISS 2024, demoing some of the powerful automation tools available to Neurons users and how they can drive better outcomes for IT, security and operations. Three Ivanti customers – Allison Hull from Maxar Technologies, Steve Clime from Fareway Stores, and Barbara Munger from Memorial Health Ohio – give their firsthand perspectives on migrating from Cherwell Service Management to Ivanti Neurons for ITSM.

IT Infrastructure: Types, Components, And Management Tips

The IT infrastructure is the collection of hardware, software, and networks that maintain the operation and delivery of IT-managed services. Essentially, it's the backbone of any enterprise. Thus, a well-oiled tech infrastructure will positively impact customer service, employee productivity, and data center organization. The best way to manage it is through your IT Asset Management solution.

Secure UEM Solution Packages

Ivanti finds, heals, and protects every device, everywhere – automatically. Whether your team is down the hall or spread around the globe, Ivanti makes it easy and secure for them to do what they do best. Ivanti is IT for the way we work now. Integrated solutions for everything IT touches. So, employees can work better, anywhere, and everywhere.

Unlocking The Power Of Ivanti Neurons: Hear From Customers Who Successfully Migrated From Cherwell

Three Ivanti customers – Allison Hull from Maxar Technologies, Steve Clime from Fareway Stores, and Barbara Munger from Memorial Health Ohio – give their firsthand perspectives on migrating from Cherwell Service Management to Ivanti Neurons for ITSM.

ServiceNow Integration products updates for Washington DC and OAUTH Support

Kelverion is pleased to announce the latest release of all our ServiceNow integrations, which now provide ServiceNow Washington DC release support and include OAUTH for authentication for our REST API-based products. This is our 22nd release of products for ServiceNow, stretching right back to Berlin, providing integrations for System Center Orchestrator 2016, 2019, 2022 and also for Azure Automation.

Wiring The Winning Organization: Slowification, Simplification, and Amplification

There is no standard strategy when it comes to building and leading successful organizations. However, and particularly in tech, there are two big names that inevitably take center stage: innovation and adaptability. To help with this, Gene Kim, author of "Wiring the Winning Organization," has been studying high-performing technology organizations for many years, collecting a bundle of knowledge on the way.

Risk based Vulnerability and ACSC

This webinar delves into reducing vulnerability exposure and achieving CSC Essential Eight compliance. It highlights the challenges of remote work and security issues for C-level executives, including evolving threats and talent retention. The discussion analyzes various vulnerabilities and changes in the CSC Essential Eight framework. It introduces the Ivanti Neurons platform and its role in vulnerability management, and discusses Patch Intelligence and the Vulnerability Knowledge Base.

ITSM Enterprise Solution Package

Exploring the Ivanti IT Service Management Enterprise Solution Package The Ivanti IT Service Management Enterprise Solution Package is a comprehensive suite of business solutions. It includes Security Operations Management, HR Service Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance, Project and Portfolio Management, and Facilities Management. Each application is built on the same platform as Ivanti's ITSM and ITAM solutions, ensuring seamless integration. The package extends service management best practices across the entire enterprise.

ITSM Premium Solution Package

Exploring the ITSM Premium Package: AI and Proactive Service Management The ITSM Premium Package offers a comprehensive solution for IT Service Management, featuring Ivanti Neurons, Workspace, and Healing. It utilizes advanced AI and machine learning to auto-populate incident summaries and relevant service fields. Bots, managed through the Neurons Bot Manager interface, provide recommendations, interact with users, and perform diagnostics. The package also includes Ivanti's Digital Experience monitoring for proactive issue detection and user experience enhancement.

Streamlining incident management workflows with ServiceDesk Plus Cloud - Masterclass 2024

In the third episode of Masterclass 2024, you can learn about the key incident management capabilities available in ServiceDesk Plus Cloud. From configuring role-based templates to designing life cycles on a visual canvas, this episode will cover all the incident management essentials. We will also discuss about knowledge and problem management.

Streamlining incident management workflows with ServiceDesk Plus - Masterclass 2024

In the third episode of Masterclass 2024, you can learn about the key incident management capabilities available in ServiceDesk Plus. From configuring role-based templates to designing life cycles on a visual canvas, this episode will cover all the incident management essentials. We will also discuss about knowledge and problem management.

Maximize Efficiency: ITSM Ticketing Systems Advantages

In the year 2020, a large percentage of businesses and job sectors moved to remote working due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even when things turned a bit normal, still 63% of businesses chose to continue remote working. Even today, 40-50% of businesses work remotely. Remote working and e-commerce businesses have grown tremendously in the past few years. In such a case, managing customer satisfaction is of utmost importance.