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What is SD-WAN

SD-WAN is software to help manage the WAN. It makes the management and operation of a WAN by decoupling the networking hardware from its control mechanism and making it more straightforward. SD-WAN is a transformative technology used to simplify IT infrastructure management through a virtual WAN architecture that securely connects users to their applications. To understand SD-WAN, we should start with the traditional WAN.

What Is the Major Difference Between Preventive and Corrective Maintenance?

Lots of organizations are in a dilemma about which type of maintenance they should use in their business. In this blog, we will know what preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance are and what are the differences between them! So, without wasting any time, let us begin!

Managing the unseen - getting started with SaaS management

Claiming that SaaS is the future is a broad statement until you take a second and look around you. Be it for your business or everyday needs, every problem has one or more SaaS solutions to solve them. People today are well aware of this growing reality that simpler, cheaper SaaS solutions are available all around them to make their lives easy.

7 tips for knowledge managers to increase self-service

Knowledge managers have an ongoing challenge: They want to encourage customers to self-serve and quickly find answers to their questions. They also want to minimize frustration if customers can’t quickly find an answer. Delivering great self-service is key to customer experience. It’s in everyone’s best interest if a customer doesn’t open a case (or incident). But where is the line between keeping your customer happy and causing undue delays?

How Proactive IT Prevents IT Tickets from Reaching Critical Mass

If an IT ticket is submitted, then it’s already too late. But what if you could get ahead of the pile up, reduce IT tickets, and solve issues before the tickets ever appear? Digital workplace technology is evolving fast, fueled by the post-pandemic realization that IT is vitally responsible for the productivity and satisfaction of modern organizations. But it’s not all going to plan.

48,285+ Vulnerabilities Beyond the NVD: An Ivanti Research Update

Organizations cannot rely on a single source of data on which to base their entire cybersecurity strategy – particularly their vulnerability management programs. Case in point: The National Vulnerability Database, or NVD. This publicly available database of known vulnerabilities covers an enormous array of all the different vulnerabilities that currently affect applications, software and hardware applications.

The Evolution of the Helpdesk and Where it is going

As an organization, you might have witnessed the problem of internal devices diagnosed with a problem, and your IT department will take a lot of time to resolve the issue. Of course, the problem might be anything, but the lack of proper IT management will cost you massive productivity loss and revenue loss. In addition, this whole scenario will cause a delay in service delivery and service management. Therefore, an organization must solve the problems in a specific timeline.

Why Enterprises Need to Prepare for Russian Cyberattacks - and Four Ways to Do It

The invasion of Ukraine has been difficult to watch, and unimaginable to live through. While the primary global focus is, as it should be, on peace and safety, it’s also critical for enterprises to prepare for the likely inevitable Russian cyberattacks.