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We help you find and fix issues with your cloud apps fast. Exoprise is the leading solution provider for monitoring SaaS services like Microsoft 365, Box, Dropbox, Salesforce.com and more.
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NiCE IT Mgmt
From databases to servers, communication systems, operating systems and custom applications, NiCE provides the right application monitoring solutions and services.
Monitive
Monitive is an uptime monitoring service, where users sign up and input their website address, which we check every minute, from a random location around the world, and instantly notify them when their site is down.
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EventSentry is an award-winning Hybrid SIEM which features real-time log, system health and network monitoring to proactively monitor networks and preemptively respond to threats.
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ManageEngine crafts comprehensive IT management software with a focus on making your job easier. Our 90+ products and free tools cover everything your IT needs, at prices you can afford.
Raygun
Raygun is a Software Intelligence Platform that gives companies visibility into software problems. Errors, crashes and slow loading pages and scripts affecting end users are automatically detected, enabling teams to build excellent user experiences.
Announcing Cribl University!
Cribl Training and Certification Manager Dariann Kobe will join Nick and Ed to discuss the launch of Cribl University, including the observability engineer certification program and Cribl’s philosophy on training.
The Crucial Difference Between IT Security and IT Compliance
Over the last couple of years, organizations across the globe have been facing an increasing number of cyberattacks. The rapid shift to remote work left many organizations vulnerable and bad actors took advantage of this situation. And the global average cost of breaches has seen a sharp increase in 2021 compared to the previous year; from 3.86 million USD in 2021 to 4.24 million USD in 2022.
How to Manage Change and Safeguard Against Human Error
“To err is human.” The possibility of human error is everywhere. However thoroughly a roll-out is planned, however fool-proof an update, however tightly-run a deployment strategy, any business that involves humans is going to carry a certain possibility of human error. It comes with the territory.
A Deep Dive Into the Emergency Change Control Process
Change management is an essential part of IT service management (ITSM), and it's a tightrope walk between implementing the change as fast as possible and mitigating the risks. The risks go up when it's an emergency update. According to Harvard Business Review, 70% of change initiatives fail. But emergency changes are important, they’re essential to keep the business flowing and to mitigate losses. Let's explore the emergency change control process and five best practices for it.
How to Monitor Outages in Slack
Slack has become one of the most popular tools in recent years. Slack is used for a lot of work and communication in many industries. They're a crowd pleaser! We've integrated with Slack so you can get your alerts exactly where the action is!
Serverless360: High performance data acquisition with Azure Functions
More and more Azure Functions are being used to build API clients with solid data acquisition strategies. These are used in data and reporting patterns like Lakehouse and the Microsoft Modern Cloud Data Warehouse pattern. In this webinar, Richard Conway will discuss how to build and integrate APIs into your data practice and the things you'll need to think about and understand, such as Azure Function chaining patterns and fan-out fan-in patterns.
ManageEngine: Configuration backup & disaster recovery
Attend our free training to explore more of Network Configuration Manager and make the most of the product with live demonstrations. This is a great opportunity for you to learn some of the best practices for effective configuration management.
ManageEngine: Automation, Notification, Compliance and reports
Attend our free training to explore more of Network Configuration Manager and make the most of the product with live demonstrations. This is a great opportunity for you to learn some of the best practices for effective configuration management.
Elastic: Cybersecurity Solutions for a Riskier World: Benchmarking investments, results, and best practices
The pandemic-and now the war in Ukraine-has brought cybersecurity to a critical inflection point. Last year, the number of material breaches rose 24.5% among private- and public-sector organizations. This year cybersecurity has become a top imperative for management teams, which are increasing their cybersecurity budgets over 50% as a share of revenue to keep their organizations safe.
4 Simple Ways Your Business Can Become More Environmentally Friendly
There's no question that businesses need to do their part to protect the environment. Not only is it the right thing to do, but there are also several compelling reasons why companies should go green. Chief among them is the fact that becoming more environmentally friendly can save businesses money. There are many ways for businesses to reduce their environmental impact, and some of them may not be as difficult or expensive as you think. Here are four simple ways your business can become more environmentally friendly.