Welcome to part one in a five-part series on machine learning and artificial intelligence. I figured what better place to start than in the highly contested world of ethics? You…
Does Data Have Ethics? Data Ethic Issues and Machine Learning
15 ITSM ITIL Metrics for Tracking Incident and Service Management Success
Your service desk solution may come with a baked-in set of reports, but these aren't necessarily the most critical ITSM ITIL metrics for your service team to track.
How to Survive an M&A — SolarWinds TechPod 014
Host Alex Navarro discusses how to survive and thrive before, during, and after an acquisition with the organizer in chief of Gestalt IT’s Tech Field Day, Stephen Foskett and SolarWinds…
Samanage Service Platform Named Finalist in 2019 SIIA CODiE Awards
We are thrilled to be named a SIIA CODiE Awards finalist — for the fourth consecutive year! This year’s nomination of Samanage Service Platform for “Best IT Management Solution” follows…
Neglect These Cybersecurity Fundamentals at Your Peril
Cybercriminals typically don’t discriminate. Targeted campaigns like spear phishing or focused advanced persistent threats aren’t as common as mass-style attacks. Hackers often try to cast a wide net, hoping they get a hit and can exfiltrate or encrypt a company’s data for ransomware. In short, SMBs are targets because criminals target everyone.
3 Ways Agile IT Can Improve Your Service Desk Business
Agile ITSM and the Agile Service Desk Up to this point, Agile IT has been mostly confined to the world of software development. Well…that is changing. Simply put, Agile has…
The Progress and Growth of DevOps
DevOps practices are key to helping companies achieve optimal velocity and higher code quality. As tech pros, we know DevOps is not just a change of processes brought into IT…
Women in Tech, Upskilling, and Cloud Strategy — SolarWinds TechPod 013
Phoummala Schmitt opens up to host Alex Navarro about the unconventional career path that led her to becoming a Microsoft advocate. Listen in as they discuss taking control of your…
History of PASS, Part 2: Assembling the Original Board of Directors
Assembling the First Board of Directors for PASS Way back in the waning of the 1990s, I was the lead DBA for SQL Server at the Practice Service Center for…
Get Off the Sidelines With a Proactive Security Solution
The pace of cybersecurity is moving faster than ever, and IT pros have to stay ahead of the game if they hope to stay ahead of hackers. Unfortunately, many organizations…