The Small and Medium Business (SMB) market has been such a big part of my life for the past 12 years that sometimes I forget the stark contrast between it and the enterprise world. I asked a question of some of my peers online last week in relation to desktop monitoring. Their responses were the […]
How to Read Tech Articles with a Critical Eye
I was a library geek throughout my childhood. The library in our town was too far to get to on my own and we didn’t have buses. I loved the Bookmobile, until I read every book on it. One of the main reasons I loved school was because I could go to the library! I […]
How SPF (Not Sunblock) Can Help Protect Your Email-Based Organizational Identity
Email Brand Protection is not a new topic to 24x7itconnection.com. We have covered almost everything your organization needs to know to protect its email brand through our post about DMARC and DKIM. To reiterate, email brand protection is covering you from the brand abuse in emails outside of your organization that you cannot see. These […]
What you NEED to Know about choosing a Remote Monitoring and Management Tool
If you’re an Enterprise systems administrator, you’ll have some structured tools in place to support your servers and desktops. In a Microsoft-centric world, you’re likely to have a Standard Operating Environment, locked-down control via Group Policy, and SCCM and SCOM servers for configuration and management control. Or perhaps you’ve invested in third party monitoring tools, […]
Notes from the Citrix Synergy 2016 Keynote
Today Citrix Synergy attendees started off the conference with a keynote by new CEO Kirill Tatarinov. The keynote was structured around the message that “Citrix is Back”, and planning to be a big part of technology in the future of organizations. The message of a strong cloud strategy was made very clear during the session. […]
Debating the Future of the Data Center
More and more organizations are weighing up the numbers – is it still cost-effective to run your own data center or even rent rack space in someone else’s data center? Is Infrastructure as a Service the way to go, to smooth out periods of large capex and reduce the hidden costs of hardware maintenance? Your […]
Microsoft Edge-ing into OpenSouce with ChakraCore Announcement
Windows 10 brought a number of innovations to Microsoft’s consumer operating system. Beyond offering Windows 10 as a free upgrade, something somewhat unusual for the software giant, Microsoft has completely revamped the look and feel of Windows as we know it. Perhaps one of the biggest changes to those used to platform, beyond the all […]
Microsoft and Red Hat, a New Partnership
When we hear the word Microsoft, often our first thought is Windows, Microsoft’s flagship product, an operating system for computers whether they be in your home or in you datacenter. Lately, Microsoft has been beginning to step out of their comfort zone. They’ve announced their own Linux derivative for powering their Azure cloud switch, and […]
Current Status – The Cool, Fun Way to Talk Tech
By Theresa Miller Thursday nights with Current Status have become my favorite night of the week. Most Thursdays you will find not only myself, you will find Phoummala Schmitt and Melissa Palmer talking tech with a weekly guest. The laid back approach you will find on our show is reminiscent of kicking back with friends […]