IT Operations
Are You Going About the Talent Shortage Wrong? It’s Time to Stop MacGyvering
We all know the stats. The security workforce shortage is impacting two-thirds of organizations, while the gap — currently at 4 million — continues to grow. Security teams are short-staffed, to the point where a 25% say the inability to keep up with the workload is a root cause of security incidents…
Business innovation or stable IT – you no longer have to choose
Your technology investments play a critical role in the success of your business. They drive efficiencies. Accelerate the introduction of new products and services. Help your business gain a competitive edge and increase profitability. It’s no surprise that with the number of technologies and soluti…
Digitizing Cisco Asset Management
IT experts, ask yourselves these two questions: “What assets do I have? And how am I using them?” If you’re having trouble answering, know that you’re not alone. IT organizations of all shapes and sizes are struggling with the ever-growing tech stack — and software is no exception. Between the users…
What’s Wrong with Enterprise Agreements?
Enterprise Agreements (EAs) are growing in popularity as organizations are looking for flexible agreements and streamlined procurement to meet their evolving business needs. Historically, these types of buying programs are ideal for large organizations that want to get the right tools into the right…
IDC Business Value Analysis for Cisco Services
Competitive business leaders are challenging their organizations to transform by harnessing digital technologies to create more effective ways of doing business, accelerate innovation, and deliver better customer experiences. As a result, there is greater reliance on IT to drive outcomes as the key…
Cisco ACI and Apprenda PaaS Integration Goes to Production
“No-Ops” for Developers and “No-Dev” for IT Ops Analysts agree that IT is in the midst of a major transformation. Based on the results of latest Gartner enterprise IT buying behavior survey, the majority of spending is going towards modernizing, functionally expanding or substituting long-sta…
It’s All About The Applications. But Do You Speak Developer? Do Your Developers Speak Infrastructure?
Infrastructure matters. It’s the foundation on which everything else in IT is built. The purpose of data center infrastructure is to run applications, yet the relationship between infrastructure admins and application developers is often dismal. Are you an infrastructure admin? When’s the last time …
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