How to Assign Priorities to Your Upcoming IT Upgrades

No matter how much a company spends on technology and equipment, those solutions are not meant to last forever and have an anticipated lifecycle. Even after significant investments in technology in your organization, you may have noticed that those solutions are no longer as effective as they once were. Competitors are leveraging new technologies to […]

What Is Penetration Testing & Why Should I Consider It?

Overview and Definition Penetration testing, also referred to as “pen testing” or “ethical hacking,” is the process of testing a computer network, application, or computer system to identify security issues that could be exploited by a cyber attacker. It’s also called a “white hat attack” because authorized testers attempt to break in before malicious actors […]

The Evolution of TEM (Technology Expense Management)

Previously known as telecom expense management, TEM has evolved as telecommunications have evolved. Instead of being focused solely on managing wireline and wireless telecommunications expenses, Technology Expense Management now includes all manner of a company’s networking technologies and services spend, including managed services, maintenance, hosting and cloud services. The complexity of these technologies has also […]

Effectively Manage Your Network Users With Active Directory

Directories are hierarchical structures that allow networks to store information about objects. Active Directory Domain Services is a directory service that provides methods for storing directory data and then making it available to network administrators and users. As an example, Active Directory is able to store information about user accounts like names, passwords, phone numbers, […]