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The Provocative Convergence: FINOPS and ITAM Revolutionize IT Consumption Management
In the rapidly evolving world of technology and finance, two powerhouses are converging to reshape the business landscape. Financial Operations (FINOPS), specifically focused on cloud cost management, and IT Asset Management (ITAM) are joining forces, sparking a revolutionary alliance that challenges norms and unlocks unparalleled success. Get ready to delve into this audacious convergence as …
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What is IT Asset Management (ITAM)?
IT asset management is the practice of managing and tracking the hardware, software, and other IT assets within an organization. It involves the entire lifecycle of an asset, from procurement to disposal, and includes activities such as inventory management, license management, and asset utilization. Effective IT asset management can help organizations reduce costs, optimize the …
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Apply Apple’s brilliance to your business…
By every measure, Apple’s App Store is a huge success. Apple maintains complete control over the App Store, everything from the applications available to billing and delivery through its self-service portal. It is simple, direct, and ruthlessly efficient. Apple’s App Store has over 2 million applications available, and the App Store has racked up billions …
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You’ve just been hit with a vendor audit – now what?
If you don’t have your (bleep) together, a vendor license audit is painful. IT audits cause disruption to operations, are often complex and pose the risk of significant unplanned and unbudgeted spend. Picture this all too familiar scenario; you receive notice that you are the target of an audit by one of your vendors. They …
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Solving this Rubik’s cube is worth millions.
Full disclosure, I never enjoyed trying to solve a Rubik’s cube, and to me, it always seemed like a ridiculous waste of time. Although, if someone told me that solving the puzzle would net me millions of dollars, I would work at mastering it. It’s pretty safe to assume that no one is going to …
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What can you do to maximize the data exhaust your enterprise gives off every day?
The machinery of a business is much like the physical machinery of an automobile. In an automobile, a physical engine powers the automobile whereas the metaphorical equivalent within business is people, process and technology. In an automobile, how fast or slow you go and where you go depend upon a variety of factors; – fuel, the condition …
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What you don’t know about SSH can hurt you.
SSH is a powerful access protocol that was developed some 20 years ago by Tatu Ylonen of Finland. The protocol’s primary function is to provide trusted access and encrypt communication in transit to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks. Once a connection is established, SSH effectively creates an encrypted tunnel to facilitate secure communication between two points. Since it’s development, …
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Who should be responsible for SSH?
In my job at SSH, I meet with IT executives in many large businesses and government agencies. Aside from their initial surprise that there is an actual company behind SSH, there is one question comes up most often, namely which functional group within IT should own SSH? The reason that this is such a struggle …
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A theory on the 1 billion account hack – and what you should do to avoid being Yahoo’d
Yahoo has been making a lot of news lately and not for good reason. Marisa Myers failed attempt to turn the company around which resulted in the sale of the company to Verizon for 4.8 Billion has been placed in jeopardy due to its inability to protect and secure its users data. In September of …
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