It only costs a criminal about $5 to launch a 300-second DDoS attack against you — but the crippling effects can last much longer. That’s why rethinking your approach to network security and network monitoring is the key outsmarting the criminals and protecting your enterprise — no matter the threat....
Published: Nov 20, 2018
AD security is crucial to controlling risk and ensuring compliance Active Directory (AD) is the foundation of identity and access management (IAM) at most organizations and, as such, is probably the most crucial technology on the network.
User accounts in particular are important for security but are difficult to...
Published: Apr 30, 2020
The challenges with managing accounts in Active Directory (AD) and Azure AD are many and varied.
With the frantic pace of today’s business world, organizations struggle to keep up with requests to create, change and remove access to their on-premises AD. This scenario becomes even more complicated when you mix...
Published: Apr 30, 2020
Throughout this book, a number of conventions have been used to help highlight important points, provide supporting evidence, or advise you of our obvious bias. Look for the following conventions:
Real-world example
Facts and figures
Techie alert
Useful tip
Blatant sales pitch
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Published: Apr 30, 2020
Using functional programming techniques can make you incredibly efficient when solving certain problems or when you need to make full use of multiprocessing techniques to ensure that you get maximum benefit from each processor (or core).
The functional programming paradigm supports the concept of pure languages (such...
Published: Oct 21, 2019
Ready to start using Microsoft® Azure®, but not sure how to get started?
Have teams within your organization opened Azure accounts that you need to consolidate? Maybe you inherited some Azure workloads through a merger or acquisition? Or perhaps you’ve concluded that working with Microsoft’s offering...
Published: Sep 19, 2017
Many on-premise phone system (PBX) manufacturers claim that the five-year costs of their systems are lower than an equivalent cloud alternative.
What they don’t tell you about are the extra hidden costs that come with the hardware and software limitations in their systems.
This guide will give you some...
Published: Jul 01, 2019
Not understanding your network can cause problems. According to Aberdeen, business that have high performing and reliable networks are those that put the time into understanding everything there is to know about their networks. These businesses use powerful tools that audit their network infrastructure and provides the...
Published: Aug 18, 2016
The first wave of virtualization has delivered dramatic benefits to organizations through consolidation, improved utilization, reduced total cost of ownership, efficient energy consumption and more effective use of physical space.
But organizations have only scratched the surface of virtualization’s potential....
Published: Oct 08, 2013
When deciding which wireless and wired network infrastructure provider to choose for your business, it is beneficial to compare multiple providers to ensure that you are using the best one. When comparing providers, you should also compare the numerous moving parts involved in network management, control, configuration,...
Published: May 15, 2018
AIOps is the application of artificial intelligence for IT operations. It is is the future of ITOps, combining algorithmic and human intelligence to provide full visibility into the state and performance of the IT systems that businesses rely on.
Successful digital transformation relies on AIOps to enable IT to operate...
Published: Jan 08, 2020
To be productive, people need reliable virtual apps and desktops from any location. SD-WAN is an easy, cost-effective way to extend your virtualization initiative where MPLS can’t.
Published: Sep 23, 2019
Digitisation gives small and midmarket enterprises an opportunity to compete like never before, but any digital initiative will fail without the right network. One essential requirement for success is a modern network. For this reason, many midmarket enterprises are upgrading their networks with next-generation technologies....
Published: Nov 19, 2018
Take a deep dive into deep learning
Deep learning provides the means for discerning patterns in the data that drive online business and social media outlets. Deep Learning for Dummies gives you the information you need to take the mystery out of the topic - and all of the underlying technologies...
Published: Oct 17, 2019