It’s no secret that the past year and a half has been challenging for all departments across organizations. One unsung hero? IT. IT is quite literally responsible for keeping the lights on in a work environment that has shifted primarily online.
Covid made the hypothetical necessity of IT risk planning a reality. Many organizations responded to the immediate need for remote workforces by adding more VPN licenses. But while adding more VPN capacity solved the problem of resource access, it also led to network bottlenecks and application latencies.
As you may have heard, Ivanti was selected by the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) to participate as a collaborator in its Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture project.
What can I say further about Ivanti’s mobile threat defense (MTD) solution for iOS, iPadOS and Android devices that has not already been mentioned in any of my previous blogs and quick video demos? If I was to state where Ivanti has a clear advantage over other unified endpoint management competitors, it is with Ivanti’s MTD solution.
Our latest release of Workspace Control is a service update for IWC 2021.1 containing a number of bug fixes and compatibility updates. But it has so much more than that! We’ve also included a number of User Voice requests which were submitted via the Product Ideas page on the Ivanti Community.
Ivanti Desktop and Server Management continues to grow and innovate with the latest update - now available for all customers. Further underlining our previous commitment to the continued investment and growth of the product – DSM remains a much loved and valued solution by many enterprises and we look forward to further exciting enhancements in the future! In addition to the latest release – we are excited to announce one of the most significant new enhancements to DSM in recent times...
Automation in warehouses is a top priority for supply chain operators. In the last year, the COVID-19 pandemic increased consumer interest in e-commerce, and logistics companies added seasonal employees for peak seasons. UPS and Amazon each added 100,000 employees to keep up with this demand. And with demand continuing to rise, there’s little time to deal with any disruption to supply chain operations.
If your business is growing, it won't be long until you need to develop an IT asset management protocol that allows you to manage your hardware and software assets throughout their lifecycle, helping to reduce business interruptions, plan budgeting effectively, mitigate risks, and gain high-level insight into how IT is driving success for your organization.
When I started at Ivanti, I asked around to get a diagram of process flows and communication flow for Endpoint Manager (EPM). I was given two different diagrams that were each about 10 years old and not customer ready. While not much of the communication had changed, some had making these outdated and irrelevant. I decided to take these diagrams, update them, and put them into a simple and modern diagram that would be customer ready for posting online.
Summer safety is usually all about life jackets, pool floaties, outfitting your boat with a carbon monoxide detector and slathering on plenty of SPF. I have one more thing to add to your list this summer: Security to protect your people, your brand and your data. In 2020, the business world struggled with the abrupt shift to remote work. Corners were cut. Compromises were made. Business leaders, IT staff and employees alike did the best they could with what they had.
I recently had the pleasure to talk with Jesse Miller from SouthStar Bank about some amazing IT results they were delivering. Southstar Bank, headquartered in Moulton, Texas — about midway between San Antonio and Houston — is a community bank specializing in residential mortgage, real estate and construction lending, operating 15 full-service branches in rural and urban communities across the Central Texas region.
