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Looking to the edge to secure the legal industry

The 2023 National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) report into the UK legal sector warns that a failure to: “maintain appropriate cyber security measures… can have exceptionally negative consequences for a legal practice and its clients". Current figures cite that 65% of UK law firms have been victims of cyber incidents . Elsewhere, another report revealed that 72% - almost three-quarters - of UK-headquartered law firms have at least one employee password on the dark web.

Streamlining Enterprise Migration with Squadcast

Migrating your enterprise incident management system can be a daunting process, but with the right tools and support, it doesn’t have to be. Squadcast’s comprehensive migration solutions ensure a seamless transition with minimal disruption to your operations. This webinar is designed to walk you through the essential steps for a successful migration, showcasing how our personalized approach and expert support can help you take control of your incident management.

Azure Function and APIM: The Ultimate Tool for Business Data Tracking

The Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) module is designed to shift support “left,” meaning it empowers support operators to identify and address issues earlier in the process by providing them with a business-friendly view of the underlying complex infrastructure. This makes it easier for operators to understand and manage critical processes without needing to have expert skills in the technical complexities of Azure.

Understanding & Automating DevOps Processes and Let Go (A Little)

As the demand for instant innovation and real-time delivery of mission-critical processes continues to grow, your organization risks falling behind if it can’t adapt to an automation-centric strategy. To succeed, managers must loosen the reins and enable teams to automate DevOps processes. Automating DevOps processes is not an all-or-nothing decision, and implementing automation processes can let teams adapt to the changing environment and let go, little by little.

Understanding Provisioning In IT: A Complete Guide For 2024

Your IT infrastructure, resources, and components play a crucial role in your system performance, security, and overall health. Provisioning is often one of the very first steps toward setting up the right environment for your workload requirements – both locally and in the cloud. Here’s a handy guide to how provisioning works in IT. We’ll also share a tool to help you prevent overprovisioning and waste by automating provisioning in the cloud.

How to Rent a Dedicated Physical Server: A Comprehensive Guide

Renting a dedicated physical server can offer immense benefits for businesses, developers, and professionals who need complete control over their hosting environment. However, choosing the right server can be challenging due to the numerous options and factors involved. In this guide, we will cover everything you need to know about renting a dedicated server, from its characteristics to costs, and what knowledge is required to manage one effectively.

Incident Management in the Cloud Era: Challenges and Opportunities

The rapid adoption of cloud technology has revolutionized how organizations operate, collaborate, and innovate. With cloud solutions enabling on-demand scalability, data accessibility, and cost savings, they have become the backbone of modern business infrastructures. However, with this progress comes new challenges, especially in the realm of incident management.

Developer Self-Service: The Benefits for DevOps & How Platform Engineering Makes It Happen

Developer self-service can sound like a dream: A platform that developers can use to freely develop — unburdened by sprawling IT, tools they shouldn’t need to know how to use, and tickets that take forever to complete. But in DevOps, self-service is becoming a differentiator for organizations with growth goals, widening skill gaps, a need for visibility, or just an appetite for better DevOps efficiency.