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How to combat alert fatigue like a ninja

When IT professionals become desensitized to the constant stream of system and network alerts, potentially missing critical issues amid the noise, the consequences can be significant. Join Field CTO Jeff Hunter as we discuss how to take a strategic approach to monitoring to help prevent alert fatigue with technicians and with end users.

Exposure Management vs. Vulnerability Management: Which Delivers Real Risk Reduction?

Vulnerability management has served organizations and the cybersecurity industry for years. It is a capable practice that has helped companies defend their attack surface and prevent threat actors from exploiting vulnerabilities. But technology and IT infrastructure have evolved. Vulnerability management no longer can meet the challenges that come with this evolution.

MSP Growth Hacks for 2026: Predictions shaping your future

As we move into 2026, new technologies, market pressures, and customer expectations are reshaping what it takes for MSPs to stay competitive. Join us for an exclusive forward-looking session where we break down the most important trends set to shape the managed services industry in the coming year.

Software Metering: How to Track Usage With InvGate Asset Management

The Software Metering feature in InvGate Asset Management lets you monitor how applications are actually used across the different devices in your IT ecosystem. The benefits are clear. At an organizational level, Software Metering helps reduce costs, strengthen compliance, and optimize software investments across the entire company. At an operational level, it gives IT teams the clarity they need to manage applications more efficiently and plan future purchases with confidence.

Key Software Compliance features in InvGate Asset Management

The Software Compliance module in InvGate Asset Management gives you a clear view of your software compliance status against your organization’s contracts. From a single place, you can quickly see whether you’re using more licenses than you purchased, which software is underutilized, and when contracts are expiring, helping you stay ahead of audit risks and make decisions based on accurate data. Beyond compliance, the module also focuses on financial impact.
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Meet AlmaIQ: The AI Concierge Simplifying Employee Support

Almaden has exciting news to make life easier for enterprise employees: AlmaIQ . Unlike other virtual assistants that are complex to set up and maintain, AlmaIQ is simple. Acting like a "concierge" or personal assistant, it answers questions from computer issues to corporate processes, instantly and without complication in the user's native language.

What IT Teams Need to Know About Server Asset Recovery

Efficient IT asset management involves more than just acquiring and deploying servers. Every piece of equipment eventually reaches a point where it must be replaced or retired. Handling that phase properly is critical for security, compliance, and sustainability. Server asset recovery provides a structured approach to reclaiming value from retired systems while ensuring responsible disposal.

Active & Passive Scanning in 90 Seconds

Ivanti Neurons for Discovery uses both active and passive network scanning for real-time asset discovery, including connector integrations and data aggregation. Active and passive network scanning ensures you identify every device and user—no matter where they reside or connect. Real-time insights reduce your risk from shadow IT and unmanaged assets, streamline compliance, and provide instant visibility for incident response.

Ivanti Micro-Demo: Active & Passive Asset Discovery

Ivanti Neurons for Discovery uses both active and passive network scanning for real-time asset discovery, including connector integrations and data aggregation. Active and passive network scanning ensures you identify every device and user—no matter where they reside or connect. Real-time insights reduce your risk from shadow IT and unmanaged assets, streamline compliance, and provide instant visibility for incident response.

Dark Mode in AlloyScan #darkmode #sysadmin

Nobody enjoys working in an app that suddenly blasts a bright white screen. That’s why we added Dark Mode to *AlloyScan* in the latest update — and made it smart enough to match Alloy Navigator’s theme whenever you open it from there. Built for everyday IT work, *AlloyScan* is a cloud-based network inventory solution designed to give you clear visibility into your IT infrastructure, without causing eye strain.

How to Build High-Performing ITSM Operations (Best Practices Guide)

Struggling with rising ticket volumes and manual handoffs? ITSM best practices provide structure for incident management, change control, and service requests, so your team can scale without breaking workflows. From defining clear incident workflows to building strong knowledge systems and tracking SLA performance, these practices help IT teams deliver measurable service outcomes. You'll find essential practices for incident, problem, and change management, automation strategies to improve efficiency, key metrics such as MTTR and FCR, and a maturity model to drive continuous improvement.

Best Practices for Managing Daily Fulfillment at a Regional Seed Company

Managing daily fulfillment at a regional seed company is less about speed alone and more about consistency under pressure. Orders spike unpredictably, inventory changes rapidly, and customers expect accuracy because timing matters for planting seasons. For working professionals in operations, the challenge is designing a system that holds up during peak demand without overbuilding complexity during slower months. The best fulfillment teams do not rely on heroics. They rely on process, visibility, and clear decision rules.

What's New in Ivanti's Autonomous Endpoint Management (AEM)

Explore the latest updates in MDM and EPMM, highlighting improvements in admin experience, app management, and security. Key features include new data retention policies, user group management, and device attribute preservation. Enhancements for Vision OS and Email Plus integration with Teams are also discussed, along with ongoing improvements in iOS and Android management. The focus remains on customer feedback and future enhancements in device management.

What's new in Ivanti's Exposure Management and Endpoint Security 2026.1

To view the schedule for upcoming meetings, Click here. New security controls are introduced, including a passphrase requirement for agent registration and a maintenance window feature. The application control module is removed, while Ivanti Patch for Configuration Manager sees minor enhancements. New features include Ubuntu support and automated remediation for non-compliant devices. Updates in workspace vulnerability management feature a new connector for Tenable Web App Security and improvements to existing connectors, along with workflow management enhancements.

What's New in Autonomous Endpoint Management (UEM, DEX, UWM, Platform) 2026.1

This Ivanti Neurons DEX session highlights updates, including support for operating systems, reporting enhancements, and new connectors like AWS S3. It also covers Microsoft Office 365 repair features, application healing, and improvements in Neurons for app control. Key points include new templates, PowerShell capabilities, and AI integration, all aimed at enhancing user experience and streamlining processes.

What's new in the release of Ivanti Neurons for ITSM ITAM LOB 2026.1 v1

The 26.1 release introduces new features and improvements, focusing on user experience and AI capabilities. Key dates for pilot and general availability are highlighted, along with community feedback integration. A five by five matrix aids in risk management, while ITSM data enhances compliance understanding. The Gentech AI framework emphasizes conversational agents, and updates to the neuron software inventory API improve accuracy. Continuous modernization efforts aim to boost performance and scalability.

What's new in ivanti's Endpoint Management 2026.1

Explore the latest updates in MDM and EPMM, highlighting improvements in admin experience, app management, and security. Key features include new data retention policies, user group management, and device attribute preservation. Enhancements for Vision OS and Email Plus integration with Teams are also discussed, along with ongoing improvements in iOS and Android management. The focus remains on customer feedback and future enhancements in device management.

From Actionable to Unstoppable How to Transform Your ITAM Lifecycle

Explore the IT asset management lifecycle, focusing on visibility, compliance, and optimization. Learn about the challenges of asset visibility and the importance of effective processes. Discover strategies for improving asset utilization, including contract management and stock management. Understand the significance of tracking assets for compliance and risk management, and gain insights on cost optimization and enhancing productivity through effective asset lifecycle management.

What's new in the release of Ivanti Neurons for ITSM ITAM LOB 2026.1

The 26.1 release introduces new features and improvements, focusing on user experience and AI capabilities. Key dates for pilot and general availability are highlighted, along with community feedback integration. A five by five matrix aids in risk management, while ITSM data enhances compliance understanding. The Gentech AI framework emphasizes conversational agents, and updates to the neuron software inventory API improve accuracy. Continuous modernization efforts aim to boost performance and scalability.

The Hidden Cost of Idle Assets: How Poor Asset Performance Leaves 30% of Enterprise Assets Unused

Most enterprises believe that once an asset is purchased and recorded, its value is automatically realized. In reality, the opposite is often true. Poor asset performance silently erodes budgets, reduces operational agility, and creates long term inefficiencies that remain hidden for years. Studies consistently show that nearly 30 percent of assets owned by large organizations remain unused or severely underutilized.

Building & Enforcing an AI Policy

Just like "cloud" in years past, the term "AI" has permeated just about every tech space and product. And although AI has plenty of business benefits, there are also plenty of risks in using AI, especially when it comes to sensitive business information. End users may not understand (or care) about the negative impacts of AI, which is where IT comes in. In this stream, you'll learn about how you can build an AI policy that works and how to enforce it so that users actually follow it!

How to Perform Application Rationalization With InvGate Asset Management

If you’ve ever tried to get a clean view of your company’s software stack, you know how this goes: one team buys a tool, another one adopts a different one for the same job, renewals keep piling up, and before you know it, you’re paying for apps no one can even name. The application portfolio grows in the background, until it becomes too expensive and too messy to ignore.

Smart Recommendations in InvGate Asset Management: From Visibility to Proactive Decisions

Over the last few years, we’ve helped hundreds of organizations build and organize their IT inventories, and design automations that make daily tasks easier. That level of maturity is essential, but sometimes it’s still not enough. The real shift happens when Asset Management evolves from reactive to proactive, and from information to decision-making. That’s where an intelligence-driven system makes the difference: it turns data into proactive decisions that deliver tangible results.

Autonomous Patch Management

Are your IT and security teams constantly battling over patching? In this insightful video, Aruna Kureti, Director, Product Management, Ivanti, dives deep into how Autonomous Endpoint Management (AEM) is transforming the landscape of IT operations and cybersecurity. Discover how AI and automation can turn complex, friction-filled patching processes into seamless, autonomous operations. Learn how AEM unifies the perspectives of IT and security teams, providing a clear, shared view of vulnerabilities and patch status across all your devices.

Optimize IT Spend with AEM

Are you an IT leader or business executive looking to drastically reduce IT spending and optimize your organization's IT costs? In this insightful video, we dive deep into how autonomous endpoint management (AEM) is revolutionizing the way businesses manage their digital infrastructure. Discover the hidden sources of wasteful IT spending caused by manual processes like policy deployment, software patching and vulnerability remediation. Learn how AEM leverages AI and machine learning to automate these tasks, freeing up your IT teams to focus on higher-value strategic initiatives.

Almaden strengthens strategic partnership with Stefanini during Kick Off 2026

Almaden took part in Stefanini Group’s Kick Off 2026, one of the most relevant global gatherings in the technology, innovation, and business ecosystem, held January 14–17 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in São Paulo. The event brought together hundreds of participants from multiple countries, consolidating itself as a strategic space for aligning vision, co-creating solutions, and strengthening partnerships.

Why Modern Warehousing Services Matter for Business Scalability

At the core of every business expansion are warehousing services-specifically, modern warehousing services. Any company looking to grow its business needs an effective solution for storage and distribution. These services ensure that organizations never fall behind in the growing demands. Understanding how these services contribute to growth reveals their true value in modern commerce.

Space Optimization Strategies for Growing Operations

Growth is exciting until your aisles feel tighter, pick paths get longer, and overflow pallets start showing up in places they shouldn't. When space is limited, the goal isn't just to "fit more," but to keep work moving safely and predictably as volume increases. A good space plan treats your facility like a system: inventory, people, equipment, and flow. The most effective strategies create capacity without turning the building into an obstacle course, and they reduce risk as you stack higher, move faster, and hire more team members.

Risk Appetite, CRQ and Exposure Management: Closing the Loop on Cyber Risk

Executives today operate in a constant state of pressure. Regulatory demands grow faster than budgets, customers expect proof of resilience and every system outage becomes a business event. When each function manages risk in isolation, leaders spend more time reacting than advancing strategy. The real issue is coherence. Most organizations still rely on partial instruments: dashboards filled with red and amber, but no clarity on which risks matter or what an outage would actually cost.

Asset Management for Distributed Enterprises: How to Track Assets Across 10+ Locations in 2026

Managing assets across multiple business locations has become significantly more complex in recent years. As enterprises expand geographically, often operating across 10, 20, or even 50+ locations, the challenge of maintaining visibility, control, and accountability over assets increases exponentially. In 2026, asset tracking is no longer a “nice to have” capability for distributed enterprises; it is a foundational requirement for operational efficiency, compliance, and cost control.

PCI Compliance Dashboard: Asset Tracking Made Easy!

Protecting your cardholder data environment gets complex as you scale. With InvGate Asset Management, you can have a PCI Compliance Dashboard that helps you track, monitor, and manage all assets that handle credit card data — from point-of-sale terminals to e-commerce hosts. Best of all? No license needed to view dashboards. You can share compliance visibility with audit and management teams effortlessly.

How Agentic AI for ITOps Unlocks Value at Scale

Here’s a paradox for the AI era: organizations are obsessed with the promise of AI as the key to unlocking productivity and enterprise transformation, and IT teams are all-in on the advantages AI and automation offer — yet those same organizations are the ones holding that transformation back. While the majority of IT workers advocate for AI adoption, operational, cultural and budgetary barriers stand in the way of enterprises implementing AI at scale.

From Mining to Manufacturing - Why MRO Data Discipline Transfers Everywhere

MRO parts lists frequently include duplicate descriptions, incomplete attributes, and inconsistent naming. These problems appear in mining, manufacturing, energy, and utilities due to weak data controls rather than industry-specific factors. Structured MRO data allows maintenance and procurement teams to reference the same records, locate correct parts faster, and reduce time spent validating details across systems.