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The asset management industry has grown significantly in recent years, driven in part by the need to keep pace with the competition and, in part, to meet evolving customer needs. As a result, organizations are increasingly looking for ways to ensure their assets are well-managed and protected against potential risks.

Microsoft recently acknowledged a critical vulnerability in the WMI connection affecting the DCOM protocol, which allowed attackers to bypass DCOM server security, elevate their privileges, and gain unauthorized access into the systems.

Managing IT assets can be a difficult task for any Managed Service Provider (MSP). The sheer number of IT assets across multiple customers can quickly become overwhelming. Fortunately, there are asset management software solutions available to help MSPs efficiently track and manage IT assets. This article will explore the various features of asset management software solutions designed specifically for MSPs and how they can streamline the IT asset management process.

When it comes to the world of cloud computing, Microsoft Azure is one of the top players in the game. However, managing an Azure environment can be complex and requires a good understanding of its various components. One such component is an Azure tenant. An Azure tenant, also referred to as a directory or a subscription, is essentially a dedicated and isolated instance of the Microsoft Cloud that holds your organization’s data and accounts.

The adoption of POS devices across industries is advancing, fast! Businesses including restaurants, grocers, and retail stores are seeing POS devices as a multi-functional hub that offers menu creation, tableside ordering, employee management, CRM, inventory management, and more. According to statistics, 59% of retailers made focusing on omnichannel capabilities their top POS priority in 2020.

Now that digital innovation and efficiency are business requisites, the demand for great apps continues to grow. The work of software developers has become vital to all aspects of business, yet the shortage of developers is snowballing. Global market intelligence firm IDC forecasts a shortfall of 4 million developers by 2025. Many companies are embracing citizen development to bridge the gap.

Grafana Agent v0.33 is here! This new release includes a lot of exciting features, such as a powerful way to configure Grafana Agent with Flow Modules and the ability to monitor Kubernetes pods in your cluster with an Operator Flow component. We also added many more Flow components making the Flow ecosystem bigger!

From a customer’s perspective, a product is quite simple to explain. They buy an item to fulfill a specific need or want. However, what they want may change, and the current state of the product might not stand the test of time. The same product may have many different forms and fill various roles depending on its current position on its product lifecycle. A product manager’s job is to ensure that this product evolves the right way.

After the craziness of the last few years, who can blame IT, DevOps, and operations teams for wanting more stability in their personal lives and jobs? Yet the message from the top isn’t in line with this: Gartner reports over 94% of CEOs aim to accelerate pandemic-era digital transformation and are investing 5.1% more into IT budgets. This means threading a delicate balance between stability and scalability.