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How To Build Cybersecurity Culture At Your Company

Cybersecurity is a key priority for small, medium, and large companies. If you are a keen internet user or a lover of news and trending topics, I am sure you already know the current threats surrounding the cybersecurity realm. Cybersecurity threats are now a nightmare that faces all levels of organizations. Malware attacks, DDoS threats, phishing, brute force, SQL injections, etc. are running riot in the internet streets.

Thinking Smarter About M&A-Are you secure?

With the continued focus in our space on the movement from MSP to MSSP, it’s crucial to remember that products alone don’t necessarily make you an MSSP. For smaller customers, although you might be able to provide a range of security solutions (like EDR and backup) and compliment these with an RMM to provide insight and control over end user devices, this is not enough to call yourself an MSSP.

The Papertrail SaaS Add-On in DigitalOcean Centralizes Everything You Need for Log Management

The SolarWinds® Papertrail™ software as a service (SaaS) Add-On in the DigitalOcean Marketplace is one of the most exciting developments to come out of the DigitalOcean and Papertrail partnership. With the Add-On, developers can seamlessly add the simple yet powerful log management Papertrail is known for to their DigitalOcean infrastructure. In an earlier post, we reviewed how the Add-On helps teams simplify their log management tasks.

Monitorama 2022: the good, the bad and the beautiful (Part 1)

The summer of 2022 is a strange time to be attending a tech conference. The “Pandemic Pause” has left us all hungry for connection and a little awkward about it. While the world is largely returning to a semblance of comfort with larger public events, COVID is still a real and present threat, something we keep in the backs of our minds all the time.

Google's outage on the UK's hottest day of the year

We’ve all heard the jokes about how us Brits can’t handle the hot weather but when the UK hit record highs in July this year, we have to admit that we really did struggle. No more so than our friends over at Google. Google isn’t a stranger to the occasional outage and website downtime, after seeing Google Maps go down in May earlier this year. But this time, the outage was apparently due to the soaring temperatures we were experiencing.

Websites that have suffered downtime in July

You might have heard us say it before but downtime really does happen to any website, anywhere. Website downtime essentially doesn’t discriminate; it doesn’t matter if you’re a huge multi-billion dollar company or if you’re a start-up finding your feet in the online world. Downtime happens to the best of us. So to really drive this point home, we’ve put together the websites that have suffered downtime this June and how they dealt with the issue.

5 Reasons to Add Network Monitoring to Your Budget

For many companies, the beginning of October is also the beginning of the fourth and final quarter of the fiscal year. In IT, it’s a time to prepare for the new year by defining our priorities and setting our budget. COVID-19 threw a wrench into all of our 2020 plans last year and a lot has changed since then. But one thing that hasn’t changed is the need for a network monitoring system in your software stack.

How Is Artificial Intelligence Changing Every Business? 6 Interesting Things You Should Know

While AI has connotations of futuristic societal takeovers, as depicted in sci-fi, the technology tends to enhance rather than replace human capabilities. Artificial intelligence refers to any computer software capable of problem-solving, planning, analyzing, and aggregating data in a human-like fashion. From cost efficiency to customer communication, businesses can use AI to streamline most aspects of company processes. Let's take a look at 6 interesting things you need to know about how artificial intelligence is changing businesses today.

What Are The Benefits Of Using Cloud Storage Services For Your Data

Are you looking for a place to store your data? When it comes to storing data, many different options are available. You can use external hard drives, USB sticks, or cloud storage services. Cloud storage services have become increasingly popular in recent years, and for good reason. They offer several benefits that other storage methods don't offer. This article will discuss the benefits of using cloud storage services for your data. Let's get to the list.