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Patch management is the process that helps you keep your IT assets safe, protected, and functioning optimally. Server patching follows many general patch management best practices, but it also includes tasks and processes that are specific to patching servers. In this article, we’re going to discuss what patch management best practices apply to server patching in your IT environment, and how you can start improving your server patch management process.

Picture this: your organization has grown exponentially in the past couple of years and the IT team is having a hard time keeping up the rapid growth. You were able to get hiring approved but there is still so much work that your team is having to work overtime just to stay afloat. Plus, now the CEO is hoping to free up some of your usual operational workload to focus on more strategic projects, leaving you wondering how you can manage all of these tasks with the bandwidth available.

Although the terms “patch management” and “vulnerability management” are often used interchangeably, they are not the same process. Patch management and vulneradbility management are two processes that go hand-in-hand towards supporting a secure, efficient, and up-to-date IT infrastructure. Compare patch management vs. vulnerability management and see why both are essential for a secure IT environment.

Somewhere lost in the noise of ‘faster’ and ‘better’ marketing messaging around Wi-Fi in the last few years, there were also some genuine transformations in what Wi-Fi is capable of. And what’s on the horizon maybe some of the most significant improvements since the inception of Wi-Fi itself. Let’s look at where Wi-Fi is at, what big changes have happened, and where we’re going next in the land of Wi-Fi technology.

Endpoints are the doorways to your organization’s data, resources, and other critical information. Unfortunately, cybercriminals are well-aware of these “doorways,” and often use endpoints as entryways for their cyberattacks. Today, the average enterprise uses and manages around 135,000 devices, and this number continues to grow every year. This means that organizations, now more than ever, need to protect their vulnerable endpoints.

These days, it seems like everyone is talking about digital transformation. There’s no doubt that new technology can greatly benefit businesses, but is it worth your time and resources? In 2021, organizations around the world spent 1.5 trillion on digital transformation. To decide if digital transformation is the right solution for your organization, start by assessing the benefits of digital transformation.

From remote desktop to endpoint security, what solutions are IT professionals relying on most to power their businesses and keep their team efficient and ahead? To find out, we pulled ratings from G2 and Capterra for 90+ products across 9 different software categories. The result is this guide full of comparison charts, highlighting how individual products stack up against one another in terms of overall satisfaction, usability, and quality of support.

If you’ve been shying away from exploring co-managed IT services opportunities, it might be time to think again. Co-managed is here to stay, and is likely going to be a big play for MSPs looking to move up market, especially considering the increasing pricing pressures we’re seeing in the market.

By 2030, experts predict that there will be over 40 million connected devices worldwide. These “devices” are a variety of endpoints, such as laptops, smartphones, computers, and more. Businesses and organizations around the world rely on these endpoints to complete tasks, communicate, and access information. In this overview, we’ll go over the different types of endpoint devices and how they affect an IT environment.