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What is the User Lifecycle & How Can IT Teams Manage It?

It’s Monday morning, and a new hire is walking into the office for their first day. Before they can dive into the work, they need access to email, project management tools, cloud storage, and a dozen other SaaS apps their role depends on. IT has already been hard at work behind the scenes, provisioning accounts, assigning permissions, and making sure everything is ready the moment they sign in.

Chasing Cyber Crisis: Bart Lageweg on Thriving in High-Stakes IT

When the stakes are high, and the systems are down, who do governments and enterprises in the Netherlands call? Bart Lageweg, founder of Bizway, has built one of Europe’s most trusted MSPs by running toward the toughest IT challenges—cyberattacks, ransomware recovery, and compliance-critical crises. In this episode of Now That’s IT: Stories of MSP Success, host Chris Massey sits down with Bart to explore how Bizway thrives in the “firefighter” role of managed services. They discuss.

N-Central Quarterly Roundup - Q2 FY25

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Why Visibility Is the #1 IT Priority in 2025: Tackling Shadow AI and Emerging Risks

AI adoption is progressing at a rapid pace. What started as a trickle of generative tools is now a flood of autonomous agents, custom copilots, and AI-powered SaaS, most of it entering the workplace faster than IT can keep track of.

What is Shadow AI & What Can You do About It?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is now embedded in everyday professional workflows — so much so that 46% of employees say they would continue using AI tools even if their organization banned them. The productivity gains are undeniable, but this widespread, unmonitored use of AI also introduces growing risks around data security, compliance, and governance.