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IT Inventory Management

You can’t monitor, protect, or fix what you don’t know. That simple concept helps explain why IT inventory management is the cornerstone of effective IT and security ops. However, given the highly distributed and dynamic nature of modern networks, maintaining an up-to-date inventory can be challenging. Modern IT assets are everywhere, from corporate data centers to third-party clouds to coffee shops where remote workers stop for a snack.

N-able N-central Quarterly Roundup - Q4 2024

Hear from Mike Adler, Chief Technical Office and Chief Product Officer at N-able, for the newest updates for N-central RMM. Some highlights include an enhanced security with audit logs for SIEM integration, AI driven developer portal in preview, and a host of new functionality to help techs be more efficient and streamline device deployment and stability. Additionally we have added new integrations with Cork, ScalePad, immy.bot, and vCIO ToolBox.

Understanding the Amazon Ransomware Attack and AI's Role

Understanding the Amazon Ransomware Attack and AI's Role January 2025 Patch Tuesday Microsoft has released updates resolving 159 unique CVEs for January. Among the lineup are three zero-day exploits and five publicly disclosed vulnerabilities. The exploited CVEs are all targeting Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP, making the OS update this month your most urgent priority. The public disclosures impact Windows Themes, Windows App Package Installer and three CVEs for Microsoft Access.

Demystifying the OpenTelemetry Operator: Observing Kubernetes applications without writing code

The promise of observing your application without writing code (i.e., auto-instrumentation) is not new, and it’s extremely compelling: run a single command in your cluster and suddenly application telemetry starts arriving at your observability backend. What else could you ask for? The OpenTelemetry Operator aims to fulfill such a dream for Kubernetes environments by using a set of well known patterns such as operators and custom resources.

Keys to Success: Three AIOps Best Practices

When IT operations run smoothly, it’s more likely everything else in the organization will as well. Unfortunately, tech sprawl can make IT environments more prone to issues that hinder end users or, worse, customers. Recent research shows that up to 50% of organizations juggle multiple tools for observability. Too many disparate tools to monitor too many systems and applications create siloes, slowing incident response and resolution times.