-
Investing in the right security technology ought to be a no-brainer, yet still not every organization does. There are plenty of stories out there that illustrate what happens when you don’t invest in the right security technology for the particular circumstances. Identity management is one of the...
Posted to
Security Web
by
David Shephard
on
May 20, 2013
Filed under:
Filed under: NetIQ, IT Security, Identity Theft, Identity Management, password policy, David Shephard, Security Web, IDG Connect, Hackers, Palm Beach County Health Department, Data Breach Today, ID Theft
-
Compliance with legislation is mandatory for a company planning to operate in a particular territory – this includes supra-national organisations such as the EU . However, compliance with security legislation is often complex and usually expensive, involving as it does an investment in a range...
Posted to
Security Web
by
David Shephard
on
May 6, 2013
Filed under:
Filed under: Credit Card Data, Geoff Webb, NetIQ, Cloud Computing, Compliance, HIPAA, File Integrity Monitoring, SOX, regulation, legislation, PCI-DSS, IT Security, Audit, EU, David Shephard, Breaches, Security Web
-
With the release of NetIQ Operations Center 5.0 Patch Bundle 5 (PB5), there are exciting, new ways to chart performance and metric data in the Information portlet - the new Charts tab. If you already use the Performance portlet, you may ask, "Why would I want to use this Charts tab? I already view...
Posted to
Data Center Solutions
by
Karen Nemzek
on
Apr 30, 2013
Filed under:
Filed under: performance, service level agreements, NetIQ, Availability, BSM, Operations Center, SLAs, Patch Bundle, Dashboard, Service Model, Karen Nemzek, Data Center Solutions
-
For most consumers, Dropbox has established itself as the go-to name for online storage. It’s fast to set up, easy to use, and is cross-platform. What’s not to like? For IT admins, cloud services aimed at consumers fall short in many areas, despite some services including features such as...
Posted to
Security Web
by
David Shephard
on
Apr 17, 2013
Filed under:
Filed under: Encryption, NetIQ, Cloud Computing, Compliance, cloud security, IT Security, DropBox, Two Factor Authentication, David Shephard, Security Web, IDG Connect, SSL, Consumer Cloud
-
Employee-owned devices – also known as BYOD – are quickly becoming the norm in most businesses. Not only does BYOD lead to greater employee satisfaction, it can reduce the hardware, support and maintenance bills and improve recruitment, as people increasingly expect to be able to use the...
-
Hacking will begin on April 8th for the NetIQ Cloud Manager Hack Week. We'll be breaking out of our normal teams and collaborating with those around us - including you. Hack Week is one way we encourage innovation through experimentation around the company. This week, a wide range of folks here are...
Posted to
Data Center Solutions
by
David Shephard
on
Apr 2, 2013
Filed under:
Filed under: NetIQ, Cloud computing, cloud, Cloud Manager, David Shephard, Innovation, Data Center Solutions, Product, Development, Hack Week, Engineering, HackWeek
-
on Wednesday, I had the pleasure of presenting at ISACA's Enterprise Risk Management: Provide Security from CyberThreats virtual conference on Building a Cloud-Ready Security Program. I talked about the Cloud, about the ways that cloud makes your world complex and some things you can control. Here...
Posted to
Security Web
by
Renee Bradshaw
on
Mar 22, 2013
Filed under:
Filed under: NetIQ, Change Control, cloud security, Cloud, ISACA, Renee Bradshaw, DropBox, Access Management, BYOD, Bring Your Own Device, IT Security, Security Web, Privileged User Monitoring, hacktivism, CyberThrearts
-
I wanted to bring up an item related to NetIQ Operations Center . For security and compliance purposes, we digitally sign the Operations Center Java Web Start client jar files with a code signing certificate. This is useful for large enterprise customers with specific security rules and regulations....
-
Every business knows that bringing in new customers is expensive. I recall reading Donna Fenn's article in Inc. , that stated that obtaining new customers can be 5 to 10 times more expensive than money spent keeping your current ones. So it’s no surprise to that businesses are getting creative...
Posted to
Security Web
by
Kent Purdy
on
Mar 20, 2013
Filed under:
Filed under: NetIQ, Google, Facebook, Social Media, Twitter, OpenID, Yahoo, Kent Purdy, Social Identity, User Experience, Security Web, Inc, Brand Loyalty, OpenID Connect, Donna Fenn, Ian Fernando, ianfernando.com, Customer Retention, Customer Acquisition, Social Login, UX
-
In my previous blog post , I concluded that Recovery-as-a-service (RaaS) offers the benefits of traditional offsite recovery at a fraction of the price. It does this by combining the benefits of virtual infrastructure and cloud, offering businesses an opportunity to reduce the cost and increase the flexibility...
Posted to
Data Center Solutions
by
Steve Stavridis
on
Jan 31, 2013
Filed under:
Filed under: vmware, virtualization, NetIQ, cloud, PlateSpin Protect, Disaster Recovery, DR, RaaS, Recovery-as-a-Service, Steve Stavridis, Privatete/hybrid RaaS, PlateSpin Forge, Public RaaS
-
This December, the release of NetIQ Operations Center Patch Bundle (PB) 4, offers an exciting addition to the Operations Center Dashboard....the Information Portlet. Along with viewing summary and status information for an element or service, you can use the Information Portlet to easily access alarms...
Posted to
Data Center Solutions
by
Karen Nemzek
on
Dec 21, 2012
Filed under:
Filed under: NetIQ, BSM, Business Service Management, Operations Center, Alarms, Dashboard, Root Cause, Layout, Patch Bundle, PB4, Properties, Information Portlet, virtual environment, Portlet, physical environment, Karen Nemzek, Sneek Peek, Data Center Solutions
-
It’s true that nobody likes expensive insurance. Most of us look at ways to reduce our insurance premiums on our homes, cars, boats etc. We do this because it’s a cost that we don’t initially see the value in. It’s also something we may never need. So therefore, minimizing the...
Posted to
Data Center Solutions
by
Steve Stavridis
on
Dec 12, 2012
Filed under:
Filed under: vmware, NetIQ, cloud, Gartner, Disaster Recovery, DR, Steve Stavridis, vForum, Insurance, 80/20 Rule, Critical, Data Center Solutions
-
In my travels across the Asia Pacific region in recent months, I’ve been talking to several Managed Service/Cloud Providers and customers about Disaster Recovery (DR) in the cloud. Interestingly, Gartner states that by 2014, over 30% of midsize companies will have adopted DR in the cloud or recovery...
Posted to
Data Center Solutions
by
Steve Stavridis
on
Dec 10, 2012
Filed under:
Filed under: vmware, virtualization, NetIQ, cloud, Australia, Gartner, Disaster Recovery, DR, RaaS, Recovery-as-a-Service, Steve Stavridis, vForum, Data Center Solutions
-
To start this post I’ll be breaking the cardinal rule of Vegas by sharing what happens in Vegas. I look forward to this year’s Gartner Data Center conference as it promises to be a year of great change addressing major themes of: Accelerating Innovation, Driving Transformation and Achieving...
Posted to
Data Center Solutions
by
Michele Hudnall
on
Nov 29, 2012
Filed under:
Filed under: NetIQ, Gartner, BSM, Business Service Management, Data Center, IT, Forbes, Michele Hudnall, Technology Showcase, Ed Holub, DevOpsSec, Donna Scott, Javaohn Enck, David Cappuccio, GartnerDC, Raymond Paquet, Cameron Haight, Chief Innovation Officer, George Weiss, Jeffrey Hewitt, Jeffrey Brooks, DevOps, John Rivard, Aneel Lakhani, Las Vegas, Operational Excellence, Neil MacDonald, Gartner Data Center Conference, Innovation, Information Technology, Data Center Solutions
-
Every training department in the world has the same foundational need--that is, to understand their audience's needs. So, occasionally we use a survey to get answers to specific questions we have about how we are perceived by the customers we've trained. You're input is very valuable to us...
Posted to
NetIQ Blog
by
dcoughanour
on
Nov 28, 2012
Filed under:
Filed under: Aegis, AppManager, Training, NetIQ, NetIQ Training, Identity Manager, Access Governance Suite, Sentinel, On-Demand, Advanced Technical Training, Cool Solutions