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SolarWinds Announces Winners of 2021 IT Pro Day Awards Program

Awards honor the contributions IT professionals have made to their organizations and the industry

September 27, 2021

The awards aim to provide a platform to celebrate all the heroes of IT who rise to the challenge every day to deliver for their businesses and navigate the ever-shifting landscape of digital transformation.

New Report Helps IT Buyers Avoid Greenwash, False Claims

Almost half of environmental claims are found to be false

June 16, 2021

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To avoid greenwash and false product claims, transparency and verification are key to validating an organization’s sustainable procurement efforts and reputation.

Global IT Spending to Hit Over $4 Billion in 2021

Software and cloud-based projects to account for 50% of total IT budgets

May 31, 2021

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Although COVID-19 did reduce global IT spending last year, many companies were still forced to increase their IT budgets to adapt to new operational requirements and set up their employees to work from home.

Uptime Institute Releases Third Annual Outage Analysis

Outage avoidance remains a majority priority for operators of mission critical systems

April 26, 2021

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When asked about their most recent significant outage, over half of the respondents to Uptime Institute’s 2020 Global Survey of Data Center and IT Managers who reported an outage in the past three years estimated its cost at more than $100,000 (of which almost a third reported costs of $1 million or above).

Using Workload Automation to Manage Hybrid IT Complexity

The risks versus the rewards

Neil Kinson

February 26, 2021

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IT teams would be forgiven for thinking the price of this best-of-breed hybrid approach is greater complexity, but it doesn't have to be.

Network Field Report Reveals Widespread Gaps in Basic Network Management Activities

Results indicate potential blind spots

February 4, 2021

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The Network Field Report 2021 is based on data from IT professionals, including IT managers, IT directors, IT specialists, network managers, and network administrators working in the U.S. and Canada.

Network Monitoring Software — Motadata

January 6, 2021

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Motadata introduced a proactive network performance monitoring tool. It can be used to automatically discover network devices, interfaces, and applications to ensure complete visibility of IT infrastructure in a multi-vendor environment.

IAITAM Offers Free Educational Tools for IT Asset Management Awareness Month

Offering daily briefings/trainings from expert tech organizations

December 1, 2020

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Every day during December, IT Asset Management Awareness Month, the organization will offer free sessions that highlight the industry’s most popular topics or issues, including ITAD, data/privacy risks, licensing, mobile asset management, software asset management, and best practices.

Hybrid Digital Infrastructure Management and the Role of the Edge

Unified resource management is critical

Oliver Lindner

September 28, 2020

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A centralized solution that can be used to manage and optimize the entire data center infrastructure is the key to successful infrastructure management in complex environments while controlling costs.

Panduit Clear Seas Research edge computing solutions

Infographic | How Close Are We to the Edge?

September 2, 2020

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Mission Critical and Panduit commissioned their first-ever industry survey to measure industry awareness and usage of edge computing solutions — the findings are surprising!