Archive for November 2017
How IDaaS Provider Ping Identity Uses BetterCloud
BetterCloud Core was a “no-brainer for us,” says Woody Grover, IT Manager at Ping Identity. Both BetterCloud and Ping streamline the onboarding process and drastically cut down manual work. “BetterCloud builds on what Ping already does, providing a similar automated process for Google, Zendesk, and Atlassian apps.”
Read MoreThe Next-Gen Help Desk
For many companies who have transitioned to the cloud, there are a number of inevitable changes that will occur. What about the Help Desk? The changes around your Help Desk are impacting everything ABOUT the Help Desk and, while you may not immediately notice the impacts, they are subtly dramatic and promise to disrupt the stream of innovation pouring out of the rest of the department and subsequently the company as a whole.
Read MoreForget Me Please: What GDPR’s Right to Be Forgotten (and Other Key Concepts) Mean for IT
Did you know that under GDPR, users can request their data to be erased (aka be forgotten)? What kind of data does this apply to, and how can IT prepare for this? In Part Two of our series, our data privacy expert dives into three critical GDPR concepts that IT needs to be aware of: the right to be forgotten, consent, and data portability. All three elements affect IT’s responsibilities. This post covers what this means for IT and what their next steps should be.
Read MoreHowdy from Texas: A Recap of Altitude 2017
Last month we hosted Altitude 2017, our annual customer summit, in Austin, Texas. Altitude was an IT conference like no other, and it was easily the best one we’ve ever had. Over 100 of the brightest minds in IT gathered together to define today’s best practices, collaborate on management strategies, sing karaoke, and, yes, race armadillos. These are the top nine takeaways—here’s what we learned during the two-day event.
Read MoreBringing Order to Chaos: Automating Policy Enforcement for SaaS
Are you tired of running queries by hand, tracking issues in a spreadsheet, and performing searches natively across multiple apps? Here’s how automating policy enforcement through BetterCloud can enhance security and streamline operations.
Read More“I Was Seduced By a Build Scenario": 11 Ways to Avoid This Exec’s Greatest Tech Failure
Ah, the classic build vs. buy conundrum. While building may seem attractive, there are significant costs (both direct and indirect) to it. Hear why one executive says his greatest business/technology failure was building software when they could have bought it, and ask yourself these 11 essential questions before you build an in-house solution.
Read MoreSparkNotes for GDPR: 11 Concepts Every IT Professional Needs to Know
GDPR will go into effect in less than seven months. Are you prepared? We’re kicking off a three-part series that covers everything IT needs to know about GDPR. In this first post, a data privacy expert explains 11 key concepts and why you need to starting preparing now.
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