The holidays are over, second and third helpings of home-cooked meals long forgotten, and you are slowly getting reacquainted with work. Instead of ushering in...
Microsoft password policies: GPO-based vs. fine-grained policies
Microsoft has two solutions for deploying the requirements for Active Directory domain users passwords. The requirements, referred to as the password policy, can be deployed...
The cloud and the silver lining: The relevance of IT admins
Just as writing has come to mean texting, blogging or any form of digital writing, the cloud today means one or all of the three...
One-third of businesses depend on end users to report application performance issues
Nearly one out of every three businesses (32%) become aware of most application performance issues from their end users, according to a recent ManageEngine Application...
UserConf vignettes.
We just wrapped up our user conference on IT service management (ITSM), and boy, it was one phenomenal experience. It was amazing and reassuring to see...
Salute the “Lord of the Links” on World SysAdmin Appreciation Day
While you get a pat on your back, they disappear in the shadows of the server rack. While the office celebrates your success, they never...
IT Security: The New Target for CEO Performance
As Gregg Steinhafel steps down as chairman and CEO of Target, we’re witnessing more than just an act of contrition for one of the largest and...
