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Organizations often provide privileged or elevated access to a few select employees so that they can access critical organizational resources such as networks, databases, files, and servers whenever they need them. Privileged access can be very important, as top administrative-level decisions and tasks are often impossible without such privileged access. Unfortunately, the wide-spanning access afforded…

Technology and operations management is a niche field, but one that directly impacts millions of workers.  The technology is often overwhelming, even for companies that are highly motivated when managing operational technology in factories, warehouses, and other workspaces. Gartner’s latest Hype Cycle for Managing Operational Technology explores dozens of helpful tools, but knowing where to…

Primary and secondary schools rely heavily on Macs. With a wide variety of learning apps and tools to choose from, Macs provide teachers with all the tools they need to make learning more effective. But while deploying Macs for education may expand learning horizons, managing and securing these machines can be a herculean task for…

Data privacy in remote learning hasn’t been a major concern for many during the pandemic, out of sheer necessity. In many circumstances, there simply wasn’t any alternative to remote learning – and this meant that few were in the position to object and back out if their data was unsafe. As global populations finally begin…

Endpoint security is a key concern for keeping an office safe. It is not the only concern, but it is among the things that you need to focus on first. This means it is worth taking the time to learn more about it. As you may know, an endpoint is any business technology that shoppers…

2021 has become something of a perfect storm for data thieves, following the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses of all kinds need to consolidate and rebuild, and this means they are vulnerable to attack. Thankfully, a few simple steps can be very helpful for staying safe; namely, mobile threat defense with a mobile device…

Operational Technology – An Overview Operational technology (OT) refers to hardware and software designed to detect or cause changes in industrial processes by directly monitoring and/or controlling events and physical devices in an organization. These technologies integrate with or leverage IT (information technology) and IoT (Internet of Things) components and architectures. Understandably, managing operational technology…

Mobile testing has evolved in new and intriguing ways over the last few years. Read on to learn about one of the most exciting evolutions – AstroFarm by 42Gears. Of course, mobile testing is an important part of the way many companies operate. Any firm making or testing an app needs to make sure it…

Introduction Device farms have a special significance in the software testing ecosystem. QA engineers must ensure that any digital product that works on one device is optimized for other devices around the globe as well. However, for companies, providing a remote team with access to a large number of devices is no easy feat! This…