ActualTech Media’s Technical Blog
-
Stratodesk Offers Scalable, Unified, and Simplified Endpoint Management
Here’s how the work-from-home revolution affected one company: it had to send out 10,000 USB sticks to get its workforce back online. The employees had to use the stick to enable them to boot their… Read More
By Keith Ward -
Selector Leverages AIOps for Network and Application Observability
Silos—they’ve been the bane of IT admins for ages. And despite advances over the years, they continue to stubbornly hang around. This is a continuing problem, especially for network and applicatio… Read More
By Keith Ward -
Directus: Make Any SQL Database an API
On its website, Directus says “Our mission is to democratize data for everyone.” But what does that mean, and what does it look like? Those questions are answered in this Spotlight Series video fr… Read More
By Keith Ward -
CloudFix Provides Real Cloud AWS Savings—Right Now
Lots of vendors tell you they’ll save you money when using Amazon Web Services (AWS). Often, though, the reality is that those promised savings never materializes. CloudFix, on the other hand, mak… Read More
By Keith Ward -
ZEDEDA Wants the Compute Edge To Work Like the Cloud
ZEDEDA's slogan is simple: “Making Edge Computing Effortless.” Bringing that about, however, is another thing entirely. Jason Shepherd, VP, Ecosystem for ZEDEDA, explains how they do it on this ep… Read More
By Keith Ward -
data
ionir Smooths the On-ramp to Kubernetes and Container Storage
Managing storage for containers and Kubernetes is a challenge, as every admin knows. But does it have to be as difficult as it is? ionir doesn’t think so. In this “Spotlight Series” video, Ki… Read More
By Keith Ward -
Cloud
Datadobi Migrates Your On- and Off-Premises Data Quickly and Securely
Sure, you can use a free, vendor-supplied utility to upload data from your on-premises environment to the cloud. But should you? That’s a question you can answer with a hearty “you betcha!” if y… Read More
By Keith Ward -
data
Buurst: Data Management at the Edge and in the Cloud
In today’s modern IT infrastructure, it’s critical for enterprises to be able to a) store data both on- and off-premises, and b) move and manage that data effectively. It’s a cloud and edge comp… Read More
By Keith Ward -
Cloud
Algoblu Introduces ‘Network Element Virtualization’
“Network Element Virtualization”: It sounds impressive, doesn’t it? In fact, it is impressive, and this new technology from Algoblu can transform your network operations. As Edward Qin, Chief… Read More
By Keith Ward -
Opinion
Know Thy Customer
Regardless of your role in IT, everyone serves someone. That someone is your customer. They may be external to your department or company, or they may be internal to your department or company. They m… Read More
By Keith Ward -
data
Moonwalk Helps Companies Get a Handle on Data Management
Your data is growing, probably by leaps and bounds in this current era. And it’s likely that some, or even most, of that data is unstructured. That data, kept in object storage, is great to have—i… Read More
By Keith Ward -
data
Aunalytics Offers ‘Insights as a Service’
CMO Katie Horvath says that when it comes to data analytics, companies often ask the wrong questions. Instead of worrying about digital transformation milestones, for instance, the data platform compa… Read More
By Keith Ward -
Cloud
Infrastructure-as-Code Made Easy with env0
Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC): it’s one of those phrases many in IT are aware of, but few actually understand at a deep level. In (very) brief, IaC is a way to deploy and manage cloud infrastructure… Read More
By Keith Ward -
AI
Meraki Pushes Proactive Troubleshooting at Tech Field Day
There’s value in having a sprinkler system in your house that functions properly and puts out a fire in the kitchen. But there’s even more value in a system that would alert you to a faulty circui… Read More
By Keith Ward -
data
Portworx Provides Software-Defined Storage for Kubernetes
Remember when storage was simple? It was in a single location, and was physical, either inside a server or as a separate device like a SAN or NAS. Map the device to the storage and off you went. An… Read More
By Keith Ward -
Cloud
Managing Applications at the Distributed Edge Cloud with Avassa
Edge computing is, of course, a form of cloud computing. But it can be helpful in a way to think of edge computing as the polar opposite of cloud computing. And understanding that can be a big help in… Read More
By Keith Ward -
security
Cofense: Stop Phishing Emails Before They Do Their Damage
The Cofense website has this startling statistic: 90% of security breaches start with an email phishing attempt. That should make you sit up and take notice. In this “Spotlight Series” video, A… Read More
By Keith Ward -
security
Ordr Helps You Get Control of Your Connected Devices
Connected devices, including traditional IT, Internet of Things (IoT), and Operational Technologies (OT), are proliferating at a mind-boggling rate. That can be useful, but it also comes with signific… Read More
By Keith Ward -
security
Elisity Says That Proper Security Means Trusting No One
“All of the work that’s done to secure assets is great, but all it takes is exploiting the weakest link in the chain.” That’s the governing philosophy as expressed by Elisity CEO James Winebre… Read More
By Keith Ward -
Cloud
Xilinx Unleashes the Power of the Smart NIC
Network Interface Cards, or NICs, are like car tires: they rarely get any attention, but they’re absolutely essential for operation. It’s easy to even forget they’re attached, since they’re so… Read More
By Keith Ward -
Ransomware
How Prepared Are You To Survive Ransomware? Just Check Your R-Score
Ransomware can be hard to defend against. Difficulties begin with finding it in the first place, then stopping attacks, and, finally, recovering from those attacks. It’s so tough because the malware… Read More
By Keith Ward
