Fear is spreading across dozens of countries as more people are being tested positive for the Coronavirus. In a recent report, it was noted that people aged 30-69 were more prone to catching the virus. Considering the workforce is primarily in that age range, it doesn’t come to a shock that large corporations, like Amazon, … Continue reading Coronavirus: How to Prepare for Remote Work in your Organization
This is the second and last part of Vector Networks attending the IT Connect Conference. If you missed the first article, click here. The article below also includes parts of an interview with René Breyel, co-founder of AIoT Canada. A few years ago, a company called Smarter released the iKettle – a smart kettle. The … Continue reading Can IoT Improve Your Quality of Life?
Last month, Vector Networks attended the IT Connect Conference at Champlain College in Lambert, Montreal. This year’s topic was Cybersecurity – a topic that is affecting more than the average IT technician. In 2016, Oath announced that one billion Yahoo user accounts were hacked. In 2017, over 140 million people were affected by the … Continue reading Has a cyber attack affected your business…yet?
We’ve explained shadow IT briefly in a previous blog post, but we now want to dig deeper into the issue and demonstrate how it can affect your organization. Many employees have the tendency to sign up for online cloud tools right when they need them, as it is seemingly a quick and painless solution for … Continue reading Shadow IT & Managing SaaS Spend
Many employees have the tendency to sign up for online cloud tools right when they need them, as it is seemingly a quick and painless solution for whichever problem they are facing. However, leaving IT authorization out can cause potential security and compliance issues. Here is how shadow IT and SaaS spending can affect your … Continue reading Shadow IT & Managing SaaS Spend
Software Asset Management may sound intimidating or complicated, but it does not have to be. We want to help provide your organization and its managers with all the necessary tools to implement a successful SAM program that will save you time, money and stress in the long run. To get started, you can take a … Continue reading Infographic: 5 Best Practices for Software Asset Management
Developing an IT asset management program is no small task. It requires a significant amount of investment, time and dedication, so some organizations may be intimidated to begin or have trouble getting funding from management. Here we will provide a short outline of the top five ways to justify an investment in ITAM and see ROI. … Continue reading How to Justify Your IT Asset Management (ITAM) Investment
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ITAM is an acronym for IT Asset Management. It represents a framework for the governance and operation of an organization which includes a set of best practices and processes for managing IT assets. Here are two common descriptions of ITAM… From Gartner: “IT asset management (ITAM) provides an accurate account of technology asset lifecycle costs and … Continue reading Back to Basics: What is IT Asset Management (ITAM)?
The process of software license recycling often passing a license along to be re-utilized within the organization, often by returning unallocated licenses into a “pool” to be later assigned to a new employee. Although the process comes with a few difficulties, license recycling is an excellent way to save money, reduce waste and leverage existing … Continue reading Back to Basics: What is Software License Recycling?
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