The only way to survive the audit process is with automation

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	The only way to survive the audit process is with automation There's nothing more unpleasant than a root canal, except maybe an audit of your IT operations. Yet with regular audits being a component of regulations such as PCI and SOX, there's no escaping them. They won't be so painful, though, with the right automation in place. What's more, automation can provide serious benefits in reducing business risks and improving governance of your IT operations. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Cisco TechWise TV from Interop Watch the Cisco Keynote Speakers and get new design tips and best practices from our technical experts from Interop. Thursday, May 12 thousands of IT professionals will come together for the industry's leading technology event. Register now for our Vegas event! Register Now In this Issue You hate AUPs, but you need one for guest Wi-Fi access Simple defenses are sometimes the best Battle of the Web browsers From best-in-class virtualization management to highly automated, optimized data centers iPads run amok: Does your company need a tablet policy? How to get the best deal from Oracle WEBCAST: BMC Software Get the Leading ITSM Suite on your Terms BMC Remedy OnDemand offers the power of the industry's leading IT Service Management solution with the flexibility of Software as a Service. And when your needs change, switching between the OnDemand and on-premise BMC Remedy suite is seamless. Watch the demo for a peek inside BMC Remedy OnDemand. View Today! You hate AUPs, but you need one for guest Wi-Fi access If you are a smart enterprise customer, you hate carrier "acceptable use policies" (AUPs). They have virtuous roots (avoiding liability for customer communications under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act) but have morphed into lengthy, (allegedly) non-negotiable, overly broad and one-sided "agreements" that make the customer responsible for all kinds of things for which it isn't really responsible and shield the carrier from responsibility for things for which it should be responsible. Read More Simple defenses are sometimes the best Evaluating the actual attacks in the wild can pinpoint a few simple security measures that can dramatically reduce the likelihood of a successful attack. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software A Cost-Effective Solution for ITSM If you're tired of the costly upgrades and difficult implementations other vendors put you through, BMC Remedy OnDemand offers an alternative. It can be implemented in days and significantly lower overall IT Service Management costs. Read the white paper to learn more about BMC Remedy OnDemand. Read More Today! Battle of the Web browsers Stop. Don't look up. Don't look outside of the box, the rectangle holding this text. Can you tell me which browser you're using? Did you choose it yourself for all the right reasons? Can you explain why you're trusting your precious HTML-encoded content to this browser, the way a major league batter can explain why maple or ash and a thin or thick barrel is absolutely the right choice for sending that ball into the bleachers? Are you sure this browser is the best choice for the tags and the metadata hurling toward your computer? Read More From best-in-class virtualization management to highly automated, optimized data centers How well IT understands and optimizes the use of virtualization management software -- embracing automation, for example -- distinguishes the best-in-class organizations from the also-rans. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software It's 9am. Do You Know What Your Directory is Doing? In this new Quest Software white paper, you'll see how to get more information that native logging alone can't provide. See how you can get real time, centralized information, and how doing so maximizes Active Directory performance. Read More iPads run amok: Does your company need a tablet policy? When RehabCare executives started asking IT for the Apple iPad several months back, CIO Dick Escue didn't skip a beat. Read More How to get the best deal from Oracle Oracle is now in its fourth quarter, meaning the vendor and its customers are locked in the annual ritual of trying to get new deals done before the fiscal year ends on May 31. Read More
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