Tech’s Most Wanted: A Profile of the Cybersecurity Professional

The scarcity of qualified talent in the IT sector is especially pronounced…

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Everyone Should Get Behind Modernizing Federal IT Networks

Modernizing legacy systems is back on the front burner. Here’s an interesting article from my colleague, Joe Kim, in which he reminds us not to forget about the network. The…

Modern ITSM Practices: The Customizable Service Catalog

Simply put, the service catalog is like a restaurant menu for requesters. The process of submitting a service request should be easy for users, just like customers at a restaurant.

Extending IT Experience

Working in IT? Feeling lost given everything that’s going on in the industry? Are you confused about what to focus on and how to best apply your knowledge? If you…

Out Of Office: Setting Expectations for Office 365

For a lot of organizations, moving to Office 365 might be one of the first, or possibly biggest, migrations to a public cloud. There can be a lot of stress…

An A-B-C Approach to Improving Security Compliance

Security is always an important topic with our government customers. Here’s an applicable article from my colleague, Joe Kim, in which he offers some tips on compliance. Ensuring that an…

Setting Up Multi-Factor Authentication With the AWS CLI

As part of achieving SOC-2 certification, we had to implement stricter requirements around AWS authentication. Database Performance Monitor has had multi-factor authentication (MFA) for access to the AWS web-app console…

The Benefits of a Successful ITIL Incident Management System

Successful incident management will prevent these problems from interrupting business processes (any longer than necessary) or impacting other IT services.

Dungeon Mastering in IT (Part the Fourth)

Flood of Kobolds vs. Epic Boss Fight I had a group where I was running a dragon-themed adventure. Before you gasp and say mockingly, “In Dungeons & Dragons, there are…

Modern ITSM Practices: Introduction

New ITSM technology is changing our world. Leaders in ITSM processes are honing in on alternatives for the manual completion of simple tasks.

Dungeon Mastering in IT (Part the Third)

Short-Circuiting your Adventure I’ve noted that preparation and planning are some of the hallmarks of both a good DM and IT professional, but sometimes planning gets short-circuited. In the past,…