Category: Blog for Business Leaders - NetCraftsmen

Expecting More from Your Managed Services Provider

Outsourcing IT functions to managed service providers (MSPs) is hardly a new phenomenon. Organizations have leveraged MSPs to supplement their operational needs for decades. The MSP model, carried forward from [...]

Evaluating the ROI of Network Automation

We’d all like automated processes to save labor, eliminate errors, reduce the elapsed time from the request to its implementation and save money compared to manual methods, but how can [...]

Architecting an Information Security Program for the Enterprise – Part 2

Organizations need an Information Security strategy, regardless of their industry or annual revenue. But where do you start? And once you start, how do you ensure that the security strategy [...]

Disaster Strikes – With Surprising Failures

You have a disaster recovery plan and you’re ready for that unexpected event that takes out your primary data center and your ability to conduct business. But are you really [...]

Doing IT Differently

Up until recently, the IT organizations in large enterprises were generally able to react to the needs of the business units they support in a timely manner. A business unit [...]

Architecting an Information Security Program for the Enterprise – Part 1

Organizations need an Information Security strategy, regardless of their industry or annual revenue. But where do you start? And once you start, how do you ensure that the security strategy [...]

Helping Your Organization Adopt Network Automation

IT automation offers an increase in productivity and a reduction in risk. But your networking team’s transition to using network automation can be challenging. Here are some tips that managers and executives can use for leading [...]

An Executive’s Guide to the Attack on FireEye and SolarWinds

Originally published December 14, 2020. Last updated January 11, 2021. The wide-spread extent of the SolarWinds security hacks and the release of FireEye’s penetration tools is probably the most significant [...]

Ransomware Risks for Business Managers

Much of the job of running a business is managing risk. Risk has many forms: Risk of competitors Risk of changing business environment Risk of supplier problems Risk of IT [...]

Digital Experience Monitoring: Addressing Those Nagging Network Performance Problems

You and your staff have been working from home since the pandemic started. Some staff has reported problems with slow applications, choppy voice, and pixelated video. The networking and applications [...]

Are You Getting What You Paid for? Network Security and Due Diligence

C-suite executives must be aware of all M&A risks to lead the business on a safe path. Plenty has been written on due diligence disasters in general1 and there are [...]

SD-WAN vs SASE: What makes them different?

Just when you thought you had a handle on SD-WAN and its place in the market, enter Gartner’s newest technology – the Secure Access Services Edge (SASE). SD-WAN is now [...]