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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

New Technology with dozens of vendors spouting terms like SD-WAN and SASE with substantially different capabilities are confusing the marketplace.  SD-WAN and SASE   Software-defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) is a [...]

IT automation offers an increase in productivity and a reduction in risk. Unfortunately, there are often internal barriers to implementation.   Benefits of IT Automation  Increased Productivity  Computers and software systems [...]

A significant security breach can be very expensive. At best, it disrupts budgets and profits. At worst, smaller companies can be forced into bankruptcy. How can you avoid this outcome?  [...]

Technical debt is the collection of expedient short-term solutions that don’t allow for smooth long-term operations. Too much technical debt can create fragile networks that make automation more difficult and [...]

With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic, NetCraftsmen is working with many of our Clients to help them enable their workforce to work remotely as part of their social [...]

Our network assessments often find that organizations don’t allocate funds or staff resources to adequately monitor their network infrastructure. For example, key WAN interfaces will be monitored, but data center interfaces will be ignored.

Let’s talk about complex network technologies and how they affect your business. On the plus side, some complex technologies can automate functionality to large scale, and provide the prospect of [...]