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  • Is Your Data Safe in an IaaS Public Cloud?

    Can your business afford the revenue and productivity loss associated with technology outages? In a hyper-competitive market, few businesses can. Many IT professionals expect to address the problem of business downtime simply by moving workloads to the cloud because they assume their cloud provider replicates customer data within their cloud centers as a matter of course. But in truth, your cloud provider has limited ability to protect your data. Most cloud providers assume responsibility only for the underlying infrastructure. Such backup procedures aren’t designed as an adequate means to protect your data in the event of an outage or disaster. Read this white paper to understand your business’s responsibility for data protection in the cloud.

  • Password Filtering and Hardening with Enzoic for Active Directory

    Read this Solution Spotlight to find out about technology that can protect your organization from weak and compromised passwords by comparing users’ passwords against commonly used, expected, or compromised password lists on the Dark Web.

  • Taking Control of Your Office 365 Data

    Commissioned by Veeam, this NEW, easy-to-read analyst report by 451 Research provides an unbiased view of the importance of backing up of your Microsoft Office 365 data.

  • 5 Major Threats to Online Travel and Hospitality and How to Stop them

    Airline seats and hotel rooms are perishable products. Bot and Magecart attacks on the travel industry can result in millions of dollars in lost revenue and chargebacks. In all cases, what makes a travel and booking website attractive to customers will also make a site ripe for both competitive and malicious threats. Read this whitepaper to learn about: The expected impact of bot attacks against travel and hospitality websites and mobile apps; the five major online threats to the travel and hospitality industry; best practices to proactively address bot attacks and malicious code injections.

  • Six Reasons to Consider the Cloud Service Provider Program Before Signing an Enterprise Agreement

    Read this Digital Dialogue to find out why Microsoft’s Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) model offers “the power of choice” because it lets you budget IT as an operating expense and includes most Microsoft products now.

  • API Security White Paper

    This whitepaper describes the modern API Security landscape, and how to effectively leverage OAuth 2.0 and API Gateways for authentication and authorization from both the infrastructure and software development mindset.

  • CMS Case Study

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) needed to design an information-gathering process that ensured the best providers received the greatest benefits. The team took an API-first approach, connecting to clinical data registries that already collect information about healthcare quality and outcomes. Read a case study to learn why they chose Okta API Access Management and how it allows CMS developers to focus on streamlining the provider experience, while Okta securely controls access to relevant websites and APIs.

  • API Security White Paper

    This whitepaper describes the modern API Security landscape, and how to effectively leverage OAuth 2.0 and API Gateways for authentication and authorization from both the infrastructure and software development mindset.

  • API Security Infographic

    Recent data breaches reported by major enterprises have made it clear that APIs are an increasingly-popular attack vector for hackers. This rising trend has a lot to do with how APIs traditionally grow and evolve within companies. View this infographic to understand the lifecycle of an API and what to do next.

  • Digital Dialogue: Hyperconvergence: What It Is, ROI Considerations and Best Practices

    Read this Digital Dialogue based on the three-part webinar covering what hyperconvergence is and why it matters, how to determine ROI, and expert tips for successful implementation and avoiding gotchas.

  • Threat Impact and Endpoint Protection Report

    Ransomware is a multi-billion dollar business with the number of new ransomware variants continuing to grow quarter-over-quarter. Despite the many security offerings available, organizations continue to fall victim to ransomware attacks. Learn more.

  • CEO Fraud Prevention Manual

    CEO fraud is responsible for over $3 billion in losses. Don’t be next. The CEO Fraud Prevention Manual provides a thorough overview of how executives are compromised, how to prevent such an attack and what to do if you become a victim. Learn more.

  • User Lifecycle Management Proves Costly to IT

    This study investigates the differences between manual versus automated lifecycle management. Finding organizations that rely on a manual onboarding and offboarding processes have prolonged project timelines, increased costs, and heightened security risks.

  • HR-Driven IT Provisioning

    Read this whitepaper to learn how Okta’s cloud-based identity management service is the easiest way to integrate employee information from HR and IT systems, including Active Directory and other critical business applications.

  • Data Migration Risk Assessment Template

    In this guide, we’ll outline the key questions to ask ahead of time, allowing you to perform a thorough data migration risk assessment that will flag-up potential bumps in the road, helping to ensure a smooth transition as you upgrade your IT ecosystem.

  • Integrating Microsoft Teams with Enterprise Voice

    If you’re using Microsoft Teams, or planning to in 2020, you should know that there are significant gaps in Microsoft’s PBX. Learn more about how you can integrate Teams and enterprise voice in this easy-to-read eBook.

  • 10 Best Practices for Reducing Spend in Azure

    Is cloud waste driving up your spend? Download this eBook to learn proven approaches to reduce Microsoft Azure spend by eliminating unnecessary cost drivers and optimizing usage.

  • 9 Best Practices for Reducing Spend in Your Multicloud Environment

    Is cloud waste driving up your spend? Download this eBook for proven approaches to reduce cloud spend by eliminating unnecessary cost drivers and optimizing usage.

  • Application Driven Cloud Optimization

    Applications now make or break businesses, with customers interacting through digital and mobile experiences. In today’s multi-cloud world and container architectures, enterprises are challenged to manage application resourcing with existing IT staff and skills. In this white paper, follow the path of industry leaders who deliver always-on application performance in Azure environments.

  • Debunking the myths of hybrid cloud adoption

    IT departments are better prepared to support changing business requirements with flexible hybrid cloud provisioning and management platforms. Microsoft and Red Hat enterprise customers have a proven foundation to support the development of their own open source strategy. Download this analyst paper to learn how.