Insider threats, whether accidental or intentional, show no signs of abating, so shielding user credentials from attack and theft has quickly risen as a priority for IT administrators. Smart companies are adopting NIST Cybersecurity and Microsoft...

The most important part of any migration is the preparation — plan properly before you migrate anything, and not only will your migration go more smoothly, but you will have a healthier target environment going forward, which will reduce risk as...

Is your AD backup and recovery solution ready for today’s challenges? To find out, take this quick quiz. You may not be as protected as you think...

Qualys is launching Vulnerability Management, Detection, and Response (VMDR), an upgrade to its widely used vulnerability management service designed to incorporate an expanded set of requirements. The idea is to deliver an end-to-end, seamless...

Noted SQL Server MVP and founding editor of SSWUG.org Stephen Wynkoop shares his take on the challenge to achieve quality data, and the importance of the "Golden Record" to an effective data quality regimen.  Achieving the Golden Record...

Organizations with healthy contact data save money on shipping and direct mail costs; they formulate effective business strategies and their customers experience high levels of satisfaction. Data Quality today is, first-and-foremost, a bottom-line...

Many organizations are adopting Microsoft’s highly successful Office 365 productivity and collaboration suite of tools in the cloud. But not all of them realize the inherent data risks that must be addressed to ensure ongoing end-user productivity...

Office 365 is a brilliant way for you to combine the comprehensive productivity benefits of Microsoft software with the scalability and efficiency of the cloud. Its feature set is broad, yet it is not a data protection and management program. As a...