NSX vs ACI: Get More from Your Network with VMware and Cisco
Many organizations struggle with networks that are increasingly complex and hard to manage. Due to uncontrolled cloud adoption, shadow IT, and a rapid surge in connected devices—think sensors, mobile phones, and internet of things (IoT) equipment—ecosystem sprawl creates a complex and tangled web of intricate (and often unmapped) network connections. To handle all of this […]
Legacy Application Modernization Helps You Scale, Secure, and Save
Imagine a world where legacy applications are no longer a burden: Applications scale as the business grows (without breaking the bank), are hardened against the latest cyber threats, and comply easily with all industry regulations while withstanding any audit. What’s the secret to making all that possible? Legacy application modernization. This post will explore why […]
The Top 11 IT Change Management Best Practices
What Are IT Change Management Best Practices? In the ever-evolving field of IT, change is inevitable. However, managing this change is not always straightforward. IT change management best practices help IT teams manage changes in a smooth, efficient, and less disruptive way. Here are a few examples of processes that fall under IT change management: […]
Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Management: The New Discipline
The use of hybrid cloud is fast becoming the optimal way to meet the cost and performance demands posed by the widely ranging requirements of the typical corporate application portfolio. Use cases for hybrid have expanded well beyond “on-premises for production, cloud for DR.” To optimize cost and performance on an ongoing basis, companies often […]
IT Asset Discovery: Methods and 5 Key Capabilities
What is IT Asset Discovery? IT asset discovery is the process of discovering, classifying, and managing an organization’s IT assets. In addition to on-premise servers, today, these assets may include the cloud, virtual servers, and mobile devices in addition to on-premise servers. Organizations keep track of their network’s active and inactive assets through IT asset […]
Application Assessments: Process, Best Practices and Deliverables
What is an Application Assessment? Application assessments offer a complete picture of software, from creation right through to implementation and deployment within the production environment. A comprehensive review starts with assessing how well an application is constructed. An application’s components—including third-party libraries, modules, dependencies, and configuration—all significantly impact its overall quality. Poorly constructed applications can […]
An Introduction to Creating an Application Rationalization Framework
What is Application Rationalization? Application rationalization is an organizational process that reviews an organization’s application portfolio and identifies applications that should be replaced, redesigned, consolidated, migrated, or retired. Organizations often undertake this process to deal with application sprawl—the use of hundreds or thousands of software solutions, which are not well understood or controlled by the […]
IT Configuration Management: Policy, Process, and Planning
Enterprises today use a combination of SaaS products alongside on-premises software and networking systems to keep their businesses running smoothly. From small businesses to large multinational corporations, maintaining and keeping track of a growing number of IT resources is a major endeavor. One way to keep these resources organized is through a process known as […]
What is IT Documentation and How to Get it Right
Editor’s note: Updated the article to cover recent market trends as of 2026. What is IT Documentation? IT documentation is the organized record of an organization’s tech systems, hardware and software assets, network setups, credentials, and standard operating procedures. It typically falls into reference data, step-by-step processes, and user-facing tutorials to help teams troubleshoot, train […]
IT Asset Management Best Practices
The focus of companies today — from SMEs to global enterprise — on digital transformation and business outcome realization starts with IT asset management (ITAM) and discovery. According to MarketWatch, the IT asset management market will grow at a CAGR of 11.25% between 2022 and 2028. This is one of many indicators showing how IT […]