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IT problems happen even in the best architected infrastructure due to configuration changes, failures, upgrades and such. How quickly and effectively you can detect and resolve such problems dictates how efficient your IT operation is. Today, I’ll cover how eG Enterprise helped us troubleshoot a hardware failure (a storage battery failure) that that caused a cascade of failures in a VMware ESXi infrastructure.

Last year it was widely reported that the CA/Browser Forum had voted to significantly reduce the lifespan of SSL/TLS certificates over the next 4 years, with a final lifespan of just 47 days starting in 2029. The first reduction will come into action in a few weeks, on March 15th 2026, accelerating the need for organizations to automate their monitoring and renewal processes around certificate expiry.

The European directives NIS2 (Network and Information Security Directive 2) and Critical Entities Resilience (CER) Directive have rapidly sharpened the conversation around digital resilience. While many organizations initially viewed these directives as an extension of their cybersecurity obligations, it is becoming increasingly clear that much more is at stake. These directives require a strategic transformation in how organizations manage risks, processes, and responsibilities.