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AlmaIQ in practice: when AI solves productivity problems in minutes

In a market where new tools and technologies are constantly emerging, it is easy to get carried away by features. The real differentiator, however, lies in the impact a solution has on operations. That is what stands out most about Almaden’s solutions. More than a Digital Employee Experience (DEX) platform, it turns data into decisions. It enables IT teams to anticipate problems, act proactively, and improve the user experience.

AlloyScan vs. Alloy Discovery: Why AlloyScan Is the Way Forward

What does AlloyScan improve over Alloy Discovery? See how the two compare and what AlloyScan brings to modern IT environments. AlloyScan builds on Alloy Discovery’s proven discovery and audit capabilities and brings them to a modern, browser-based platform. It keeps the familiar collection approaches customers already know while making inventory easier to access, manage, analyze, and connect with other systems.

Preventing Burnout Is Actually a Hiring Strategy

No one's ever been on their deathbed wishing they'd worked more — and your team knows that too. When people feel like they can be their full selves and actually live their life, they stay longer. And if they do leave, they're far more likely to recommend your company as a great place to work. Watch the full IT Leadership Lab session — linked above.

AI Everywhere: The Ivanti Neurons Story | Ivanti

See how Ivanti is making AI work for IT and security teams. Watch now and discover how Agentic AI transforms the experience for end users, IT, and security. Ivanti has been building AI into the Ivanti Neurons platform since 2020 and 2021, embedding machine learning into the platform from day one. Now, with Agentic AI, Ivanti is transforming the entire experience — making it seamless for end users, IT, and security teams to drive innovation and increase productivity.

Find the Browser Extensions Putting You at Risk

Anyone can install a Chrome or Edge extension in about ten seconds — and most IT teams have no idea what's actually running in their users' browsers. When an auditor or a security incident forces the question — "what extensions are installed across our fleet, and who approved them?" — most admins don't have an answer. NinjaOne’s Browser Management brings extension inventory, risk scoring, and browser history directly into the console you’re already using to manage endpoints – no separate tool required.

What Is Shadow IT? Meaning, Risks, and How It Shows Up in Your Asset Inventory

Most shadow IT starts with a marketing team that needed a file-sharing tool on Tuesday. The next procurement cycle was six weeks away. That gap keeps widening. According to Gartner, 75 percent of employees will acquire, modify or create technology outside IT's visibility by 2027, up from 41 percent in 2022. Shadow IT is the name for that tech. IT asset discovery is where it first shows up. In this blog, you will: By the end, you can turn shadow IT into a weekly review queue.

Upgrading the Operations Tech Stack at the Edge of Supply Chains

Warehouse management systems (WMS) and resource planning (ERP) platforms have undergone massive architectural shifts over the last decade. Microservices, event-driven cloud architectures, and real-time database synchronization have transformed how logistics organizations manage inventory levels, calculate safety stock, and track order fulfillment. Yet, despite millions invested in core IT infrastructure, operations architects frequently encounter a persistent data blind spot at the physical perimeter of the supply chain network: the loading dock.