Smart factory advancements in manufacturing mean more and more operational technology (OT) devices are connected to the network. Today, more than ever before, it’s possible to visualize and monitor OT asset health the way you monitor IT assets. It’s even possible to see the relationships and dependencies between manufacturing and OT assets. This reduces the risk that an OT-related patch or change will negatively impact the production environment.

Electronic waste has long been a massive threat to our environment – and this problem is set to grow exponentially over the next decade. In fact, projections show that 74.7 million metric tons (MMT) of e-waste will be generated globally by 2030, compared to 53.6 MMT in 2019. E-waste is a growing concern for companies who wish to adopt more sustainable business practices, as the amount of business technology that is replaced and thrown out is a leading contributor to the problem.

Many big organizations do not pay attention to their assets, where they are located, and who is using them when organizations do not pay attention to their assets and pieces of equipment! Asset theft, asset misplacement, misuse, or personal asset utilization chances are more. Asset theft is a massive issue across the world & it is common in all industries.

Remote working quickly became a must with the arrival of the global pandemic. Employees and employers alike have had to adapt quickly. Many companies were caught off guard when the health emergency was declared. Within days, employees were forced to work from home to limit the spread of COVID-19. Telecommuting has brought its own set of challenges to IT departments in order not to interfere with business operations.

Continuous Delivery for Puppet Enterprise (PE) is a tool for streamlining and simplifying the CI/CD process of your Puppet code. Continuous Delivery for PE offers a prescriptive workflow to test and deploy Puppet code across environments. ServiceNow includes a powerful Flow Designer. Why not combine Continuous Delivery for PE pipelines with the ServiceNow Flow Designer to improve and automate your change management process even further?

In today’s digital environment, no company is immune to cyberattacks. In fact, more than one-third of organizations worldwide have experienced a ransomware attack or breach that blocked access to systems or data, according to IDC.1 From the Capital One incident to the SolarWinds attack, businesses and organizations of all facets and sizes are at the forefront of such threats.