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We've grown up a little, got a bit smarter & we're looking sharp!

We’re well over a year old now, the team has doubled in size and things are going just swell here at Team_Cookdown. Since we launched, we’ve expanded our product range to include some awesome new solutions like Alert Sync and Discovery and added loads of new features to our existing SCOM toolkit; to bring you expertly crafted integrations solutions for two of the most established platforms in IT enterprise, SCOM and ServiceNow.

Hiring and Managing IT Staff During a Global Crisis | Martha Heller - Heller Search Associates

Acquiring, retaining and optimizing IT talent has never been easy, but in 2020, there’s a whole new set of considerations for IT leaders and managers. Needs and priorities have shifted and that means new tactics for productivity, decision-making, and hiring. In this session, we will explore: Martha Heller, CEO of Heller Search Associates and an expert on IT leadership and workforce, leads this discussion.

A Beautiful ITSM Union: ITIL and DevOps

Since the launch of ITIL 4, incorporating DevOps into service management strategy has been a hot topic. On the surface, both DevOps and ITIL are frameworks that can help facilitate successful operations surrounding IT services. But that doesn’t mean that IT pros need to choose one or the other. Like most great marriages, it’s how these two methodologies complement each other that makes them an ideal pair when it comes to ITSM.

How Government Agencies Defend Against Increasing Cyberthreats

Whether military, a civilian agency, or even a public education institution, organizations across the public sector have witnessed a substantial increase in cyberattacks. There were a number of hits on education around this time last year, and then on health-related agencies as the COVID-19 pandemic struck. So, how do government agencies ensure their security posture is up to the task of defending against increasingly opportunistic forces of evil?

Welcome to the Now Platform Paris Release!

The world is experiencing a seismic shift from the obsolete "business process evolution" to the new "workflow revolution." Companies across industries are facing once-in-a-generation challenges. They are trying to keep their businesses on track and get their people back to work. ServiceNow is committed to helping businesses capitalize on the opportunities of digital transformation to boost agility and resilience in this next normal work environment.

Make the most of your ITSM platform for Knowledge Management in 3 easy steps

For many organizations, knowledge management is often considered a technology problem. This is why when they implement knowledge management, the execution is often rendered unsuccessful because the processes and the kind of articles that are created are too complicated for people to use. ITIL knowledge management is defined as the process of capturing, processing, storing, and sharing knowledge across the enterprise.

Leveraging behavior analytics and machine learning algorithms in your PAM strategy

Modern technologies like machine learning (ML) algorithms can introduce a forward-thinking outlook to privileged access management (PAM) and enable enterprises to predict emerging access risks in real time. ML-based anomaly detection systems can deeply analyze raw data collected around privileged activity, profile standard user behavior patterns, and then surveil future operations to detect any deviations from the norm, such as server logins after office hours.