Case Study: Architectural Firm Improves Autodesk Revit Performance With Cisco UCS, NVIDIA T4 GPUs, and Citrix Virtual Desktops
Designed and built for better collaboration
HKS, a global architectural firm based in Dallas, is renowned for delivering designs that inspire, connect and perform. In an ironic twist, the firm found itself facing connection and performance issues of its own. Their technology strategy was keeping the firm’s 1,400 specialists in 23 offices around the globe from efficiently sharing files and collaborating at the highest levels.
In this case study, learn how HKS implemented Cisco UCS, NVIDIA T4 GPUs, and Citrix Virtual desktops to overcome the following challenges:
- Improving intra-office collaboration and productivity
- Minimizing large file transfers and application latency
- Simplifying systems management and scalability
Workplace Password Malpractice Report
Poor password hygiene in the workplace was a threat to organizational cybersecurity even before the COVID-19 pandemic. When COVID-19 forced organizations worldwide to rapidly deploy and secure remote workforces, teams began connecting to organizational resources remotely, in environments that their employers did not control, many times using their own devices.
Respondents to the Ponemon Institute’s Cybersecurity in the Remote Work Era: A Global Risk Report, commissioned by Keeper Security in 2020, expressed grave concerns over password security in their organizations.
Decision Maker’s Guide to Enterprise Linux
Expert Analysis on Key Enterprise Linux Distributions
For better or worse, committing to an enterprise Linux distribution has a long-lasting and far-reaching impact on organizations. That means companies need to make the right decision the first time if they want to meet and exceed their business goals.
In our Decision Maker's Guide to Enterprise Linux, we break down 20 of the top paid and free enterprise Linux distributions and discuss the key points decision makers need to consider before they commit.
Understand the Enterprise Linux LandscapeWhen you download the Decision Maker's Guide to Enterprise Linux, you get instant access to timely and in-depth analysis on enterprise Linux distributions -- ranging from stalwarts like CentOS and RHEL, to emerging distributions like Rocky Linux. For each distribution, we provide an expert assessment of:
- Build stability
- Ecosystem maturity
- Security update frequency
- Suitability for cloud, CI/CD, and embedded systems
- Viability for use at enterprise scale
- And more
Navigating the 7 Pitfalls of Incident Management
Technology organizations are constantly under pressure to do more with less. With the explosion in both complexity and quantity of applications and digital infrastructure teams need to support, it’s becoming even more critical for IT teams to invest in automation. Explore seven painful anti-patterns that can get in the way of automating incident response for faster resolution and fewer escalations. Learn how you can:
- Prevent Incidents and Reduce Incident Duration
- Reduce the Cost of Response
- Share Knowledge and Continuously Improve
Learn how to tackle these issues to help your team achieve faster resolution and fewer incidents.
Self-Service Operations
The speed, flexibility, and security controls dictated by today's business demands can't be met with the old practices that Operations has historically relied on. Self-Service operations is a key design pattern that allows organizations to move faster, be more flexible and lock things down. Read this ebook to learn how self-service operations allows you to:
- Distribute and align operations activity to unlock the full potential of your people and move as fast as your business demands.
- Experience fewer interruptions and less waiting, resulting in getting more done.
Learn why Self-Service operations is a straightforward, yet powerful operating model that should be in every IT leader’s playbook.
What is Runbook Automation?
Operations teams feel beat down from working in a high pressure environment with tons of requests and rework. What will Runbook Automation do for your operations?
- Less waiting and quicker turnaround times — Replace "open a ticket and wait" with "here's the button to do it yourself."
- Fewer interruptions and escalations— Cut down on the repetitive requests that disrupt your already overworked subject matter experts and delay other work.
- Shorter incidents — Enable those closest to the problem to take action quickly and effectively.
Learn how Runbook automation can easily translate expert operations knowledge into automated procedures that anyone in your organization can execute on-demand.
Beyond Core Schools
Which strategies should you be implementing to build a diverse pipeline of talented entry-level candidates?
While many recruiting strategies focus on nurturing relationships at a set of core schools, there are several elements to a successful diversity recruiting strategy. To help you build a pipeline of diverse candidates, RippleMatch has put together a set of recommended strategies to implement and key academic institutions to build relationships with to help you increase representation and build stronger teams.
Download our guide for four key strategies to increase diversity and information on hundreds of schools to incorporate into your virtual campus recruitment strategy.
Recruiting at HBCUs
There are many ways to build a successful university recruiting strategy, but seeking out candidates from a wide range of colleges and universities is an important strategy for building a diverse pipeline. Among the schools recruitment teams should establish a presence at are Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), a group of more than 100 universities with historical significance and hundreds of thousands of bright, talented students. Hoping to establish or expand your presence at HBCUs? Our guide has everything you need to know.
- Quick facts every employer should know about HBCUs
- Tips for recruiting at HBCUs
- What HBCU students value in the workplace
- The top HBCUs to visit
- The top HBCUs for STEM, Computer Science, Business, and Liberal Arts
A Guide to Recruiting at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
To increase representation at the entry-level, recruit at colleges and universities with a diverse student base – like Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
To help more talent teams establish or expand their presence at HSIs, we’ve put together a guide with key facts to know about these institutions, tips for recruiting there, and the top schools for subjects like STEM, Business, and Liberal Arts. Use this guide to bolster your campus recruiting strategy and achieve your hiring goals this year and beyond.
What You'll Learn From This Guide
- The most important facts about HSIs
- Top tips for recruiting at HSIs
- Where to find the right candidates
A Hybrid and Multicloud Strategy for Architects
The elasticity, scalability, and speed of deploying applications in the public cloud can help organizations increase business growth and reduce costs while managing data growth and improving agility. But moving to the hybrid or public cloud can present challenges. Red Hat offers a comprehensive infrastructure platform that enables compute, storage, and networking on demand, across on-premise and public multicloud resources.
Read this brief to learn more.
Top Security and Compliance Considerations for IT Modernization
This checklist reviews key security-related features of successful IT modernization solutions.
Use the Data Security Governance Framework to Balance Business Needs and Risks
Considered a data security gold standard, Gartner's Data Security Governance Framework recommends that data governance, compliance, and security be effectively unified.
Read this report to dive into best practices and steps you can take to help your organization achieve a comprehensive data security posture.
The Total Economic Impact™ Of IBM Security Guardium Oct 2020
IBM commissioned Forrester Research consulting to conduct a Total Economic Impact (TEI) study to examine the potential return on investment (ROI) that organizations may realize by deploying IBM Security Guardium. The study uncovered that organizations achieve cost and risk reductions while increasing productivity and tactical efficiencies from implementing IBM Security Guardium. Read the study to learn more.
Read the Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study to learn how to:
- Achieve cost and risk reductions
- Increase productivity and tactical efficiencies
- Evaluate the potential return on investment
The Future Of Data Security And Privacy: Growth And Competitive Differentiation
Are you prepared to defend against new security and privacy threats? From data breaches to privacy violations, to unwarranted workplace surveillance, the implications of weak data security and privacy policies are escalating.
Read Forrester's latest review to understand the challenges and get advice on how to prepare for what’s ahead.
Smarter data security with IBM Security Guardium
Businesses are embracing hybrid multicloud-based deployment models in order to gain agility and drive their organizations forward. But such a deployment can increase the attack surface, potentially resulting in a host of new data security and compliance challenges.
Learn how IBM Security Guardium—with broad visibility and monitoring, actionable insights and remediation controls—can help you take a smarter, integrated approach to safeguarding critical data across hybrid, multicloud environments.
