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Open-Source Innovation: the Red Hat Story

Understanding the history of Red Hat helps frame what the company is doing today.

By Adam Ullrich  and Kate Fink
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December 15, 2020
Software, Cloud, Data Center

Back when Red Hat started selling Linux, open source software was considered a radical notion in the technology world. Over the next decade, open source became more and more prevalent and essential to the DevOps industry, which itself has become a way to accelerate digital business innovation.

This blog post will cover some of the major milestones in Red Hat’s development and its relationship to DevOps.

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How to Connect IT to Drive Value with ServiceNow’s Integration Capabilities

Boost IT speed and productivity with CDW’s Integration Service while leveraging ServiceNow’s IntegrationHub.

By Andrea Persaud
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December 14, 2020
Services, Digital Workspace

Are your IT tools, teams and processes disconnected? Is your organization struggling to keep your CMDB relevant? Do you lack visibility and decisioning insights across the IT landscape?

Digital workflows often involve many diverse apps, platforms and data. Teams that need to work together are often separated by activities performed in disparate applications and tools. Figuring out where to start and how to manage it all can be overwhelming, and that’s where CDW and ServiceNow’s IntegrationHub can help.

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Overcoming Data Lifecycle Management Hurdles

Automation and tiered storage can help organizations trim costs while still meeting performance and compliance requirements.

By Bill Snell
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November 25, 2020
Data Center, Digital Workspace

So. Much. Data.

According to some estimates, 90 percent of the world’s data was created in the past two years, and growth is only accelerating. While storage costs have dropped as data volumes have ballooned, organizations are still running into trouble when they don’t optimize their data storage environments for factors such as cost and regulatory compliance.

By embracing solid data lifecycle management practices, you can overcome major challenges — such as cost, retrieval, disaster recovery and management — and keep up with the rapid pace of your data’s growth.

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Adapting Security and Privacy Compliance for Remote Operations

As organizations modify their data collection and analysis, data management solutions provide control and visibility.

By Joe Starofsky
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November 9, 2020
Security, Digital Workspace

Education and government organizations are accustomed to strict regulations on data privacy and security. Organizations must stay compliant with regard to how and where they store data; who can access it, how and for what purposes; and how they preserve privacy in data analysis. But this year, leaders in all sectors are taking another look at their data — and, in some cases, deploying master data management solutions — to maintain compliance in remote operations.

One reason for the renewed attention to compliance is that many organizations are collecting new types of data. In schools and colleges, for example, videoconferencing platforms may capture video and audio, along with academic and personal information. Many organizations have managed remote work by expanding their use of cloud computing, which triggers encryption and security protocols for data at rest, in transit and in analysis.

Onsite, organizations are gathering data through technology solutions designed to facilitate safe interactions and maintain social distancing, such as thermal imaging for temperature screenings or video recordings and analytics for occupancy control and contact tracing. All this data must be properly managed and stored.

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Choosing the Right Device for Users

The right device matched to the right worker need supports wider business goals.

By Michael Pallarino
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October 26, 2020
Digital Workspace

Until the 1990s, organizations typically had only one kind of computing device to offer end users: the desktop computer. In more recent years, as laptops shrank in size and smartphones emerged, there were some who believed that devices might one day converge again into a single, unified form factor.

That hasn’t happened. Instead, more device types are available today than ever, and there’s no one-size-fits-all solution for organizations looking to equip their employees for optimal productivity. Instead, IT and business leaders must make decisions based on their specific business goals.

Here are some of the most common objectives that come up in our conversations with IT leaders at organizations across a variety of industries — and which devices are most likely to help organizations meet them.

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Microsoft 365 Unlocked ― 4 Effective Workplace Tools (Not Named Teams)

Looking beyond Teams, Microsoft 365 offers several lesser-known but very helpful applications.

By Josh Walters
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October 7, 2020
Services, Software

It’s hard to talk about Microsoft 365 and not mention the elephant in the room: Microsoft Teams. As remote work and the “new normal” continue to drive business decisions and the way we work, Microsoft Teams continues to be at the center of these collaboration conversations.

With all the attention on Teams, it’s easy to forget about the rest of Microsoft’s massive suite of tools that also contribute to making work life — and in some cases personal life — a little bit easier. To help you start, I’ve put together a list of four of the most effective Microsoft 365 tools I use on a daily or weekly basis that help me keep a handle on my day. There are many tools in the product suite that can help here, and even some new ones (Microsoft Lists).

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