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40 Questions You Have in Your Vendor Security Assessment
Our goal with this guide is to help you get started with the creation of your vendor security risk assessment. This is not intended to be an out-of-box security assessment solution, but rather, a guide to get you headed in the right direction. We'll explain the top three frameworks you should be examining, questions you may want to consider (and why you should potentially consider them) and what else to include in your VRM program.
API Monitoring: A Primer
APIs power today's connected digital world, extending the functionality of web applications and driving automation. While they improve extensibility and innovation, API's can also hurt your end-user's experience if integrations are not available or functioning properly, so API monitoring has become critical to protecting performance.
China: Setting Up a Web Presence in the World's Most Populous Nation
China represents a tremendous opportunity for online companies who can deliver a superior experience behind the "Great Firewall." Ecommerce sales in China are expected to reach $1 trillion by 2020 and the $17.8 billion spent on Single's Day in 2016 dwarfs the $3.45 billion spent on the US equivalent, Cyber Monday. But digital experience management in China requires a different strategy.
How to Start an IT Monitoring Initiative
Business performance is the only thing that really matters in terms of the goal of your IT monitoring activities. Infrastructure and operations leaders must use the best practice of a business-oriented, top-down approach and identify ways to improve overall monitoring costs and delivery.
Are You Making Time to Innovate?
The formula for achieving business success in today's always-on, always-evolving business environment begins and ends with innovation. It's a prerequisite for staying ahead of the competition and customer needs. Likewise, constantly evolving your business model to align with customer buying behavior is the new normal. Learn why there's no better time than the present to put innovation on the IT agenda in this informative article.
Comprehensive TCO Analysis of UCaaS Versus On-Premises UC
In this Windstream Whitepaper, we examine key factors that lead to savings with the adoption of Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), offering deeper insights and comparisons of total cost of ownership for a UCaaS solution versus customer-owned IP PBX. While many IT professionals believe that the total cost of ownership of on-premises IP PBX is lower than UCaaS, research indicates that the total cost output is more similar than expected.
Masiello Group Case Study
The Masiello Group, a large regional provider of real estate and home ownership services, turned to Windstream for a flexible, scalable solution to connect their business with multiple offices across four states. In this case study video, hear how Windstream leveraged Ethernet, Data Center Solutions, UCaaS and Managed Network Security to optimize communications and collaboration.
Prepping for the Oncoming Wave of SD-WANs
An information technology juggernaut has left the station, gathering tremendous momentum as it rolls toward virtually every midsize and large organization. No, it's not the Internet of Things, software containers or even big data. It's the software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN), a groundbreaking technology many expect to double in market size in each of the next three years. Read this white paper to learn more.
SD-WAN: Aligning the Network with Digital Transformation, Cloud, and Customer Engagement
IDC recently authored a series of two white papers on SD-WAN. In this first white paper, IDC examines how digital transformation and cloud computing have necessitated a significant reassessment of the WAN, and explores how and why SD-WAN has arisen in a response to new requirements.
SD-WAN: The Pathway to a Digitally Transformed Branch
IDC recently authored a series of two white papers on SD-WAN. In this second white paper, IDC examines how digital transformation and cloud computing have necessitated a significant reassessment of the WAN, especially for branch offices and remote workers. It also explores how and why SD-WAN has arisen in response to new requirements.