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Webinar recap: Turning SaaS sprawl into strategic savings
Learn how to combat rising software costs and tame SaaS sprawl in this IT Brew webinar recap. Discover how the experts identify and eliminate redundant tools.
Introducing the BetterCloud Monitor
The BetterCloud Monitor is the evolution and fusion of our three media properties: The Gooru, 365 Ninja, and the BetterCloud blog.
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Growing Pains: Latest Research Shows IT Struggling to Meet SaaS Application Demand
Once they have ’em, they can’t get enough. Explosive demand for SaaS applications leaves IT scrambling to meet the demands of their end users.
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How to Recognize and Prevent Social Engineering Attacks
Phishing scams make breaking news at a dizzying pace, but there are other ways hackers use social engineering to steal your data. Learn how to prevent the most sophisticated attacks.
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8 Reasons Why You Should Change The Way You Think About Cloud Partners
Through our 2015 Trends in Cloud IT research, we found that today’s cloud-enabled organizations use an average of eight cloud applications. In two years, that number more than doubles to 17. How many cloud applications will you run in five years? In 10? Can your IT team handle that kind…
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Information Security and Pop Culture: How Real-Life Social Engineering Techniques are Used in Movies and Television
Social engineering isn’t reserved for hackers. It’s a common con used in many acclaimed films and television series.
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Real-Time Messaging: Data Unearths Surprising Findings on Usage, Distraction, and Organizational Impact
Real-time messaging has changed the way employees communicate, mostly for the better. However, there’s surprising data we uncovered that shows another side, which isn’t quite as rosy.
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How the IT Guy Became the “It Guy”: The Evolving Portrayal of Tech Professionals in Movies and Television
The “IT nerd” image is hard to shake; Hollywood has plastered it into our collective consciousness for years. We go in-depth to show how IT’s image has evolved.
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The Rising Tide: How One IT Team Redefined Emergency Communications
Brandon Williams, Director of Google Operations for the State of Colorado, sheds light on the significant, yet unheralded, impact IT can have during a natural disaster.
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Here's How You Provide Wi-Fi for all 70,000 Super Bowl Attendees
When 74-year-old Tom Henschel, one of only three known fans to have attended every Super Bowl, stepped inside Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. last Sunday, he likely reflected on his first-ever Super Bowl experience. A lot has changed since 1967. Super Bowl tickets went for $12, the stadium didn’t…
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Slack and BetterCloud Join Forces for 48-Hour Slackathon; Winner Drives Tank
Ten teams, ten projects, one prize on the line: the chance to drive a tank. After rolling out Slack several months ago, the BetterCloud engineering team has clamored for the opportunity to work with the platform at greater depth. In collaboration with Slack, BetterCloud decided to host an internal event…
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7 Office 365 and Google Apps How-to Articles You Don't Want to Miss
The new year is underway, but let’s not forget about what took place over the course of 2015. Last year was a banner year for cloud office systems. We saw the shift to cloud IT kick into gear and illustrated the changing role of IT through our Trends in Cloud…
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What Does Your Finance and Operations Tech Stack Look Like? Here’s Ours
For months, I’ve wanted to write in detail about our cloud application stack for finance and operations. As far as I’ve seen and read, there’s been very little discussion on this topic. I was inspired to write this when I came across Scott Miller’s tweet and post on the topic….
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