IT Staffing Challenges for MSPs: How to Build a Skilled and Secure Workforce

Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are playing an increasingly critical role in handling IT operations, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure for businesses. This reliance has created a demand for highly skilled professionals capable of maintaining security, managing networks, and adapting to evolving technologies. However, MSPs face significant challenges in attracting and retaining top IT talent, making workforce stability a pressing concern.

How to Maintain Network Security During a NetSuite Implementation

NetSuite is one of the most secure Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software systems available, including multi-factor authentication and token-based application authentication. However, implementing NetSuite is often a long process that can entail numerous contractors and other parties working within your system. During the transfer and adjustment period, you must take extra care with your data security to ensure that everything is moved properly and no data is lost. Today, we'll explore how you can ensure that your data is safe during this critical transition period.

Testing Authorization Policies in CI/CD Environments: Best Practices

When you're nearing bringing a new update to production, you may rather not want to realize that everyone and anyone has complete open access to sensitive data, just before you're about to deliver the update. Misconfiguring or properly not configuring an authorization policy could lead to a scenario just like that. Things move fast in the CI/CD environment, with code changes and constant deployments, so it's not hard to see how a security mistake can slip under the radar. But when it does, you can expect security breaches, regulatory violations, and huge losses, are swiftly follow. And you definitely want to prevent those.

Why FWaaS Is the Only Way Out of Endless Appliance Patching

There was a time when owning a cassette or video player came with a side gig as a repair technician. Whether it was cleaning tape heads, fixing jammed reels, or rewinding tapes, maintenance was unavoidable. With streaming services, all of that effort has become a relic of the past. Music and videos now live in the cloud, accessible at any time, without the headaches of hardware upkeep. It’s a seamless experience—no more troubleshooting, just pure content consumption.

"If it involves a manual process, we see it as a candidate for automation": A Q&A with Reddit's Cian Geoghegan

My conversation with Cian Geoghegan, Reddit’s Staff CorpTech Systems Engineer, was packed with valuable insights and actionable takeaways for IT teams. Webinar attendees got to hear how Cian's team uses Tines to automate critical IT processes, improve efficiency and reduce manual workloads. Read on to hear, in Cian’s own words, why Reddit chose Tines for their IT orchestration and automation, what improvements they’ve seen so far, and what the future holds.