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Women sitting at desk coding on a laptop. Artificial Intelligence is Improving Software Engineering Processes.

Beyond the Hype: Artificial Intelligence is Improving Software Engineering Processes

October 23, 2023

Many enterprises are focusing on how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies can benefit their organizations. In fact, […]

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Man sitting at desk looking at computer in medical factory. How to Get the Most Benefits From Automating Software Engineering Processes

How to Get the Most Benefits From Automating Software Engineering Processes

October 16, 2023

There are multiple advantages to incorporating automation into the software development lifecycle. Especially given IT skills shortages, these solutions help […]

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Man sitting at desk looking at computer. Secure Your Software Before Attackers Find Vulnerabilities.

Secure Your Software Before Attackers Find Vulnerabilities

October 9, 2023

Software runs the world. We depend on applications for work and personal life. Seemingly any glitch, no matter how big […]

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Group of workers around computer desk. 3 Cybersecurity Trends Making an Impact in 2023

3 Cybersecurity Trends Making an Impact in 2023

June 21, 2023

Depending on your source, there are multiple cybersecurity- related trends coming to the fore. For example: Analyst firm Gartner recently […]

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Man sitting at computer desk. 4 Benefits of a Cloud-Based Security Architecture

4 Benefits of a Cloud-Based Security Architecture

June 8, 2023

We’ve been advocating for the need to rethink cloud security (see our recent blog), and why a cloud-based security architecture […]

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Man sitting at computer desk. Why Security Must be Central to Cloud Architecture

Why Security Must be Central to Cloud Architecture

June 6, 2023

If yours is like most organizations, your IT environment now includes a mix of on-premises data center infrastructure and public […]

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Hand pointing to data on a laptop. Data Governance is now a must have strategy.

Data Governance is Now a Must-Have Strategy

May 3, 2023

Data, data, and more data. We create more of it every day, and all of it must be appropriately cleaned, […]

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Got an Identity Crisis? How to Tackle Identity Governance Complexity

Got an Identity Crisis? How to Tackle Identity Governance Complexity

April 25, 2023

Identity Governance For Private Equity and M&A Transactions We know there’s a lot to manage in terms of securing and […]

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Woman working on a computer, using SSE. SASE and SSE: The Difference Between Them and Why You Should Care

SASE vs SSE: The Difference Between Them & Why You Should Care

April 19, 2023

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is a hot commodity. This technology framework tops Gartner’s 2023 list for trends that are […]

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Cloud

SharePoint's Benefits and the Case for Cloud

SharePoint’s Benefits and the Case for Cloud

June 9, 2022

Many businesses are using the Microsoft 365 Office suite of products, including SharePoint. However, they’re likely also using other file-sharing [...]

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Private vs Public vs Hybrid Cloud Environments Featured

Private vs. Public vs. Hybrid Cloud Environments

August 26, 2021

Organizations moving to cloud environments have increased significantly, especially as more businesses transition to remote work. A cloud environment offers [...]

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Top 5 Cybersecurity Threats by Platform Featured at RKON

Top 5 Cybersecurity Threats by Platform

August 17, 2021

Security breaches and ransomware attacks have come to the forefront in recent months as cybercrime has seen a major increase. […]

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The 3 Cloud Computing Service Models Featured at RKON

The Three Cloud Computing Service Models

August 9, 2021

On-premise IT infrastructures have been the standard practice for businesses around the world for the greater part of the last [...]

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Top 5 Security Risks of Cloud Computing Featured | RKON

Top 5 Security Risks of Cloud Computing

March 18, 2021

A common misconception among organizations looking to move to the cloud is that cloud platforms are inherently secure. However, this [...]

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What is a Cloud Migration Featured at RKON

What is a Cloud Migration?

March 1, 2021

More and more Private Equity, mid-market and fortune 100 companies are migrating their business applications and services to the cloud [...]

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Remote Desktop Vs. Cloud Computing Featured at RKON

Remote Desktop Vs. Cloud Computing

February 22, 2021

Even before the work-from-home fallout of COVID-19 wreaked havoc upon existing IT infrastructures, there was a large push for organizations [...]

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What is Cloud Security Featured at RKON

What is Cloud Security?

February 3, 2021

As cloud usage continues to grow, securing your cloud infrastructure is vital for reliable performance, but the security risks of [...]

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Cybersecurity

Group of workers around computer desk. 3 Cybersecurity Trends Making an Impact in 2023

3 Cybersecurity Trends Making an Impact in 2023

June 21, 2023

Depending on your source, there are multiple cybersecurity- related trends coming to the fore. For example: Analyst firm Gartner recently […]

Read More
Man sitting at computer desk. 4 Benefits of a Cloud-Based Security Architecture

4 Benefits of a Cloud-Based Security Architecture

June 8, 2023

We’ve been advocating for the need to rethink cloud security (see our recent blog), and why a cloud-based security architecture […]

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Man sitting at computer desk. Why Security Must be Central to Cloud Architecture

Why Security Must be Central to Cloud Architecture

June 6, 2023

If yours is like most organizations, your IT environment now includes a mix of on-premises data center infrastructure and public […]

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Hand pointing to data on a laptop. Data Governance is now a must have strategy.

Data Governance is Now a Must-Have Strategy

May 3, 2023

Data, data, and more data. We create more of it every day, and all of it must be appropriately cleaned, […]

Read More
Got an Identity Crisis? How to Tackle Identity Governance Complexity

Got an Identity Crisis? How to Tackle Identity Governance Complexity

April 25, 2023

Identity Governance For Private Equity and M&A Transactions We know there’s a lot to manage in terms of securing and […]

Read More
Woman working on a computer, using SSE. SASE and SSE: The Difference Between Them and Why You Should Care

SASE vs SSE: The Difference Between Them & Why You Should Care

April 19, 2023

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is a hot commodity. This technology framework tops Gartner’s 2023 list for trends that are […]

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Anatomy of a Security Breach Recovery Process Featured

Anatomy of a Security Breach Recovery Process

March 17, 2022

Data security breaches are becoming increasingly frequent, more expensive to contain, and challenging to prevent: There were 1,291 breaches in [...]

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COVID's Impact on Cybersecurity tab | RKON

COVID’s Impact on Cybersecurity

March 11, 2022

The coronavirus pandemic caused organizations to undergo one of the “biggest experiments in the history of work,” said Alexia Cambon, [...]

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IT Advisory

Get the Most from Your Microsoft Investment

Get the Most from Your Microsoft Investment

July 8, 2022

In our last blog about Microsoft SharePoint, we wrote about the need to work smarter, not harder. We’re going to […]

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Early Tech Start in PE Deals Featured | RKON

Break Fast: The Need for an Early Tech Start in PE Deals

April 6, 2022

After decades of being considered just a cost center, IT is now seen as a value creator. The right use [...]

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The Painful Truth about your High IT Costs Featured at RKON

The Painful Truth About High IT Costs

February 15, 2020

Make IT the hero of your business trajectory. IT is often cast as the villain in most mid-market stories. Instead […]

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Managed Services

IT Guide To Managing Your Remote Business Featured at RKON

IT Guide to Managing Your Remote Business

April 11, 2020

COVID-19 has quickly dismantled businesses in terms of operational efficiency and security. Supporting your help desk as companies adjust to [...]

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How Remote Work is Actively Enabling Hackers Featured at RKON

How Remote Work is Enabling Hackers

March 21, 2020

Remote work is enabling a whole new era of infection from cyber threats. Learn how remote working has left businesses […]

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How to Prevent Phishing at RKON

How to Prevent Phishing: Don’t Become a Victim

January 18, 2020

Have you ever received an email with lucrative, eye-catching offers that are too good to be true? Or one from […]

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Migrations

What is a Cloud Migration Featured at RKON

What is a Cloud Migration?

March 1, 2021

More and more Private Equity, mid-market and fortune 100 companies are migrating their business applications and services to the cloud [...]

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RKON

Security Alert - Kaseya Cyberattack Featured at RKON

Security Alert: Kaseya Cyberattack

July 27, 2021

Kaseya, an IT solutions developer for MSPs and enterprise clients, fell victim to a supply chain ransomware attack over the […]

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The Top 25 Women Leaders in IT Managed Services Featured

The Top 25 Women Leaders in IT Managed Services of 2021: Adriana Sandoval

March 12, 2021

Recently, our very own CFO Adriana Sandoval was named as one of the Top 25 Women Leaders in IT Managed [...]

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Okta Culture Award Featured at RKON

Okta Culture Award

March 4, 2021

It has just been announced that RKON has been recognized as having the best company culture through Okta’s Core Value […]

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Strategy

Private vs Public vs Hybrid Cloud Environments Featured

Private vs. Public vs. Hybrid Cloud Environments

August 26, 2021

Organizations moving to cloud environments have increased significantly, especially as more businesses transition to remote work. A cloud environment offers [...]

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The Painful Truth about your High IT Costs Featured at RKON

The Painful Truth About High IT Costs

February 15, 2020

Make IT the hero of your business trajectory. IT is often cast as the villain in most mid-market stories. Instead […]

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