New Security Reality Embraces Automation

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions CTO Edge Update December 12, 2011 The Pressing Need for IT Security Automation Right now, the application environment that IT organizations are trying to secure is simply too fractured. Without some automated approach, IT organizations are counting on having the security expertise needed to manage each of those application environments on hand. Unfortunately, resistance to automation in the ranks of security professionals has been building up for several years now, largely because there is a lack of trust caused by not being able to see into the security processes that are being automated. Read more > Thank you for subscribing to CTO Edge Update. Today's issue is the last, but you will continue to receive your other IT Business Edge newsletters, and we hope you are gaining value from each issue. Again, thank you for reading. To review your subscriptions to our newsletters, please visit IT Business Edge. Featured White Papers Taking IT Service Management Beyond Break-Fix Watch this webcast as industry experts discuss how process-based IT service management helps IT organizations to transform themselves into true service providers to the business. •  Email Migration Issues: What You Need to Know Before You Start •  The Key to Building a Trusted Data Warehouse •  Managing Your Data Center: The Key to Creating Sustainable Power Gains Premium Tools Cloud Computing Foundation Certification Kit Cloud computing is a topic you need to be well versed at iif you want your IT management career to advance. This downloadable resource will step you through the services available, deployment models and security risks associated with Cloud Computing. Use this 185 page eBook and access to a unique eLearning experience to grow your career. •  The Complete IT Policy Kit •  The Strategic IT Planning Bundle •  The ITIL V3 Foundation Certification Kit IT Marketplace Latest White Papers Security & the Cloud: Augment or Abdicate? The App Performance Almanac: A Year's Worth of APM Guidance WebLogic to JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Migration Guide Email Migration Issues: What You Need to Know Before You Start The Business Impact of the iCloud Ecosystem Learn about what the numerous innovations, new players, and partnerships in the evolving Cloud space can do for your business. Download Now > "There are more than a few IT organizations that continue to rely on manual processes simply because the cost of acquiring IT management tools that would automate those tasks is beyond their means." Excerpt from Mike Vizard Changing the IT Game Taking a Governance-based Approach to Identity Management The identity management market has responded to growing demand for identity governance, risk management and compliance. The Forces Behind, and Against, Consumerization of the Enterprise As the consumerization of the enterprise evolves, organizations have a unique opportunity to rethink how they manage IT. Clouds May Cause Flooding Undisciplined deployment of internal cloud strategies can cause a flood of virtual artifacts overwhelming IT and users. Blogs Charlene O'Hanlon The Agile CTO Mobile VoIP: Is Your Company Ready? Rajini Padmanaban Guest Opinions Are You Ready for Service-Level Metrics in the True Spirit? Mike Vizard Changing the IT Game How to Gain Network Visibility in the Cloud Unlocking Hidden Insight: The Significant Components of BI   This on-demand briefing explains how to increase your organizational intelligence and arm key decision makers with the power of business visibility. Go there now > This e-mail is sent by: NarrowCast Group, LLC, 10400 Linn Station Road, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40223 Copyright ©2003-2011 NarrowCast Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  CTO Edge Update •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise