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Where are you in your IBM Cloud Journey?

IBM Cloud allows IT organizations to standardize upon software-defined infrastructure that is simpler to acquire, deploy, manage and scale out as business needs grow, without sacrificing reliability and security.
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Welcome to Top Gun

Two of our account executives, Ben Thomas and Brandon Montgomery, recently attended Software and Solutions Top Gun ...
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Using IBM Detect to Protect Your Business

As part of IBM’s BigFix suite of products, Detect is a critical component of keeping your business safe from potentially devastating cyber attacks. It provides endpoint detection and response solutions for threat analysis, and has capabilities far beyond your typical endpoint detection and response tool.
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So, How Do I Optimize My Tech Spend?

The IBM License Metric Tool is a free and invaluable software asset management solution that helps you track, measure, monitor, and manage your IBM software estate. With ILMT, you can maintain an up-to-date inventory of your IBM software assets, gather information about your hardware, and ensure the license compliance of your organization.
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Just How Easy is it to be Hacked?

Earlier this year, David Gilbertson published an excellent article on Hacker Noon with the eye-catching title “I’m harvesting credit card numbers and passwords from your site. Here’s how.” While the article is noted as a fictional endeavor, the approach that is detailed is certainly something that could have a negative impact on corporations around the world.
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It’s Time to Get Your IT Together

IBM Cloud Pak for Integration is a comprehensive, hybrid integration platform that leverages AI - powered automation across the integration lifecycle to unlock business data silos and assets, connect cloud, and on-prem apps, and protect in-flight data integrity with enterprise messaging
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How to Get Started with Non-PVU Reporting

If your company uses IBM products, PVU reporting is something you’re probably familiar with. But it’s easy to forget that there are licensed products outside of PVU that require proper managing and reporting, too.
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Have you heard of IBM Cloud Object Storage?

The IBM Cloud Object Storage (COS) System is a breakthrough cloud platform that helps solve petabyte and beyond storage challenges for companies worldwide. Enterprises that need to store large volumes of unstructured data must look beyond their current storage solutions and evaluate new approaches. 
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Four IBM software solutions we love

Managing hundreds or even thousands of computers across a network can get complicated quickly. You’ve got software distribution, patches, licensing issues, security threats—it’s easy to see how things can get overwhelming without the right systems management tools.
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Are You IBM Audit Ready?

As IBM licensing experts, CleanSlate is here to help you at every step of your IBM License Metric Tool journey. With CleanSlate, you get the best of both worlds – expertise in navigating the complexities of IBM licensing coupled with deep experience in proper ILMT deployment and reporting.
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It’s Time to Get Your IT Together

You've embraced digital transformation, but nothing is working out as you hoped. The disparate pieces you added to your infrastructure are working great, just not working together. Before you can innovate and take advantage of everything digital transformation offers,...

“If You Fail to Plan, You’re Planning to Fail”

The quote in the title above is attributed to founding father Benjamin Franklin; however, there's speculation about the authenticity of whether Ole Ben actually said it. What isn't up for debate is the validity of the quote itself. It's absolutely true. Especially...

So, How Do I Optimize My Tech Spend?

How do you feel when you spot a $20 bill lying there on the street, begging for you to pick it up? Pretty good, huh? What if it were $100 or $1,000? Punching in the air, jumping for joy, and a hearty "Oh yea!" are all appropriate responses. The IBM License Metrix Tool...

Are You IBM Audit Ready?

When you hear the word "audit," how does it make you feel? Anxious? Agitated? Angry? Who can blame you? An audit usually equates to the disruption of business as usual, unexpected fines if you fail to pass, and tension among your team. As a platinum IBM partner,...

Cyberattacks Happen. But You Don’t Have to be a Statistic.

Let's play a quick game of True or False. 1) Hackers only target large enterprises for big payouts. 2) All the talk about cybersecurity is just a bunch of fearmongering. 3) Hit once, and you'll never have to worry about another attack. We applaud your optimism if you...