As a system administrator, you’ve developed your own way of working. This includes the software tools you need to make your work as easy as possible. In our opinion, the following tools should be a standard part of your toolbox. 1. Remote control To prevent you from having to go to a user’s workspace to
More and more apps work in the browser. Microsoft made the switch a few years ago with Microsoft 365, and since then desktop applications have existed side by side with the online versions. Google Apps have never even had a desktop version. Is it time to switch completely to online apps? As software developers, we’d
Some people will think this is a strange title. They’re the same thing, aren’t they? Nope, they’re not the same. In fact, deployment goes a lot further than just distribution. It’s not surprising that these terms are often used interchangeably. Developers often make no distinction at all. Once the software is ready, it can be
Azure AD – what can I do with it in software deployment? As a system administrator, you can hardly avoid using Active Directory to manage your users and computers. But there’s also such a thing as Azure Active Directory. What are the differences? And how can it help in rolling out software? Access control First,
Welcome to the world of Xaas. If there’s one development in ICT that has revolutionized the way we work, it’s the cloud. The idea that your own organization no longer has to manage everything is really revolutionary, and that means you no longer have to house all the servers in your own building either. Everything
You don’t get something for nothing (except for these free applications) Computer users have grown up with the idea that software is free. Shareware, later open source: why should you pay for software? Of course, you don’t get something for nothing because innovation is hardly possible without good investments. Nevertheless, excellent free applications can be
System administrators have been asking this question for decades. You might want to take a look at our series of blogs entitled what is software deployment. We’ve also written about installing patches, but today we want to get back to the core task: rolling out a software package on multiple computers. The basics are very
At Easy Software Deployment, we’re all about easily rolling out software, upgrades and updates. It’s what we do. And we always strive to keep making things even easier. That’s why we want to tell you about automated software deployment. The sneakernet process is finally a thing of the past, and that is because all computers
The IT world has been ruled by acronyms since its infancy. It all started with the very first set of bits (b), and then evolved into the byte (B), which then grew to kilobytes (KB). Ever since, dozens of new acronyms have come along. It’s just our nature as IT specialists. Today let’s talk about
Yes it’s true, the future of the cloud is looking bright and very sunny. These days, we do almost everything in the cloud. And sometimes as a user you may not even realize you’re using a cloud solution. But one cloud is not like another. And not all of them are as safe to use