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Enjoy a wide range of subject interest on digital brands, security, strategy and teamwork, all topical and relevant to the management of corporate domains and the DNS.
Top 10 Domain Pain Symptoms in the Enterprise →

The IT Director is the one who receives the stress-inducing, “Critical”, “Urgent”, “ASAP”, “Priority 1”, “Production Critical”, “Revenue Impacting”, or “Brand Damaging” emails at all hours from the NOC because of a domain-related issue.

The IT Director’s Story Domain and DNS Management →

Over the past decades of domain, DNS and certificate management in the enterprise, there was and is a constant state of fuzzy ownership change. It is more the hot potato in IT where a lack of ownership has created a mess of hidden exposure to all but the technically curious. If you are an IT Director at a large organization, you will likely see yourself in this story.

10 Predictions for 2024 →

At the end of every year, there are a flurry of prediction articles that we all like to read. Predictions hold the ‘promise of the possible’.

DNS Inspector: 3 questions answered →

When any business launches a new innovative service, particularly a technology service, it is critical to listen to prospect questions extremely carefully. Since the launch DNS Inspector, we consistently hear these 3 questions. What are examples of DNS security exposures or gaps?  What will happen if these exposures are not addressed?  How does DNS Inspector […]

IT Processes for Domain & DNS Management are Broken
IT Processes for Domain & DNS Management are Broken →

Flawed business processes make this complex operational area effort-intensive, costly, and exposed to security risks.

Business Process Challenges Solved
Business Process Challenges Solved →

A process can be short, such as a simple purchase-to-fulfillment process or a complex, long-term asset management process that spans years.

A Strong Case for Business Process Management Improvements
A Strong Case for Business Process Management Improvements →

Corporate domain management is all about business process. Many organizations admit their business processes are broken and in need of an overhaul.

A Systems-based approach to Corporate Domain Management →

Corporate domain management is painful, but it needn’t be. New best practices and modern systems eliminate manual processes, cost, and effort while locking down security exposure that places enterprise at risk.

Domain Management Pain: Governance, Compliance and Cost of Ownership →

Corporate domains are held in ever-growing portfolios for years. These critical, digital assets demand ongoing governance and compliance at increasing cost, effort and IT security risk. Stakeholders charged with these tasks need better tools and practices.

Why IT suffers most through the Domain, DNS and SSL Lifecycle →

One a new domain is registered it falls on IT (network operations and InfoSec) to manage the domain through its end-to-end lifecycle. IT bears the brunt of high cost, manually intensive processes that are fraught with known security risks to the enterprise.

Front-end Domain Management Pain: Originators, approvers and registrars →

Corporate domain management pain starts with the people that request and approve domains. Process flaws in this critical, initiate step launch an ongoing lifecycle of high cost, effort ,and IT security risks that can be avoided.

The Pain of Corporate Domain Management →

Domain management is a long lifecycle task that impacts numerous stakeholders throughout an organization. As domain portfolios grow in size, operations staff in multiple departments are facing pain in terms of costs, work effort, and IT security risks.

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