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Runecast Solutions Ltd. is a leading global provider of a patented solution for IT Security and Operations teams. Forward-focused enterprises like Avast, DocuSign, and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) rely on Runecast for proactive risk mitigation, security compliance, operational efficiency and mission-critical stability. Headquartered in London, U.K., Runecast is a Gartner Cool Vendor and has won Computing awards for Cloud Security Product of the Year and Best Place to Work in Digital.

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Vulnerability Management: A Dive into the 5 Lifecycle Stages
February 29, 2024

Vulnerability Management: A Dive into the 5 Lifecycle Stages

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Explore the five phases of the vulnerability management lifecycle, from identifying vulnerabilities to their successful resolution.

Watch a Webinar: DISA STIG Compliance for VMware Workloads
February 13, 2024

Watch a Webinar: DISA STIG Compliance for VMware Workloads

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In this webinar, you will get a deep-dive on automating continuous DISA STIG compliance for VMware, Windows Server and Linux with Runecast. Watch now!

Runecast SaaS: Behind the Scenes with the Cloud Engineers
February 6, 2024

Runecast SaaS: Behind the Scenes with the Cloud Engineers

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Explore our journey in the world of SaaS, offering scalable and secure IT solutions for organizations needing to future-proof their environments.

Celebrating Excellence: Our 2023 Partner Award Winners
February 1, 2024

Celebrating Excellence: Our 2023 Partner Award Winners

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Discover the 2023 winners of the Runecast Partner Network Awards, celebrating excellence in IT solutions and services, innovation, and customer service.

Runecast to be acquired by Dynatrace, further enhancing Cloud-Native Application Protection and Compliance
January 29, 2024

Runecast to be acquired by Dynatrace, further enhancing Cloud-Native Application Protection and Compliance

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Runecast, a leading provider of AI-powered security and compliance solutions, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Dynatrace.

Continuous Compliance: Automated Checks for DACH Orgs
January 16, 2024

Continuous Compliance: Automated Checks for DACH Orgs

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Our customers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (AKA the DACH region) shared the most important Runecast platform capabilities they regularly use.

Secure and Compliant Workloads for Aerospace & Aviation
January 2, 2024

Secure and Compliant Workloads for Aerospace & Aviation

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Discover how Runecast addresses key cybersecurity challenges in aerospace & aviation, from regulatory compliance to proactive issue identification.

Securing Hybrid Cloud: Why On-Premises Coverage is Vital in CNAPPs
December 19, 2023

Securing Hybrid Cloud: Why On-Premises Coverage is Vital in CNAPPs

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Discover the crucial role of on-premises coverage in CNAPP for securing hybrid cloud environments. Enhance your defenses and embrace cloud security strategies.

Enabling DORA Compliance in Financial Services with Xtravirt
November 15, 2023

Enabling DORA Compliance in Financial Services with Xtravirt

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Learn how Runecast and Xtravirt collaborate to bolster operational resilience in the financial services industry by proactively addressing DORA compliance.

Join Us at VMware Explore EU in Barcelona at Booth 511
October 24, 2023

Join Us at VMware Explore EU in Barcelona at Booth 511

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Stop by booth 511 to see the latest Runecast innovations, which have earned us the Frost & Sullivan 2023 European New Product Innovation Award.

Achieve DORA Compliance for VMware with Runecast Automation
August 22, 2023

Achieve DORA Compliance for VMware with Runecast Automation

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The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is an EU security standard transforming financial institutions' approach to digital resilience. Introduced by the European Commission in 2020, it was adopted in 2022 and became effective in 2023.

Automate Your ITSM with Runecast ServiceNow Plugin
August 16, 2023

Automate Your ITSM with Runecast ServiceNow Plugin

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Managing complex IT environments has become challenging due to the volume of manual work required. By minimizing manual interventions and fostering real-time response, automation is revolutionizing the ITSM landscape. Runecast’s ServiceNow plugin provides an integrated approach to managing IT environments, particularly focusing on platforms like vSphere, NSX-V, vSAN, and Horizon.

Runecast's Response to Cybersecurity Concerns in Healthcare
August 10, 2023

Runecast's Response to Cybersecurity Concerns in Healthcare

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Explore Runecast Solutions' proactive approach to addressing cybersecurity concerns in healthcare.

VMware Explore US 2023: Advancing Hybrid Cloud Security
August 9, 2023

VMware Explore US 2023: Advancing Hybrid Cloud Security

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See Runecast innovations at VMware Explore US 2023, featuring new agentless capabilities, new SaaS, new regulatory compliance audits and more.

Agentless vs Agent-based Scanning: A Comparative Analysis
July 20, 2023

Agentless vs Agent-based Scanning: A Comparative Analysis

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Discover why the simplicity and non-intrusiveness of agentless scanning drives its popularity, and how Runecast is leveraging this for advanced cybersecurity.

New: Agentless AWS Vulnerability Scanning & Runecast SaaS
July 18, 2023

New: Agentless AWS Vulnerability Scanning & Runecast SaaS

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Runecast 6.6 significantly enhances visibility into operating system security, brings new deployment options and introduces even more CVE checks and security profiles coverage for your environment.

Navigating the Learning Stages for Security Practitioners
July 6, 2023

Navigating the Learning Stages for Security Practitioners

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This article is about learning stages of cybersecurity professionals and how they should navigate through all the information out there, find their style, learn which applies to them and, in the end, how to apply all this knowledge in order to secure their environments.

10 Highly Respected vExperts in our Industry
July 5, 2023

10 Highly Respected vExperts in our Industry

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Discover 10 vExperts worth following in the world of virtualization and VMware technology and stay ahead of industry trends.

20 Cybersecurity Experts Worth Following
June 30, 2023

20 Cybersecurity Experts Worth Following

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Stay ahead of the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape with our list of 20 industry-leading experts.

ISO 27001 Coverage With Runecast, Now Includes OS
June 22, 2023

ISO 27001 Coverage With Runecast, Now Includes OS

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Achieve and maintain ISO 27001 compliance effortlessly for your operating system and on-prem or cloud environments.

SecOps 360 Day: Bridging the Gap Between IT & Security Teams
May 24, 2023

SecOps 360 Day: Bridging the Gap Between IT & Security Teams

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Join us for a virtual bootcamp to learn how to bridge the gaps between these teams and improve your security posture. Gain insights into new tools and principles that can help streamline the cross-team processes.

The Role of AI in Threat Intelligence and Response
May 18, 2023

The Role of AI in Threat Intelligence and Response

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Overcome security challenges with AI-powered automated analysis and proactive measures. Stay ahead of emerging threats with Runecast's expertise.

Container Security Best Practices
April 26, 2023

Container Security Best Practices

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Learn about container security challenges and some industry best practices to secure containerized applications and their infrastructure.

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity
April 18, 2023

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity

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Take a closer look at how Runecast is leveraging AI to provide actionable recommendations for mitigating security risks in complex IT environments.

Come and meet Runecast at RSA 2023!
March 20, 2023

Come and meet Runecast at RSA 2023!

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Join Runecast at RSA 2023 and meet the best cybersecurity pros. Discover trends and learn from thought leaders in this vibrant cybersecurity community!

Runecast and Xtravirt continue successful partnership
February 27, 2023

Runecast and Xtravirt continue successful partnership

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Runecast’s partnership with Xtravirt continues to enhance the Compliance Management offer in the UK market.

Best Compliance Software Solutions for All Organizations
February 23, 2023

Best Compliance Software Solutions for All Organizations

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Ensure compliance and avoid penalties with comprehensive compliance management. Learn about the best compliance software solutions like Runecast, Qualys, Tenable and Rapid7, and how they can help your organization stay compliant.

Container Security with Runecast
February 17, 2023

Container Security with Runecast

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Learn more about containers, their importance, the challenges in keeping them secure and how Runecast secures your containerized workloads.

KVKK Compliance made easy with Runecast
February 16, 2023

KVKK Compliance made easy with Runecast

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Get used to achieving success, by making the incompatible compatible. KVKK compliance made easy with Runecast's proactive approach.

Runecast protects VMware users from VMSA-2021-0002
February 7, 2023

Runecast protects VMware users from VMSA-2021-0002

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Runecast covered the CVE that has once again become dangerous when it was first announced, and still does.

The Importance of Proving Security Compliance
February 6, 2023

The Importance of Proving Security Compliance

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Proving security compliance is not just about showing how few non-compliances that you have. It means being able to show a list of what does comply with security standards and frameworks.

Revolutionize Vulnerability Management with Runecast
January 27, 2023

Revolutionize Vulnerability Management with Runecast

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Choosing a vulnerability management platform is a vital step that every organization needs to get right. Read more about how to choose what’s best for your needs.

Protecting Cloud-Based Applications with a CNAPP
January 26, 2023

Protecting Cloud-Based Applications with a CNAPP

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Learn about CNAPP, a comprehensive solution for securing cloud-native applications and data. Discover the benefits of CNAPP solutions.

Behind-the-Scenes: Meet Silvio Progonati
December 28, 2022

Behind-the-Scenes: Meet Silvio Progonati

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Meet Silvio - A person with great communication skills. He is very dedicated to his job and is a super friendly person.

Simple and Safe Remediation with Runecast
December 21, 2022

Simple and Safe Remediation with Runecast

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Runecast has moved away from the manual work approach and brings you automated remediation results.

Simple Log Analysis with Runecast
December 19, 2022

Simple Log Analysis with Runecast

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Runecast has made Log Analysis simple. Move to a more proactive approach and avoid the break-fix cycle.

Hardware Compatibility with Runecast
December 14, 2022

Hardware Compatibility with Runecast

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Runecast has made Hardware Compatibility easier. Make the incompatible compatible with a more proactive approach.

Runecast Behind-the-Scenes | Featuring Daniel Jones
December 7, 2022

Runecast Behind-the-Scenes | Featuring Daniel Jones

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#TeamWorkMakesTheDreamWork | Meet Daniel Jones, our half-British half-French Technical Content Writer at Runecast.

Behind-the-Scenes: Meet Stephen Gow
November 24, 2022

Behind-the-Scenes: Meet Stephen Gow

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Meet Stephen - A person that has many talents and passions, and enjoys spending time with his family.

Behind-the-Scenes: Meet Simon Ahmet
November 23, 2022

Behind-the-Scenes: Meet Simon Ahmet

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Meet Simon - A person who is very passionate about what he does and always spends time improving his work.

Vulnerability Management with Runecast
November 7, 2022

Vulnerability Management with Runecast

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Runecast has made Vulnerability Management easier. Identify threats, misconfigurations, and vulnerabilities and patch them proactively.

Behind-the-Scenes: Meet Andrea Ferrazza
November 2, 2022

Behind-the-Scenes: Meet Andrea Ferrazza

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Meet Andrea-Our Product Owner, a musician, and a very passionate chef. He is a skilled professional with many talents and skills.

Behind-the-Scenes at Runecast with Steve Bettison
October 26, 2022

Behind-the-Scenes at Runecast with Steve Bettison

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Meet Steve—A person who has many skills and yet remains very modest. Steve is a dedicated professional and loving family man.

Configuration Management with Runecast
October 24, 2022

Configuration Management with Runecast

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Configuration Management known as ConfigVault is one of the main capabilities of Runecast.

Image Scanning in your CI/CD pipeline
October 5, 2022

Image Scanning in your CI/CD pipeline

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Integration of Image Scanning into the CI/CD pipeline. A public API is now available for Image Scanning from your CI/CD pipeline. This allows teams to proactively reduce the risk of vulnerabilities, by using secure package and library versions or images.

Eight Years on a Mission of Innovation
October 3, 2022

Eight Years on a Mission of Innovation

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Birthdays remind us about our mission and the journey we are making, they are always a good opportunity to look back and evaluate what you have achieved. Looking back, it feels amazing to see what we have accomplished.

Security Across the Hybrid Cloud
September 14, 2022

Security Across the Hybrid Cloud

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Runecast offers a smoother journey to hybrid cloud adoption by enabling IT teams to have insight into their hybrid cloud environment.

GDPR Fines and how to avoid them with Runecast
September 8, 2022

GDPR Fines and how to avoid them with Runecast

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GDPR and how to learn from other’s mistakes. Four of the biggest GDPR fines and what could have been different.

Cloud and Container Security Webinar from Runecast
September 2, 2022

Cloud and Container Security Webinar from Runecast

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Join Steve Salisbury, Steve Bettison and Markus Strauss as they show how Runecast can make your cloud & container security simpler and more efficient.

Runecast Responds to CIO Dive on ROI
August 31, 2022

Runecast Responds to CIO Dive on ROI

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In our journey to progress what we do and learn more on how to improve ourselves in response to the fast changing IT industry, we have been reading articles on IT strategies and one article in particular caught our attention.

Runecast will be at VMware Explore
August 16, 2022

Runecast will be at VMware Explore

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The next event on our packed calendar is nearly here. VMware Explore, which used to be called VMworld, is bigger than ever. There will be over 600 sessions and an incredible amount of exhibitors in the newly rebranded space.

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Katerina Huspeninova
June 28, 2022

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Katerina Huspeninova

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Katerina, or ‘Katka’ as we call her, is a bright DIY sort, who can typically come up with a few different good solutions for any challenge – especially if that challenge concerns numbers or a spreadsheet.

Runecast interviews Vladan Seget, virtualisation expert.
May 4, 2022

Runecast interviews Vladan Seget, virtualisation expert.

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Vladan Seget is the man behind the very successful ESX Virtualization site. As a hands-on IT admin for 20 years, and an IT blogger since 2008, Vladan has a wealth of experience which he shares freely online.

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Yassine Hakimi
March 2, 2022

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Yassine Hakimi

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While we welcomed Yassine via slack with plenty of emojis when he joined us in summer of 2021, we wanted to get to know him a little more now that he’s settled in better.

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Michal Trneny
February 3, 2022

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Michal Trneny

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Mike was recently promoted to our Lead AI Engineer. Despite that, you’ll find that he considers himself a data scientist. Here is Mike in his own words…

Runecast interviews Michelle Goossens, vExpert & VCP
January 14, 2022

Runecast interviews Michelle Goossens, vExpert & VCP

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You can hear about a lot of interesting things in the vCommunity (for us, mostly via Twitter and LinkedIn these days). From vLadies and vBeards to vExperts and VMUGs, there’s no lack of virtualization subcommunities to hold one’s attention.

VMware VMSA-2021-0027 | Runecast Analyzer
November 26, 2021

VMware VMSA-2021-0027 | Runecast Analyzer

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On the 24th of November, VMware announced VMware Security Advisory (VMSA). Unlike September’s announcement, this one only covers 2 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE).

Runecast adds Loop1 to the Runecast Partner Network
November 24, 2021

Runecast adds Loop1 to the Runecast Partner Network

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LONDON, UK – NOVEMBER 24 2021—Runecast Solutions Ltd., maker of Runecast Analyzer, a patented platform for proactive IT Operations Management (ITOM), security, and stability for on-prem and hybrid IT environments, is thrilled to announce that it has added Loop1, a leading global ITOM services organization to the Runecast Partner Network.

Top 5 Runecast features for future-proofing your business
November 23, 2021

Top 5 Runecast features for future-proofing your business

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It was a big challenge to narrow it down, but we came up with these Top 5 Runecast Analyzer features you should be using and why.

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Jakub Prasek
November 18, 2021

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Jakub Prasek

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Jakub “Kuba” Prasek is a man of ideas. He technically specializes in Customer Experience (CX) Design for the Product R&D team at Runecast, but he is frequently invited to other teams’ creative brainstorming sessions for his contemplative input.

Critical VMware VMSA-2021-0020 | Runecast Analyzer
September 22, 2021

Critical VMware VMSA-2021-0020 | Runecast Analyzer

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Yesterday (21 September 2021) VMware released a new VMware Security Advisory, VMSA-2021-0020, which was marked with a Critical severity rating.

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Patrick Carroll
September 17, 2021

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Patrick Carroll

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Patrick Carroll maybe should have been a radio announcer. His smooth, deep voice would be amply suited for educating the world about intriguing band trivia between songs, especially some great factoids between old Motown hits from his native state of Michigan.

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Ionut Radu
June 28, 2021

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Ionut Radu

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We recently asked Ionut a few questions to get to know him better.

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Zuzana Belehradova
May 4, 2021

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Zuzana Belehradova

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Zuzana, known internally as ‘Zuzka’ (the Czech nickname), has her hands in nearly everything at Runecast – from communication campaigns and product launches to specialized customer interviews and prospect and customer onboarding UX.

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Lubo Hruban
January 14, 2021

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Lubo Hruban

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Lubomir, or ‘Lubo’ for short, is the sort of guy whose name you will hear your very first day at Runecast and then every day thereafter, and possibly several times per day.

3 Ways for CIOs to Ensure Business Continuity
December 17, 2020

3 Ways for CIOs to Ensure Business Continuity

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Optimize and secure your hybrid cloud with automated predictive analytics and security compliance audits.

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Michaela Kolackova
July 9, 2020

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Michaela Kolackova

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Michaela (Míša/Misha) found her passion for Human Resources already when she was attending grammar school and took part in various related activities outside of school. She’s had the opportunity to learn about different aspects of working with people in a non-profit, in small and larger companies, as well as while pursuing her Master’s degree at Middlesex University in London.

Runecast awarded CIS Benchmark Certification
July 2, 2020

Runecast awarded CIS Benchmark Certification

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Runecast Solutions Ltd. was awarded CIS Benchmark Certification for its Runecast Analyzer solution for uptime, stability, and security compliance in mission-critical environments.

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Wade Carlsen
June 3, 2020

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Wade Carlsen

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Wade is a 25+ year IT veteran and spent most of that time working for Hewlett Packard and its spin-off services companies. He studied Business Administration with an IT emphasis at Idaho State University. Wade is a native Idahoan and has spent all his life living in that ‘wild’ state.

10 Best Things About Working at Small Companies
March 17, 2020

10 Best Things About Working at Small Companies

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Anyone who’s worked for a big company knows that the benefits of having a ‘flagship’ enterprise on one’s resume/CV can be too frequently overshadowed by the drawbacks of feeling anonymous – and also powerless – within the organization.

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Nikolai Bader
March 10, 2020

Runecast Behind the Scenes with Nikolai Bader

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Legend has it that young Nikolai watched this German-language documentary about Brno, Czech Republic, and decided that his destiny lay not in Prague but a couple hours further southeast, in the heart of the old ‘Great Moravia’ Empire, where great new discoveries were occurring.

Germany’s BSI Compliance Applies to More than just Germany
November 7, 2019

Germany’s BSI Compliance Applies to More than just Germany

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You may have even done a web search to learn what BSI is — whether it affects you, your team, or your organization — and learned that it’s an acronym for the German Federal Office for Information Security. And if you did any of that, you likely also saw references to ‘IT-Grundschutz’, meaning ‘IT baseline protection’.

How to Avoid PSOD - VMware Purple Screen of Death
February 26, 2018

How to Avoid PSOD - VMware Purple Screen of Death

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The Purple Screen of Death (PSOD) is a fatal crash of VMware ESX/ESXi hosts which kills all active Virtual Machines.

3 easy ways to change Runecast Analyzer network settings
December 20, 2017

3 easy ways to change Runecast Analyzer network settings

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Runecast Analyzer is distributed as standard OVA, making it easy to deploy and manage. A few times, when customers were moving Runecast Analyzer from PoC to production we were asked if it's possible just to change the IP and keep the current configuration. Yes, it is!