When systems engineers build or repair computer software or hardware, they need consistent processes in place to keep it running smoothly. Configuration management is the name for this set of ...

Quick Summary Struggling to maintain consistency and control across dynamic infrastructure environments? Discover the 10 best configuration management tools for DevOps teams in 2026 that help automate ...

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St. Paul, MN (April 7, 2009) -- Shavlik Technologies, LLC, the market leader in simplifying and automating critical IT operational tasks, today announced results of a survey the company recently ...

Effective application inventory management is a cornerstone for businesses aiming to maintain robust security, ensure compliance, and optimize operational workflows. Keeping track of all the software ...

Application Control helps determine the trustworthiness of each app instead of assuming an overall trust on the system apps, therefore greatly reducing system attacks, especially via executive files.

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Corporate endpoints are under ...

McAfee Application Control 5.0 (due out Dec. 15) is the result of McAfee’s acquisition of Solidcore and the integration of Solidcore S3 Control with McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO). McAfee ...

Novice programmers rarely see the value in externalized configuration. It's tedious and doesn't result in an immediate payoff. That means this task is often overlooked or done poorly, if at all. For ...