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IT Management and Security Learning Hub

Welcome to the IT Management and Security Learning Hub where we cover comprehensive cybersecurity, data and infrastructure management topics to help you better understand, manage and secure your data, applications and critical infrastructure whether on-premises or in the cloud.

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What is cyber resilience?

What is cyber resilience?

Learn what the four pillars of cyber resilience are and the most critical components of a cyber resilience strategy.
What is a domain controller?

What is a domain controller?

Learn what a domain controller (DC) is, the different types of DCs, and the benefits and limitations of domain controllers.
What is patch management?

What is patch management?

Learn what patch management is, why it's so critical and best practices to apply at your organization.
Active Directory Security

What is Active Directory security?

Learn the latest in Active Directory security and compliance and uncover best practices to keep your IT environment secure and compliant.
Active Directory Management

What is Active Directory management?

Learn what Active Directory management entails and get tips to successfully manage your hybrid AD environment.
What is Active Directory migration?

What is Active Directory migration?

Learn about what Active Directory migration is and what to consider when planning your migration project.
What is Active Directory reporting?

What is Active Directory reporting?

Learn what Active Directory reporting is and what metrics to track for great visibility into your AD environment.
What is Active Directory monitoring?

What is Active Directory monitoring?

Learn what Active Directory monitoring is, why it is critical, and its benefits and best practices. 
What is Azure Active Directory?

What is Azure Active Directory?

Learn what Azure Active Directory is, how it is structured and what are key differences of Active Directory and Azure Active Directory.
What is Microsoft Entra ID?

What is Microsoft Entra ID?

Learn what Microsoft Entra ID is, how it is structured, and what key differences are between Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory. 
What is data migration?

What is data migration?

Learn how to perform data migration, its importance, main types and stages, and best practices.
What Is Data Governance?

What is data governance?

Data governance ensures the formal management of data assets within an organization. Learn how it can benefit your business.
What is database monitoring?

What is database monitoring?

Database monitoring is a set of processes typically performed by database administrators (DBAs) to continuously observe and track the availability, performance and security of their databases.
What is a database management system or DBMS?

What is a database management system (DBMS)?

Learn what a database management system (DBMS) is, what are its key features and how to use it. 
What are FSMO roles?

What are FSMO roles?

Learn what FSMO roles are, what their purpose is, why they are important and if they can be moved from one DC to another.
What is attack surface management and why is it important?

What is attack surface management?

Learn what attack surface management (ASM) is, why do we need it and what its benefits and functions are. 
What is SharePoint migration?

What is SharePoint migration?

Learn what SharePoint migration is, its steps and types, and how it can benefit your business.
What is Microsoft 365 migration?

What is Microsoft 365 migration?

Discover what Microsoft 365 migrations entail and how to plan a successful project.
What is Microsoft Security Copilot?

What is Microsoft Security Copilot?

Learn how this AI-powered tool helps IT pros improve security and cyber resilience.
Microsoft 365 vs. Office 365

Microsoft 365 vs. Office 365

Microsoft 365 vs. Office 365. Are they the same or different? How did all this confusion arrive? Here are the answers.
What is Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)

What is Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)?

Learn how to apply ITDR to reinforce the prevention tools in your identity systems.
What is endpoint security?

What is endpoint security?

Learn what endpoint security is and how you can identify and protect your endpoints from ransomware and other cyberattacks.
What is server management?

What is server management?

Explore the advantages of server management and what effective server monitoring includes.
What is device management?

What is device management?

Learn about device management strategies to better monitor, control and secure endpoints.
What is mobile device management (MDM)?

What is mobile device management (MDM)?

See why MDM is vital for mobile security and productivity, especially in the era of BYOD.
What is IT asset management (ITAM)?

What is IT asset management (ITAM)?

Streamline your asset management processes and maximize the value of your IT assets.
What is application modernization?

What is application modernization?

Learn what application modernization is and how you can transform legacy applications to better support your business goals and processes.
What is IT resilience?

What is IT resilience?

IT resilience plans are the key to protecting infrastructure and your systems. Find out why it is important to build IT resilience in your organization.
What is Data Lineage?

What is data lineage?

Learn what data lineage is and how it can help provide a detailed visual of how datasets flow into, across and out of your organization.
Logical Data Modeling

What is logical data modeling?

Learn what logical data modeling is and how it helps organizations develop a visual understanding of information.
Physical Data Modeling

What is physical data modeling?

Learn what physical data modeling is, its benefits and how to get started using it.
Conceptual Data Modeling

What is conceptual data modeling?

Conceptual data modeling is built at the first stage of the data modeling process. Learn what it is and why you should consider it.
What is a NoSQL database?

What is a NoSQL database?

Learn what NoSQL is, what are its benefits and advantages, and how you can benefit from using it.
What is a relational database?

What is a relational database?

Learn what a relational database is, its structure, its model and how you can benefit from it. 
What is PostgreSQL?

What is PostgreSQL?

Learn what PostgreSQL is and how it compares to other database management systems.
What is Snowflake?

What is Snowflake?

Learn what Snowflake is, how it works and the benefits of using it.
What is a database schema?

What is a database schema?

Learn about database schemas, how they work, how to create them and how they benefit your DBMS.
What is SQL Server?

What is SQL Server?

SQL Server is a powerful relational database management system that can store and process data efficiently.
What is MySQL?

What is MySQL?

Learn about the popular MySQL database management system, its features, applications and how it compares to other database management systems.
What is an Oracle Database?

What is an Oracle Database?

Learn what is an Oracle database, what kind of database is it, how it works and how to perform some basic operations.
What is a SQL database?

What is a SQL database?

A SQL database is a relational database that uses SQL for storing, processing and manipulating data.
What is ransomware protection?

What is ransomware protection?

Delve into the fundamentals of ransomware protection and the defenses your business needs.
What is data management?

What is data management?

Learn about data management: its importance, processes, challenges and techniques.
What is a data product?

What is a data product?

Learn what is a data product and the benefits of taking a product approach to data.
What is data intelligence?

What is data intelligence?

Data intelligence is the process and practice of using metadata to gain a deeper and broader understanding of your data, its quality, context, usage and impact.
What is a data model?

What is a data model?

Data models are visual representations of an enterprise's data elements and the connections between them. Learn more.
What is AI governance?

What is AI governance?

Gain an understanding of AI governance, it’s importance and how to get started.
What is a data marketplace?

What is a data marketplace?

Learn about data marketplaces and how they transform the use of data and AI models.
What is observability?

What is observability?

Learn how observability gives you the wide context you need to detect and respond to system problems while improving performance.
What is anomaly detection?

What is anomaly detection?

Proactively manage backup data and mitigate risks with anomaly detection.