Technology Magazine December 2021 | Page 78

“ ITAM provides visibility and control over software assets ”

NERYS MUTLOW EVANGELIST IN THE CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICE , SERVICENOW
and access controls as well as a simple UI for integrating applications from the identity platform ,” says Markey .
The Everywhere Workplace and the importance of patches Coined by IT platform provider Ivanti , the Everywhere Workplace is where employees use myriad devices to access IT applications and data over various networks to stay productive , as they work from anywhere .
Over 40,000 customers , including 96 of the Fortune 100 , have chosen Ivanti to discover , manage , secure , and service their IT assets from cloud to edge , and deliver excellent end user experiences for employees , wherever and however they work .
A critical area managed by Sri Mukkamala , Senior Vice President Security Products at Ivanti , is patch management , the process of distributing and applying updates to software . These patches are often necessary to correct errors in the software that make a whole organisation susceptible to a cyber-attack .
As Mukkamala remarks : “ There are a few areas that will always need patches , which include , operating systems , applications ,
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