Managing a tech stack presents challenges like expertise scarcity, never ending updates, and increasing cyber security liability. However, solutions like BTI’s Remote Monitoring and Management as a Service come with the best integrated tech stack for IT efficiency and security plus any outsourced engineers you may want to add to your team as well including NOC, SOC, and a la carte support.
What is a Tech Stack?
A tech stack, also known as IT infrastructure or solutions stack is the set of technologies that are bundled together to support your organization’s IT applications and processes. Every piece of IT management and business management software, from management systems to HR and IT management software, is part of your technology stack.
Why is Technology Stack Management Important?
- Streamlined Operations
- Improved Security
- Improved Cyber Security
- Increased Productivity
- Accelerated Growth
- Simpler Workflows
- Reduced Operational Costs
- And more!
What are the Various Tools needing Management?
Your tech stack for network management is there to enable you to operate reliably and efficiently by:
- Identifying potential issues before they escalate
- Conduct remote configuration changes and maintenance without the need for physical presence
- Ensure software across your network remains up-to-date
- Automate cyber security protection
- Ensure firmware and IOT devices remain cyber secure and up to date
- Streamline compliance with regulations and best practices
- Provide comprehensive executive reporting
- Monitoring Tools to monitor network performance and uptime.
- Traffic Analysis for analyzing network traffic.
- Configuration Management for automating network device configurations.
- Vulnerability scanning and management tools
- Network penetration testing tools
- Compliance reporting tools
- Patch management tools for Windows, MAC, Linux, and third party software
- Data Loss Prevention and Zero Trust network security tools
- Backup and business continuity tools
- Cloud, SAAS, and license inventory, cost control, and security tools
System Administration Tools
- Operating Systems Management.
- Configuration Management for automating the provisioning and management of software.
- Patch Management for managing system updates.
Cybersecurity Software
The role of cybersecurity software solutions is to automate as many cybersecurity processes and defenses as possible. Given the sprawling breach types and legal liabilities imposed by state laws, getting the right tech stack for cybersecurity isn’t as simple as it used to be. Besides the tremendous liability, the cost and complexity of the solutions themselves, if not properly chosen and configured, may introduce even more vulnerabilities.
Cybersecurity Software Licenses In the Tech Stack:
- Endpoint protection for PCs and Servers
- Bundled EDR software (endpoint detection with SOC response)
- SAAS and cloud monitoring software
- Email and phishing protection software
- Security awareness training software
- DNS and browser protection software
- Network vulnerability scanning software
- Identity and Access Management (IAM) software
- Firewalls and available security subscription software
- XDR software
- SIEM software
- Data privacy, discovery, and classification software
- Compliance framework policy adherence and evidence collection and reporting software
- Network penetration software
- … And more!
Backup and Disaster Recovery
Monitoring and Performance Management
- Application Performance Monitoring Tools (APM) for monitoring application performance.
- Log Management Tools for managing and analyzing log files.
- Network Performance Monitoring Tools for monitoring network health and performance.
Software Deployment and Management
- Application Deployment for deploying and managing applications.
- Package Managers for managing software dependencies.
The Challenges of Managing Your Network Management Technology
In our experience, the network management technology stack is often the riskiest and complex tasks for an IT technician. The risk is that these systems impact every other system. The challenge is they each require training, certification, and experience that most IT technicians don’t get the time to maintain.
To manage the network effectively, you’ll either need BTI or a whole lot of staff including:
- Someone qualified at an expert level on each of these technologies.
- Someone to fill in during breaks or vacation.
- Accounting managing multiple subscriptions and SAAS vendors
- After hours monitoring 24/7/365.
For most organizations with under 1,000 people, managing their own network management tech stack is incredibly difficult due to scarcity and complexity. However, BTI can take care of your organization’s technology stack management with RMM (Remote Monitoring and Management) as a Service and integrated standby or full time NOC, SOC, and software support.
Leveraging BTI's RMM as the Foundation for Tech Stack Management
RMM as a Service is a sophisticated approach to system administration where businesses, like yours, outsource the expertise of seasoned engineers to manage, monitor, optimize, and safeguard the network management technology stack.
The hard dollar savings from BTI Tech Stack Management includes:
- Reduced Payroll Costs
- Better cyber security process adherence and compliance
- Lower cyber insurance rates – BTI enables you to implement tools that reduce premiums 30-50%
- Improved operational resiliency / uptime
- State of the art tools up to date all the time
BTI is the easy button for tech stack management!
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