Many people now feel that their lives have been split into the pre-Covid and the post-Covid times. As for educational institutions, this threshold is marked by a changing attitude to distance learning. Until recently, many universities and schools were skeptical about e-learning and delayed activ...

Sometimes you need a separate server to handle a specific task, but the purchase is unreasonably expensive or impossible for some reason. That is exactly the case when you need a leased dedicated server. This practice is popular all over the world, and market offers abound. But make sure to consi...

Technical support is one of the main assistants in providing business continuity and in everyday life. In a nutshell, it is an indispensable service. From time to time, every one of us addresses corporate or any other technical support service. We attempted to list the things that annoy you most ...

The difficult situation in Russia and worldwide has become a true test for businesses. Striving not only to survive but also to maintain the given development vector, the enterprises from all sectors of the economy learn to operate efficiently in new realities. Today I will share with you the exp...

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the importance of telecommuting: dozens of employers are transferring employees to home offices. This convenient format reduces the probability of infection, but at the same time, it entails many risks related to information security. Besides, the situation is ...

Enterprise-level data security and recovery is a must-have for digital transformation success. The scale of corporate digital transformation projects are becoming impressive. Such technologies as the Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, Customer 360, Insurtec, not to mention the multicloud IT arc...

Positioning the points of sale or branches in the locations most convenient for customers is vital for retailers and catering companies, financial institutions, and service providers. Another important thing they need is analyzing the locations of their competitors' branches. Geoanalytics all...

Back in the 19th century, Nathan Rothschild made an oracular utterance: "He Who Owns Information Owns the World." Now his words are as true and relevant as never before. With the right information, you can make incredible profits, raise your business to new heights, become the first in ...

Have you already moved to the cloud or are just planning to do so? At any stage of your cloud journey you can benefit from Softline’s service packages such as cloud readiness assessment, migration or management, and independent audit of the cloud infrastructure.   How the cloud h...

Softline Maestro is a hybrid cloud management platform that supports AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware, and OpenStack based clouds. Latest release brings support of vSphere 6.7 (VMware), use of tags for budget control, page with audit events stream, new reports and notifications, new wizards to manage stor...

Softline Maestro is a hybrid cloud management platform that supports AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware, and OpenStack based clouds. Latest release brings a lot of helpful tools and fresh visual layout. New functionality for administrators and developers Maestro team gets ideas for development by talk...

Dynamics 365 provides extensive analytics and data management capabilities for sales departments. Today, its cloud version boasts even more capabilities than the on-premise one. The availability of additional online services contributes to the growing popularity of cloud deployments. Microsoft...

Maestro is a platform that connects to all company cloud resources and manages them through a single window with the use of a single set of tools. The platform has three primary engines: dynamic Inventory, automation, and billing. In this article, we will tell you more about the inventory func...

A brand new approach to software development, delivery, and consumption Over the recent 10 years, we have already become accustomed to clouds, created our public, cloud, and hybrid clouds, and upgraded them several times. Isn't it time for a new technological revolution? How will the infra...

What is a cloud management platform?   Cloud management platforms have emerged with the adoption of hyperscale computing technology and cloud providers. The main idea of the multi-cloud management platforms is to consolidate infrastructure information and to simplify control for users ...

Hybrid cloud management platform With growing cloud adoption, more companies face the challenge of keeping infrastructure from sprawl and multi-cloud expenses under control. Surveys show that most companies choose to use two public clouds, like Azure and AWS, and even more for testing, many fi...

A hyperconvergent infrastructure (HCI) combines computing, storage and networking into a single integrated system that can be managed as a whole.  The architecture of IT infrastructures over the past 15 years has been evolving in two principal directions, namely application deployment opt...

The transition to remote work and the rise of online education caused an expected growth in the number of DDoS attacks, including attacks on the resources of educational and administrative institutions. According to Kaspersky Lab, in the Q1 2020, these cases reached 19% out of the total number of...

Teleworking is growing in scope and finding many applications in various areas. Some companies allow their employees to work from home while providing them with corporate hardware. As a rule, just a few devices are enough to make a convenient workplace. All you need is a desk, a computer, a heads...

Softline cooperates with Zyfra Group—one of the most advanced vendors in the world of Industry 4.0:  the Industrial Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, self-driving transport. Zyfra creates software that helps enterprises from 22 countries solve the problems of monitoring, ana...

Softline has developed and deployed its own Active Platform-based solution for working with subscription and cloud services in 15 countries. With this tool, customers can manage current subscriptions to products and services of several vendors, purchase new subscriptions from the catalog, manage ...

The modern enterprise IT architecture, be it cloud-based or local, can be presented as a combination of several different aspects. The first level describes the main business processes of the enterprise in a general sense and defines the key points of the corporate IT strategy. The second leve...

According to Gartner, running workloads in the cloud yields large efficiency gains and by 2020 83% of all enterprise workloads are expected to be hosted in the cloud. But many cloud migration projects fail to deliver on the goal of moving the services to the cloud that retain the same level of se...

The Microsoft CSP and SPLA partner licensing programs are designed to address current business challenges and help: purchase licenses for a group of companies or offer licensing services to customers   switch to a monthly pay-per-use plan with post-payment and without fixed payments ...

In the world of digital every action we take generates data. By collecting and analyzing human-generated data streams, you can learn everything about him or her. The same goes for organizations: many have long guessed to leverage data as a main business development driver. Business developments i...

This summer, Softline commissioned several studies to look at the business impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business environment, the related trends, and align the approach to our strategy, management and investment. We interviewed leading entrepreneurs and sales executives plus customer a...

Flexibility, readiness for change, and willingness to cooperate have been the essential traits of business leaders even before the pandemic. The coronavirus forced us to suddenly adapt to the new realities. Even greater responsibility and, obviously, enormous stress fell upon the leaders.  ...

The responsible use of technologies is a topic that affects not only environment and the economy, but also society at large.  Today, it is artificial intelligence that makes us reflect the most on the social and political ramifications of technology. AI has already become ubiquitous in many ...

Like to risk big? Then start saving on security. Businesses become more and more digital: companies go online, adopt remote work, etc. But becoming data-driven also makes them more susceptible to risks. You need nerves of steel to deal with it. However, there is also good news. Vladimir Lavrov, H...

Imagine yourself for a couple of minutes in a CEO's seat. What's in their head, what are their thoughts and priorities? My answer is Confidence. Confidence is priority No.1. Priorities No.2, 3 and 4 are also Confidence.  Why do I repeat word ‘confidence’ four times, yo...

Creating software simulations of the human brain is considered the most promising approach to artificial intelligence. The Australian startup Cortical Labs has gone even further: it aims to create a minuscule artificial brain by embedding biological neurons of mouse or human origin into a spec...

The COVID-19 pandemic has made telecommuting essential: dozens of employers are transferring employees to home offices. This convenient format reduces the probability of virus infection but, at the same time, entails many cybersecurity risks. The rising trend has been also caught by criminals&mda...

More and more organizations around the world choose Softline as a supplier of Microsoft solutions and there are reasons for that: we have the highest Microsoft competencies and statuses, have completed 3000+ projects, and have over 800 certified experts. We have selected 3 of our success stories ...

M.Video-Eldorado Group, Russia's largest appliances retailer, relies on Softline experience for securing its IT assets. The customer has turned to Infosecurity a Softline company for implementing the project on DLP-system optimization. The task is to build the process for incidents monitoring...

Thanks to the SAM Infrastructure Optimization project implemented by Softline, ABBYY has optimized its IT infrastructure and prepared to move to the cloud. Using Microsoft cloud services will allow you to create effective intellectual resources and create comfortable conditions. ABBYY has been...

A leading water supplier Georgian Water and Power, which provides high quality potable water to Tbilisi, launched a new project in 2017 - the modernization of the work environment. Softline Georgia introduced Microsoft Office 365 services at GWP. As a result, a cloud storage and corporate portal ...

Softline Georgia has successfully migrated the infrastructure of Aviator Ltd. (Adjarabet) from Google App to Office 365. The project commenced in February 2020 and was completed on April 29, 2020. Aviator Ltd. (Adjarabet) -  a pioneer of the bookmaker business and market leader in Georgia...

About company Yukon Advanced Optics Worldwide is one of the largest developers and manufacturers of observational optics, representing the brands Yukon Advanced Optics, Pulsar and Newton Sport Optics. The company is represented in more than 70 countries: the head office is located in Lithuania...

About the company "Automobile House "Energia GmbH" LLC is a distributor of Daimler AG in Belarus authorized to represent Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Maybach, and Setra brands in the Belarusian market. In addition to car sales, the company provides repair and maintenanc...

Exploring a new market is never easy, and entering the market of non-CIS countries is especially challenging. This journey has many pitfalls that are often difficult to predict. There are many reasons why exploring a new market is so sophisticated: the subtleties of local law, taxation, and langu...