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Scale Computing Announces Fourth Annual Platform//2026™ Summit

Scale Computing, a leader in edge computing and network solutions, has announced that registration is officially open for Scale Computing Platform//2026™. This flagship event for innovative leaders, technology partners, and service providers will focus on defining the next era of technology, spotlighting edge computing, virtualization, managed network services, security, and AI infrastructure.

The three-day summit will be held from April 14-16, 2026, at Resorts World in Las Vegas, and follows the success of Platform//2025™, which hosted over 800 attendees globally.

Event Highlights and Key Focus Areas

Platform//2026 is designed to provide attendees with actionable insights, hands-on experience, and dedicated networking opportunities.

  • Keynote Speaker: Vadim Parizher, Vice President of Technology at Taco Bell, a leader in digital transformation within the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) sector, will deliver a keynote address.
  • Core Topics: The conference agenda will cover crucial topics including Edge Computing, Managed Network Services, Virtualization, AI, Security, and 5G.
  • Networking: Dedicated sessions for connecting with industry peers, partners, and Scale Computing leadership.

New: In-Depth Training and Certification

To help attendees maximize their technology investment, Scale Computing is introducing comprehensive, lab-driven, on-site training tracks.

Training Tracks Offered

  • Foundational Platform Skills and core product features.
  • Advanced use cases and API integration.
  • Application management and sales positioning strategies.

Attendees who complete these courses will receive certification, validating their expertise and enhancing the value of their conference experience.

Call for Speakers and Sponsorship

Scale Computing is currently accepting speaker submissions from subject matter experts until November 12.

  • Submission Topics: Proposals are welcomed on AI, cybersecurity, edge computing, virtualization, hybrid cloud, and building a business with Scale Computing.
  • Presenter Benefits: Selected presenters receive complimentary event registration, hotel stay, and dedicated marketing support.

About Scale Computing
Scale Computing is a leader in edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions. Scale Computing HC3 software eliminates the need for traditional virtualization software, disaster recovery software, servers, and shared storage, replacing these with a fully integrated, highly available system for running applications. Using patented HyperCore™ technology, the HC3 self-healing platform automatically identifies, mitigates, and corrects infrastructure problems in real-time, enabling applications to achieve maximum uptime. When ease-of-use, high availability, and TCO matter, Scale Computing HC3 is the ideal infrastructure platform. Read what our customers have to say on Gartner Peer Insights, Spiceworks, TechValidate and TrustRadius.

About Version 2 Limited
Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

The MSP Economics Shift: Thinfinity VDI vs. Azure Virtual Desktop for Multi-Tenancy

In 2025, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are focusing on three key elements for their DaaS portfolio: **predictable margins, Zero Trust access,** and **brandable service**. While Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) is a powerful platform, its reliance on per-tenant Azure dependencies, cost volatility, and need for specialized skills can squeeze MSP profitability. Thinfinity VDI on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) offers a compelling alternative with a different economic profile: lower infrastructure costs, policy-driven elasticity, and a fully whitelabelable service.

This comparison explores how shifting from AVD to Thinfinity on OCI fundamentally changes the operational and financial model for MSPs, especially those serving Small and Midsize Businesses (SMBs).

The Multi-Tenancy Challenge for MSPs

AVD, while architecturally sound for large enterprises with internal Azure teams, creates complexity for MSPs managing numerous SMB clients (typically 20 to 300 users).

  • Per-Tenant Overhead: Each customer requires a separate Azure tenant, resource group, and network configuration, significantly multiplying administrative effort.
  • Cost Volatility: Misconfigured AVD estates often incur expensive idle VM and egress costs, directly eroding MSP margins.
  • Skill Intensity: Features like image management and autoscaling require custom scripts and tooling across separate Azure services, demanding high-level engineering time and complexity.

Thinfinity VDI on OCI: Multi-Tenancy by Design

Thinfinity VDI on OCI was built specifically to address the scalability and margin issues faced by MSPs, centralizing management while maintaining customer isolation.

Key Differentiators

  • Built-in Automation: Automation for provisioning, scaling, and image lifecycle is integrated directly into the broker layer, minimizing the need for custom scripts and lowering the ongoing delivery cost per seat.
  • Predictable Cost Posture: OCI offers lower infrastructure costs and, crucially, Thinfinity’s broker-level autoscaling powers down idle capacity, eliminating expensive “zombie” VM spend and stabilizing cost of goods sold (COGS).
  • Clientless Zero Trust Access: Access is browser-based (HTML5) and identity-centric, allowing MSPs to productize secure, clientless access as a valuable upsell, independent of VPNs or RDP clients.
  • Whitelabeling & Branding: Thinfinity allows the MSP to whitelabel the entire workspace experience, making the provider the visible brand, rather than being obscured by the hyperscaler’s logo.

Operational Comparison: AVD vs. Thinfinity on OCI

FeatureAzure Virtual Desktop (AVD)Thinfinity VDI on OCI
Primary TargetInternal Enterprise ITSMB-focused MSPs
Setup Time (per client)3–5 days (customized)Hours (using shared templates)
AutomationDIY-oriented; requires custom scriptsBroker-level automation built-in
Cost PredictabilityVariable; high risk of idle/egress cost surprisesHigh; lower OCI infra + automated idle VM shutdown
Access ModelRDP Client primary; browser via add-onsClientless HTML5; Zero Trust by design
BrandingMicrosoft-hosted experienceFully whitelabeled MSP-branded workspace

Strategic Takeaway for MSP Owners

The decision between AVD and Thinfinity isn’t just about feature parity—it’s an **economic model choice**. AVD favors enterprise IT autonomy, while Thinfinity on OCI is optimized for **MSP productization**. It delivers a brandable, margin-predictable, and highly efficient solution, enabling MSPs to deliver VDI as a profitable, turnkey product rather than a complex, bespoke project.

For partners who already manage Oracle workloads, leveraging Thinfinity on OCI provides the added benefit of co-locating desktops with data, minimizing cross-cloud egress fees and improving performance by reducing latency.

About Cybele Software Inc.
We help organizations extend the life and value of their software. Whether they are looking to improve and empower remote work or turn their business-critical legacy apps into modern SaaS, our software enables customers to focus on what’s most important: expanding and evolving their business.

About Version 2 Limited
Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

ESET Enhances its Basic Cybersecurity Awareness Training and Releases Free Resources for Cybersecurity Awareness Month

ESET Research discovers new spyware posing as messaging apps targeting users in the UAE

BRATISLAVA — October 28, 2025 — ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, has been positioned as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Consumer Digital Life Protection 2025 Vendor Assessment (doc #US52976725, October 2025). We believe that powerful yet lightweight technologies, paired with a comprehensive AI strategy, are among ESET´s greatest strengths.

According to the report,1 “ESET is a suitable choice for individuals, families, and SOHO users seeking reliable and lightweight digital life protection. Its prevention-first approach is ideal for those who value proactive security measures that do not compromise device performance.”

ESET was recognized for the following strengths: “ESET’s focus on prevention allows it to proactively address threats through advanced technologies and real-time cloud protection. Its lightweight solutions are designed to maintain device performance while delivering effective security, which is particularly appealing to SOHO users who often rely on resource-constrained systems. The integration of artificial intelligence and human expertise enables ESET to adapt to evolving threats, ensuring its solutions remain relevant in a dynamic cybersecurity landscape.

The ESET HOME platform simplifies the management of security settings and devices. This centralized control is especially beneficial for SOHO users managing multiple devices, as it reduces complexity and enhances efficiency. ESET’s compatibility with multiple platforms ensures that users can protect a diverse range of devices, from smartphones to computers, making it a versatile option for both personal and professional use.”

Find out more about ESET’s results and get complimentary access to the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Consumer Digital Life Protection 2025 Vendor Assessment excerpt.

If you would like to learn more about this recognition and ESET’s strengths in greater detail, feel free to read the dedicated ESET blog on this report. 1IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Consumer Digital Life Protection 2025 Vendor Assessment, By Mike Jude, October 2025, Doc #US52976725  

 

About ESET
For 30 years, ESET® has been developing industry-leading IT security software and services for businesses and consumers worldwide. With solutions ranging from endpoint security to encryption and two-factor authentication, ESET’s high-performing, easy-to-use products give individuals and businesses the peace of mind to enjoy the full potential of their technology. ESET unobtrusively protects and monitors 24/7, updating defenses in real time to keep users safe and businesses running without interruption. Evolving threats require an evolving IT security company. Backed by R&D facilities worldwide, ESET became the first IT security company to earn 100 Virus Bulletin VB100 awards, identifying every single “in-the-wild” malware without interruption since 2003.

About Version 2 Limited
Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

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What Are Immutable Backups? Your Guide to a Ransomware-Proof Recovery Strategy

Mastering OpenStack Backup: Storware and Sardina Systems Announce Strategic Partnership

For enterprises and service providers running on **OpenStack**, comprehensive data protection has often been a complex puzzle. Today, that puzzle is solved. **Sardina Systems**, the creator of the FishOS cloud management platform, and **Storware**, a European leader in enterprise data recovery, have announced a technical alliance.

This partnership integrates powerful, **API-driven backup and recovery** capabilities directly into **FishOS OpenStack** environments, empowering organizations to protect their entire cloud infrastructure—from virtual machines to application data—without the complexity of traditional agent-based solutions.

In large-scale, multi-tenant OpenStack deployments, simple snapshots are not enough. Organizations require a full backup solution that preserves the integrity of the entire ecosystem, including configurations, metadata, and user data. This integration delivers a unified platform for complete cloud protection and enables service providers to offer robust **Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS)**.

A Seamless, Agentless Approach to Cloud Protection

This partnership unites two proven platforms to create one powerful solution:

  • FishOS by Sardina Systems: An award-winning, OpenStack-based platform that delivers a scalable, automated, and zero-downtime cloud infrastructure, unifying OpenStack, Kubernetes, and Ceph.
  • Storware Enterprise Backup: A stable and versatile backup and recovery system that supports virtual machines, containers, and a wide range of cloud and storage platforms, making it the ideal complement to OpenStack.

The Storware solution integrates with FishOS via native **OpenStack APIs**, automatically discovering workloads and eliminating the need for cumbersome agents. It supports full, incremental, and differential backups of VMs, volumes, and application data. By leveraging **Ceph**—the most common storage backend for OpenStack—it can send backups to multiple destinations, including NFS, S3-compatible storage, tape, or other clouds for long-term retention.

“In large OpenStack environments with dozens of components and multi-tenant workloads, snapshots alone might not be enough. The technical alliance with Storware expands capabilities for FishOS users, providing greater fault tolerance and enhanced compliance with corporate security and recovery requirements.”

— Kenneth Tan, Executive Director at Sardina Systems

Key Benefits for Your Organization

This fully integrated, production-ready solution delivers immediate value:

  • Unified Protection for Your Entire Cloud: Safeguard all virtual machines, application data, and storage objects across your FishOS environment with a single, consolidated solution.
  • Eliminate Complexity with API-Driven Integration: Seamlessly integrate backup functions into FishOS without the operational overhead of managing agents.
  • Unlock New Revenue with Backup-as-a-Service: Enable service providers to offer high-value, VM-level backup services directly to clients.
  • Achieve Enterprise-Grade Resilience: Combine the stability of FishOS with Storware’s powerful data protection to ensure business continuity.
  • Flexible, Multi-Destination Storage: Meet compliance and long-term retention goals by storing backups on Ceph, NFS, S3, tape, or other cloud environments.
  • Optimized for Demanding Production Environments: Perfectly suited for telecommunications, private clouds, and any production OpenStack deployment requiring multi-tenant workload protection.

“By integrating with FishOS, we’re enabling OpenStack users to benefit from a unified, API-driven backup solution that ensures business continuity and operational efficiency. Together, we empower organizations to protect their workloads with confidence—no matter how complex their cloud environments are.”

— Paweł Mączka, CEO at Storware

Who Benefits from This Alliance?

This strategic partnership is designed for organizations that demand robust and scalable data protection:

  • Service Providers: Deliver BaaS to customers, expand service portfolios, and create a competitive advantage.
  • Enterprises with Private Clouds: Achieve comprehensive data protection without the cost and complexity of separate backup infrastructure.
  • Telecommunications Operators: Protect mission-critical workloads with enterprise-grade backup fully integrated into existing OpenStack deployments.
  • Organizations with Strict Compliance Needs: Meet regulatory and corporate security standards with flexible retention and recovery options.

Simplify Your Cloud Backup Strategy Today

The partnership between Storware and Sardina Systems isn’t just an integration; it’s a commitment to simplifying cloud management and data protection. To learn how this powerful solution can enhance your FishOS environment, contact us today.

 

About Storware
Storware is a backup software producer with over 10 years of experience in the backup world. Storware Backup and Recovery is an enterprise-grade, agent-less solution that caters to various data environments. It supports virtual machines, containers, storage providers, Microsoft 365, and applications running on-premises or in the cloud. Thanks to its small footprint, seamless integration into your existing IT infrastructure, storage, or enterprise backup providers is effortless.

About Version 2 Limited
Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Explained: Securing Our Digital Future in the Quantum Age

Post-Quantum Cryptography: The Urgent Need to Replace Classical Encryption

The cybersecurity landscape entered a new era in 2024 when the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the world’s first standards for Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC). The momentum continued in March 2025 as NIST added HQC, a code-based algorithm, to its list of finalists. This transition is not happening in a vacuum; with quantum computers from Google, IBM, and others advancing at a breathtaking pace, the clock is ticking for the classical encryption that underpins our digital world.

Today, nearly every aspect of our digital lives—from online banking and e-commerce to secure government communications—is protected by algorithms like **RSA and ECC**. However, these systems face an existential threat. Experts predict that by the mid-2030s, quantum computers will be powerful enough to break them, rendering decades of security infrastructure obsolete.

An even more immediate danger is the “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” attack strategy. Adversaries are already capturing and storing encrypted data today, waiting for the day a quantum computer can unlock it. This puts any long-term sensitive information, from state secrets to personal health records, at profound risk.

In response, governments and enterprises worldwide are racing to adopt PQC, making it a cornerstone of any future-proof security strategy.

What is Post-Quantum Cryptography?

Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) refers to a new class of cryptographic algorithms that are designed to be secure against attacks from both classical and quantum computers. Crucially, PQC algorithms run on the computers we use today, meaning they can be deployed on existing IT infrastructure without requiring quantum hardware.

The vulnerability of current encryption lies in its mathematical foundations. RSA and ECC rely on problems like integer factorization and discrete logarithms, which are incredibly difficult for classical computers to solve. However, quantum algorithms—most notably **Shor’s algorithm**—can solve these problems with exponential speed. While no quantum computer can break RSA or ECC in a real-world scenario today, the migration to PQC is expected to take over a decade, making immediate action a necessity.

The New Guard: A Look at PQC Algorithms

PQC algorithms are built on mathematical problems believed to be hard for even quantum computers to solve. The NIST standards are based on several key categories:

  1. Lattice-Based Cryptography: This approach has emerged as the front-runner, forming the backbone of the NIST standards, including ML-KEM (Kyber) for key exchange and ML-DSA (Dilithium) and FALCON for digital signatures. These algorithms offer an excellent balance of security, performance, and key size.
  2. Code-Based Cryptography: Based on the difficulty of decoding error-correcting codes, this is one of the oldest and most trusted PQC approaches. The primary algorithms are McEliece and HQC, which was named a NIST finalist in March 2025. While known for its strong security, it often comes with the trade-off of very large public key sizes.
  3. Hash-Based Signatures: These algorithms derive their security from cryptographic hash functions. NIST has standardized SLH-DSA (SPHINCS+) for digital signatures. While it is highly trusted and conservative, its stateless design makes it an excellent choice for applications like firmware signing and digital certificates.
  4. Other Categories: Multivariate and Isogeny-Based Cryptography have also been explored, though challenges like large key sizes and recent vulnerabilities have led to their exclusion from the current standardization process.

The Global Race to Standardize and Deploy

NIST has been the global leader in PQC standardization, but this is a worldwide effort. Europe, through organizations like ETSI, is developing its own policies. China is promoting national PQC standards for its critical infrastructure. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service and KISA have published a PQC transition roadmap and are running pilot programs in the financial, public, and healthcare sectors.

Post-quantum cryptography is no longer a distant, theoretical concept—it is an urgent, practical necessity. The threat of “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” is active today, and operational quantum computers capable of breaking current encryption are on the horizon.

Given the immense complexity of our global digital infrastructure, a full transition to PQC will take years of careful planning and execution. Organizations cannot afford to wait. Starting the journey now—by inventorying cryptographic systems, developing migration roadmaps, and adopting hybrid encryption models—is essential. Our cybersecurity in the quantum era will be determined by the preparations we make today.

About Penta Security
Penta Security takes a holistic approach to cover all the bases for information security. The company has worked and is constantly working to ensure the safety of its customers behind the scenes through the wide range of IT-security offerings. As a result, with its headquarters in Korea, the company has expanded globally as a market share leader in the Asia-Pacific region.

As one of the first to make headway into information security in Korea, Penta Security has developed a wide range of fundamental technologies. Linking science, engineering, and management together to expand our technological capacity, we then make our critical decisions from a technological standpoint.

About Version 2 Limited
Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

What the Chip Industry Can Learn from Video Games: 5 Key Lessons

The semiconductor industry is the foundation of modern technology, powering everything from smartphones to AI. But as chip complexity soars and market demands shift faster than ever, the industry’s traditional, rigid development cycles are becoming a bottleneck, slowing down innovation. In sharp contrast, the gaming industry thrives on rapid, iterative development and a deep obsession with the user. For semiconductor executives, the agile principles that drive the gaming world offer a powerful new playbook.

1. Swap Waterfall Rigidity for Agile Iteration

The Challenge: Slow, Inflexible Development Cycles

Semiconductor design often follows a rigid “waterfall” model, planned years in advance, which minimizes costly errors but stifles the ability to adapt to new market opportunities.

The Lesson: Innovate Faster with Iteration and Feedback

Game development is dynamic. Studios release early-access or beta versions, gather massive player feedback, and pivot the project based on that input to constantly refine the user experience.

How to Apply It to Semiconductors:

  • Agile Verification: Test and validate smaller IP blocks incrementally to catch major flaws earlier and create a faster feedback loop.
  • Early Prototyping: Use FPGAs and emulation platforms for early software development, creating a hardware feedback loop long before tapeout—much like a game’s beta test.
  • Spiral Development: Adopt a model where each design iteration builds upon the last, incorporating new requirements and feedback in successive loops.

2. Focus on the Player: Prioritize the End-User Experience

The Challenge: A Disconnect from Real-World Users

Semiconductor companies are engineering-driven, focusing heavily on transistor density and power targets. This focus can create a disconnect from the final consumers and software developers who use the technology.

The Lesson: Obsess Over Your End-Users

Game developers are fanatical about the “player experience.” They conduct countless hours of playtesting to ensure a game not only performs well but also “feels right,” prioritizing user enjoyment over raw benchmarks.

How to Apply It to Semiconductors:

  • Optimize for Reality, Not Just Benchmarks: Design chips for specific, real-world workloads like AI inference or high-fidelity gaming.
  • Partner with Software Developers: Actively engage with developers building on your hardware to reveal which features are most critical and how to optimize silicon for the people who program it.

3. Think Like a Game Engine: Implement Real-Time Optimization

The Challenge: Static, Pre-Defined Performance

A chip’s performance parameters are traditionally locked in during design. This static nature can lead to inefficiency, either consuming too much power for simple tasks or failing to deliver peak performance when needed most.

The Lesson: Adapt in Real-Time

Game engines like Unity and Unreal constantly adapt, dynamically adjusting rendering quality and physics to maintain a smooth frame rate, perfectly balancing visual fidelity with performance.

How to Apply It to Semiconductors:

  • On-Chip AI: Integrate AI directly into the silicon to predict future workloads and preemptively adjust clock speeds, voltage, or processing unit configurations.
  • Adaptive Architectures: Design chips with reconfigurable components that can dynamically reallocate resources between CPU, GPU, and neural units based on an application’s real-time demands.

4. Build a Bigger Playground: Break Down Ecosystem Walls

The Challenge: Fragmented and Proprietary Ecosystems

The semiconductor landscape is filled with fragmented architectures, forcing software developers to waste resources optimizing code for each proprietary platform, which stifles innovation.

The Lesson: Prioritize Cross-Platform Consistency

Game engines allow a developer to build a game once and deploy it on a high-end PC or an old smartphone with a consistent experience, achieved by focusing on APIs that abstract away hardware differences.

How to Apply It to Semiconductors:

  • Standardize Software Interfaces: Work collaboratively to create standardized APIs and hardware abstraction layers (HALs) to make the code “write once, run efficiently everywhere.”
  • Embrace Open Standards: Supporting open standards like **RISC-V** is a powerful way to demolish ecosystem walls and foster broader collaboration and adoption.

5. From Customers to Community: Build a Fanbase

The Challenge: A Siloed, B2B Mindset

Many semiconductor firms operate with a traditional B2B mindset, viewing their customers only as other companies rather than as a community of individual developers and users, missing opportunities for co-innovation.

The Lesson: Harness the Power of Community

Successful game companies treat their community as their greatest asset, actively engaging with players, streamers, and modders to get direct feedback, foster loyalty, and create a powerful, organic marketing engine.

How to Apply It to Semiconductors:

  • Embrace Open-Source: Actively contribute to and support open-source hardware and software projects to build goodwill and gain direct insight into user needs.
  • Gamify Learning: Inspire the next generation of engineers with creative engagement, such as the UC Davis game “Photolithography” that teaches the basics of chip building.

Designing an Adaptive and Collaborative Future

AI and gaming are driving the next wave of semiconductor innovation. The companies that lead this new era will be those that embrace agile methods, user-centric design, and real-time adaptability. This cultural shift requires the right tools to manage complexity.

This is where solutions like Perforce IPLM come in. It provides a unified platform to manage the complexities of modern semiconductor design, from IP lifecycle management to global verification. By breaking down silos and enabling secure collaboration, Perforce IPLM empowers companies to adopt the agile, community-driven principles of the gaming world and accelerate their journey to innovation.

About Perforce
The best run DevOps teams in the world choose Perforce. Perforce products are purpose-built to develop, build and maintain high-stakes applications. Companies can finally manage complexity, achieve speed without compromise, improve security and compliance, and run their DevOps toolchains with full integrity. With a global footprint spanning more than 80 countries and including over 75% of the Fortune 100, Perforce is trusted by the world’s leading brands to deliver solutions to even the toughest challenges. Accelerate technology delivery, with no shortcuts.

About Version 2 Limited
Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

The 3 Levels of IT Automation: A Roadmap to Secure, Simplify, and Scale Your Business

The IT Automation Roadmap: Scaling Your Team for Business Growth

Business growth is exciting—until it breaks your IT team. As new hires come on board and new markets open up, the manual processes that once worked for a small team quickly become unsustainable. IT teams get buried in repetitive tasks, creating bottlenecks that slow the entire organization down.

This is not a sign of failure; it’s a signal that it’s time to evolve. This article provides a clear roadmap to move beyond reactive, manual IT. We’ll explore the three levels of automation maturity that will help you build a secure, scalable system that enables growth, rather than hindering it.

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Level 1: Foundational Automation – Taming the Repetitive Tasks

When a company is small, handling tasks like creating user accounts or configuring laptops one by one is manageable. But when you grow from 20 employees to 200, this manual approach creates chaos.

Foundational automation is the first and most critical step. It targets the high-frequency, low-complexity tasks that consume your team’s time and energy. By automating this routine work, you reduce human error, enforce consistency, and free your team to focus on more strategic initiatives.

By the Numbers: A 2025 forecast predicts that 69% of daily managerial work will be automated, highlighting a massive business trend toward offloading repetitive tasks to technology.

Quick Wins for Foundational Automation:

  • Automate the User Journey: Sync your identity provider with your HR system (HRIS). This ensures new hires have the access they need on day one, and permissions are instantly revoked when they depart—closing a major security gap.
  • Zero-Touch Device Setup: Configure and deploy new devices with the correct settings, software, and security policies without IT ever touching the hardware.
  • Automated Policy Enforcement: Automatically apply and enforce security policies for disk encryption, password complexity, and screen lock timers across your entire fleet to maintain compliance.
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Level 2: Connected Processes – Unifying Your Tech Stack

Once individual tasks are automated, the next level of maturity involves connecting processes across different systems. Most organizations suffer from “tech sprawl”—a patchwork of disconnected tools that creates information silos and operational friction.

This forces IT teams to waste time manually reconciling data between systems. In fact, the average organization uses 9.3 different tools for core IT functions, yet only 19% report having a fully unified environment. This level bridges those gaps, creating a single source of truth for users, devices, and access.

Key Initiatives at This Stage:

  • Deep HRIS and IAM Integration: Go beyond basic syncing. Create a direct link where a status change in your HR system (like a promotion or department transfer) automatically triggers the correct permission updates across all connected applications.
  • Consolidate Your Tools: Reverse tech sprawl by consolidating overlapping tools into a unified platform. This reduces complexity, lowers costs, and improves security by centralizing management and visibility.
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Level 3: Intelligent Orchestration – From Reactive to Proactive IT

The highest level of automation maturity transforms IT from a reactive support function into a proactive, strategic partner. At this stage, fully coordinated, data-driven workflows are automatically triggered by business events, allowing your IT environment to respond dynamically to changing conditions.

This advanced orchestration anticipates needs and mitigates risks before they impact the business, often powered by modern data pipelines and machine learning.

The Power of Data: As of 2025, over 70% of organizations are using data and machine learning (ML) pipelines to train generative AI models, which is the same technology that powers this level of sophisticated automation.

Key Capabilities of an Orchestrated Environment:

  • Automated Incident Response: A security event, like a suspicious login, automatically triggers a containment workflow—such as isolating a device from the network or locking a user account—in seconds, not hours.
  • Adaptive Access Control: Using a Zero Trust philosophy, access decisions are made dynamically. A user’s permissions can change in real-time based on their location, device security posture, or unusual behavior.
  • Predictive Analytics: Use AI and ML to predict hardware failures before they happen or to identify patterns that indicate an emerging security threat, allowing you to address issues before they cause downtime.
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The Path to Sustainable Growth

Growth should be an opportunity, not an operational burden. The journey from automating foundational tasks to building a fully orchestrated environment provides a clear path to an IT program that scales effortlessly with your business. This isn’t about just reacting to problems—it’s about building a foundation ready for the future.

Ready to put these principles into action? Explore how JumpCloud can help you automate workflows, connect your IT stack, and build a foundation that supports growth at every stage.

About JumpCloud
At JumpCloud, our mission is to build a world-class cloud directory. Not just the evolution of Active Directory to the cloud, but a reinvention of how modern IT teams get work done. The JumpCloud Directory Platform is a directory for your users, their IT resources, your fleet of devices, and the secure connections between them with full control, security, and visibility.

About Version 2 Limited
Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.