During an hour-long discussion last night, Kaseya CEO Gerald Blackie was soft-spoken but focused. Among the key takeaways: Kaseya now has 500 employees. The company’s cloud platform is now one year old. And a targeted acquisition from earlier this year will pay big dividends in the network monitoring market, Blackie predicted. Here’s a recap.
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Fulfilling the IT Mandate to Automate
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When it comes to automation, it may seem as though IT departments are like the barefooted cobbler’s children. Much time and effort has been spent automating Finance, HR, Manufacturing and services. But little has been spent on automating IT. That’s changing. Here’s how.
