
04.11.25
Xigent Strengthens Observability and Network Intelligence Capabilities with the Addition of Senior Network & ThousandEyes Consultant
Xigent welcomes new Senior Network & ThousandEyes Consultant
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03.19.25
Ensuring Mission-Critical Uptime: How Xigent Supports Aerostar’s Success
Learn how Xigent helped Aerostar establish its mission-critical Infrastructure
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03.10.25
The 4 Main Types of Security Vulnerabilities
Learn about the four main types of vulnerabilities and how to manage them effectively in your organization
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02.21.25
NetApp Ice Fishing Event 2025
Xigent had a great time on the hard water for the NetApp Ice Fishing Event!
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01.23.25
Xigent’s Sales Kick-Off 2025
A special thank to our sponsors: NetApp, Thales, & ampiO Solutions
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01.20.25
What is Cyber Recovery? Everything You Need to Know
By Chris Voigt, Director of Infrastructure Solutions
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12.16.24
Xigent’s Make a Difference Day 2024
The Xigent team came together to make a meaningful impact on our community and spread some holiday cheer
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11.20.24
Sophos Visits the Xigent Team
Xigent Announces Hire of Vice President of Sales, Mike Olsen
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11.14.24
Xigent Announces Hire of Vice President of Sales, Mike Olsen
Xigent Announces Hire of Vice President of Sales, Mike Olsen
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11.13.24
SecurScan: Vulnerability Management
Xigent’s Vulnerability Management Solution, SecurScan, equips organizations with tools that detect and address vulnerabilities.
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11.07.24
Quarter 3 All-Company Meeting 2024
At Xigent, we believe in coming together as a team to collaborate, communicate, and plan for the future
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11.06.24
Siouxland IT Symposium 2024
Xigent & Varonis sponsor a booth at the Siouxland IT Symposium in Sioux Falls, SD
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10.17.24
Xigent Participates at the NetApp Partner Academy
Thank you, NetApp, for hosting a great event and being a valued partner on this journey!
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10.03.24
Xigent Participates in the NetApp Minnesota Open
Thank you to NetApp for hosting such a great event—we are looking forward to next year!
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09.26.24
Xigent’s 13th Annual Meat Fest was a Success
A massive THANK YOU to all our clients and incredible sponsors who helped make this event such a great experience
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09.17.24
Xigent Receives an Award from Volunteers of America – Dakotas
Xigent is honored to receive an award from Volunteers of America – Dakotas for our collaborative volunteer events!
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09.13.24
Xigent Sponsors Vendor IT Appreciation Golf Tournament
We had a fantastic time supporting our amazing client First PREMIER Bank/PREMIER Bankcard
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08.30.24
Xigent Contributes to School Support Drive
Xigent is honored to contribute to Black Hills Federal Credit Union’s School Support Drive!
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08.27.24
Xigent Announces Hire of Senior Security Consultant, Chad Schwinghammer, CISSP
Xigent Announces Hire of Senior Security Consultant, Chad Schwinghammer, CISSP
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08.27.24
South Dakota Bankers Association Digital Innovations Conference
Xigent attends the South Dakota Bankers Association Digital Innovations Conference 2024
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08.23.24
ampiO Solutions Visits the Xigent team
ampiO Solutions visited with the Xigent team to discuss CoPilot Readiness
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08.22.24
Xigent Sponsors the NetApp 7th Annual Neumer Golf Outing
Xigent and the Sammons Financial Group Companies teamed up to enjoy a day on the course
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08.20.24
Xigent & NetApp at the Minnesota Digital Government Summit
Xigent and NetApp partner up at the Minnesota Digital Government Summit 2024
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08.19.24
Xigent Sponsors the El Riad Shrine Golf Event
The event raised money for the Shriners Children’s Twin Cities
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08.15.24
The Fundamental Principles of Information Security
Exploring and understanding the CIA Triad
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06.07.24
What is O11y?
The Meaning of O11y O11y (pronounced Ollie) is an abbreviation for observability, which is the real-time data visibility of your entire technology stack. O11y enables businesses to monitor and analyze the performance and issues of networks, applications, storage, cloud deployments, infrastructure, and system output. Why is Observability called O11y? According to Chris Riley from Splunk, […]
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05.08.24
City of Sioux Falls Tree Planting Event 2024
The Xigent Team spent an afternoon planting 30 trees around Yankton Trails Park in Sioux Falls, SD.
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04.09.24
Tips to Avoid IT Security Pitfalls: How Do I Improve My Information Security?
By Amos Aesoph, Xigent CISO
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03.26.24
Xigent Announces Promotion of COO Jamey Anderson to President
Xigent Announces Promotion of COO Jamey Anderson to President
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03.12.24
Tips to Avoid IT Security Pitfalls: How Do I Measure Security Effectiveness?
By Amos Aesoph, Xigent CISO
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02.12.24
Tips to Avoid IT Security Pitfalls: How Secure Does My Organization Need to Be?
By Amos Aesoph, Xigent CISO
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01.24.24
The Power of OpenTelemetry: Illuminating the “Art of the Possible” to Full Stack Observability
By Michael Kedik, Xigent VP Offering Management
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01.15.24
Tips to Avoid IT Security Pitfalls: What Drives the Need for Improved Security?
By Amos Aesoph, Xigent CISO
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12.18.23
Tips to Avoid IT Security Pitfalls: Common IT Business Risks
By Amos Aesoph, Xigent CISO
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12.14.23
Xigent’s Make a Difference Day 2023
This year Xigent was committed to doing something a little different in celebration of the holiday season
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12.07.23
Is My Business Protected? How DRaaS Minimizes Risk
Chris Voigt, Solution Architect
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10.18.23
Security Misconfiguration Explained and 3 Ways to Prevent It
Understanding a security misconfiguration and the best way to prevent one
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10.06.23
Recap of Xigent’s 12th Annual Meat Fest
We want to thank all our clients and partners for making this a successful event
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09.22.23
Xigent Sponsors Clays Against Cancer Event
Xigent served as a proud sponsor in the Clays Against Cancer event in Minnesota
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09.21.23
Xigent Sponsors First PREMIER Vendor IT Appreciation Golf Tournament
It was a awesome day out on the course supporting a valued client
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09.11.23
Xigent Augments FSO Capabilities with Addition of Two Key Industry Experts
Xigent welcomes two new FSO Consultants
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08.09.23
Xigent at The Siouxland Golf Outing
We had a fantastic time sponsoring the Siouxland Golf Outing this year
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08.03.23
“Be One Team” Xigent Summer Team Event
We celebrated this year’s success at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN
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07.14.23
Xigent’s Minneapolis Team Goes Lawn Bowling
“Be One Team” is a Core Value we aim to constantly improve through team events like this
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07.12.23
Donation to Junior Achievement of South Dakota
Xigent helps support local students through the Junior Achievement Program
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07.03.23
Donation to The Banquet of Sioux Falls
Xigent donated funds raised from our Annual Golf Event to The Banquet of Sioux Falls
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06.27.23
AI-Generated Disinformation – A New AI Threat for Organizations
By Michael Kedik, Xigent VP Offering Management
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06.02.23
Cyberattack Costs Skyrocketing – Plan Ahead and Stay Secure
By Amos Aesoph, Xigent CISO
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04.28.23
City of Sioux Falls Tree Planting Event 2023
The Xigent Team spent an afternoon planting a total of 20 trees
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03.28.23
Cybersecurity in 2023: Safeguarding Hybrid & Remote Work Environments
By Amos Aesoph, Xigent CISO
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03.09.23
Traditional Backup vs. Continuous Data Protection
By Chris Voigt, Xigent Solution Architect
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02.28.23
Benefits of Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO)
By Amos Aesoph, Xigent CISO
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02.15.23
7 Reasons Why You Need DRaaS
By Michael Kedik, Xigent VP Offering Management
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12.14.22
Xigent’s Approach to Full-Stack Observability
By Michael Kedik, Xigent VP Offering Management
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12.07.22
The Banquet Sioux Falls Breakfast Event 2022
The Xigent Team volunteered their time to prepare and serve breakfast to community members in need
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11.30.22
Journey to Full-Stack Observability
By Michael Kedik, Xigent VP Offering Management
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11.22.22
Volunteers of America Spirit Tree
Christmas Tree Setup Before Thanksgiving – Here’s Why
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11.17.22
Components of Full-Stack Observability
By Michael Kedik, Xigent VP Offering Management
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11.03.22
Benefits of Full-Stack Observability
By Michael Kedik, Xigent VP Offering Management
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10.11.22
6 Ways Cybercriminals Exploit Your Self-Managed Immutable Backup
By Chris Voigt, Xigent Solutions Architect
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10.06.22
Meet Xigent’s FSO Expert: Ed Ferron
By Michael Kedik, Xigent VP Offering Management
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05.12.22
City of Sioux Falls Tree Planting Event 2022
The Xigent Team spent an afternoon planting trees and giving back to the community
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05.09.22
75% of SMBs Would Survive a Week or Less After a Ransomware Attack
By Amos Aesoph, Xigent CISO
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03.31.22
Xigent Team Golf Event Sioux Falls & Minneapolis
We had a great time perfecting our golf swings at TopGolf, MN, and Great Shots, SD!
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03.31.22
White House: Take These 8 Steps to Defend Against Cyberattacks
By Amos Aesoph, Xigent CISO
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03.16.22
Xigent at Every Meal
The Xigent Team recently volunteered to help combat childhood hunger at Every Meal
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01.21.22
Xigent Names New Chief Operating Officer
From the Twin Cities Business Journal
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12.01.21
Can “backup in a box” replace air-gapped immutable solutions?
By Michael Kedik, Xigent VP Offering Management
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11.02.21
Xigent Acquires JMFerron Technologies
From the Twin Cities Business Journal
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11.01.21
Xigent acquires JMFerron Technologies
Xigent to serve clients better by expanding cloud offerings with the acquisition of JMFerron, a Minneapolis application performance management specialty company
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10.26.21
Immutability Explained: What Does It Really Mean?
By Josh Winters, Xigent Service Delivery Consultant
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10.06.21
Disaster Recovery as a Service Protects Credit Union Members
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09.30.21
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification: Get Ready Today
By Amos Aesoph, Xigent CISO
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09.20.21
What Is Your Cyber Security Insurance Carrier Looking For?
By Amos Aesoph, Xigent CISO
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08.02.21
Avoid the Blame Game: Developing a Cyber Security Culture
By Janet Eckman, Xigent Chief Financial Officer
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07.29.21
Is your IT team falling into these 5 money-wasting traps?
By Michael Kedik
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06.21.21
SIEM Solutions Comparison: What Reports Should I Run?
By Amos Aesoph, Xigent CISO
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06.17.21
Ransomware Protection Services: Subscription-based Cyber Attacks
By Amos Aesoph, Xigent CISO
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06.15.21
The Economics of the Public Cloud: Calculate your TCO
By Rod Lucero, Xigent CTO
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06.04.21
What Do You Need to Know About Cybersecurity Insurance?
By Amos Aesoph, Xigent CISO
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05.27.21
What Role Should SSL Inspection Play in your Security Plan?
By Amos Aesoph, Xigent CISO
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05.18.21
9 Tips for a Better Remote Meeting Experience
By Rod Lucero, Xigent CTO
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05.14.21
4 Steps to Immediately Protect Your Business from Cyberattack
By Amos Aesoph, Xigent CISO
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05.10.21
6 Mistakes that Can Sink Your Disaster Recovery Plan
By Chris Voigt, Xigent Solutions Architect
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04.14.21
What do Tax Day and Disaster Recovery Planning Have in Common?
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12.18.20
Managed IT Services Deliver Greater Results for Fiber-based Communications Provider
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05.18.20
An Evolved Approach to Security Protection for Small to Medium IT Staffs
By Amos Aesoph, Xigent CISO
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01.14.20
Improve Contract Management with Cisco Smart Net Total Care through Xigent.
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01.07.20
3 Actionable New Year’s Resolutions for creating Business Efficient IT.
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12.31.19
“Do I Need IT Inventory Management Software?” 4 Questions to Ask.
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05.09.19
3-2-1 Rule: Reducing the Risk of Failed Backup and Recovery
Backups of data and transaction logs are a critical component of a disaster recovery plan as it’s the only way an organization can restore data lost in a catastrophic failure. Disaster recovery plans cover failure from a security event, corrupted I/O events, or physical incidents such as flood, theft, or fire. One backup copy is […]
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03.18.19
Surprise! Your SaaS Vendor Is Not Backing Up Your Data
Cloud computing has opened up a world of opportunities for businesses and organizations that previously could not afford the software and hardware necessary to compete in the global market. As a major component of cloud computing, software as a service (SaaS) is breaking down barriers for expansion.
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03.11.19
Your Company’s Email – Leading Avenue for Cyber Attacks
When a cybercrime incident makes the headlines it’s almost always because of an attack on a large organization. Because of that, IT leaders at small to midsized organizations have been lulled into believing that their organizations aren’t targets of cybercriminals. They are wrong.
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01.29.19
How SD-WAN Is Transforming the Finance Industry
Survival for financial institutions is dependent on their ability to adapt to changing customer needs and expectations. At the same time, they have to maintain a high level of security, complying with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) and other requirements. Aging technology makes both goals difficult to accomplish when expanding service into branches […]
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01.24.19
Xigent renews Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization from Cisco
MINNEAPOLIS –Xigent Solutions, a leading provider of business efficient IT services and solutions, has renewed its Advanced Data Center Architecture (ADCA) specialization from Cisco®. This recognizes Xigent Solutions as having once again fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, design and deploy comprehensive Cisco Data Center solutions.
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