How Inflation Impacts Business Technology… and What to Do About It
READ TIME: 4 MIN Across the globe, inflation has exerted its influence over pricing in virtually every industry, and business technology is no exception. Compounding the problem, the global microchip shortage has combined with inflationary pressures to hit tech pricing especially hard. According to analysis conducted by IDC, server and storage pricing has increased 10-15%, […]
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Cybersecurity Isn’t Enough — Become a Cyber Resilient Organization
READ TIME: 4 MIN “Cybersecurity isn’t enough…really?” you might be asking. Before you throw your hands up in exasperation, a word of explanation. We aren’t suggesting that cybersecurity isn’t important or worthwhile. We certainly aren’t suggesting that small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) should skip cybersecurity altogether. Cybersecurity is as essential to the protection of your […]
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What Is Cloud Migration? A Step-By-Step Overview
READ TIME: 4 MIN Although many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are now running at least a small portion of their workloads in the cloud, 63% still rely heavily on internal servers1. Migrating to the cloud, which involves moving your IT resources from on-premises infrastructure to one or more cloud-based environments, has become increasingly attractive […]
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Bridging the Gap Between CIOs and CFOs
READ TIME: 4 MIN Moving your business forward with its digital strategy requires common ground between technology leaders and financial decision makers. When the working relationship between the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is strong, digital strategies are 51% more likely to be funded1. This indicates that a strong CIO-CFO relationship […]
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Recognizing and Preventing IT Employee Burnout
READ TIME: 3 MIN The experience of burnout goes beyond simply having a bad day—burnout is a psychological syndrome that results from chronic exposure to adverse or stressful conditions in the workplace. As a business leader, it is important to understand that when your employees are burned out, both they and your business suffer. A […]
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Leading Remote Teams Effectively: 8 Do’s and 2 Don’ts
READ TIME: 4 MIN Remote work became a necessity for many firms during the pandemic, but its continued prevalence suggests that the advent of COVID-19 merely accelerated a trend that was already on the horizon. Among workers who report that their jobs can be done from home, 59% are currently working on a remote basis; […]
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The Key to Retaining (and Attracting) Top IT Talent
READ TIME: 3 MIN As the Great Resignation gives way to the Great Retention, hiring managers across industries are all too aware of the ravages of high turnover. Not only does your company spend, on average, about 30% of the salary for a position to rehire for it1, but your workplace experiences a loss of […]
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Structuring Remote and Hybrid Work to Drive Innovation
READ TIME: 4 MIN With the restrictions of the pandemic mostly behind us, businesses that were forced to adopt remote work are now free to decide whether to continue with remote work or return to in-person work. Recent Foundry research on the “future of work” reveals that, even with the newly regained freedom to restore […]
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Succeeding in a VUCA World: Give Your Business an Edge
READ TIME: 4 MIN In the modern world, companies of all sizes must contend with a business environment that changes by the minute and is full of surprises. “It’s a VUCA world,” some may say, in reference to the often confounding conditions that businesses now must manage to stay afloat. But what exactly is VUCA? […]
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Which IT Solutions Are a Perfect Fit for Growing Businesses?
Growing businesses face a unique collection of challenges. There is never enough time in the day, your budget only goes so far, and opportunities for growth are often coupled with overwhelming demands on your company’s resources. IT systems can help small and medium-sized business (SMB) leaders to manage growing pains more effectively, but only 18% […]
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