The Undeniable Aspects of Strategic Sourcing
Organizations that most successfully outsource aspects of their IT services are those that recognize they can never let go of certain core responsibilities—which we call the "undeniables."Regardless...
View ArticleTransforming Technology and Human Capital in the IT Organization
Today, IT organizations should build and use a different set of skills than they relied on in the past.Previously, some IT teams were more tactical and focused primarily on products and technology....
View ArticleHow to Make Your In-House Team a SuperPower with an MSP
Managed service providers, or MSPs for short, continue to gain in popularity and provide value for businesses across the globe. “The top 100 MSPs generated more than $1 billion in annual recurring...
View Article3 Steps to Migrating Applications to the Cloud
Nearly 72 percent of IT organizations have implemented or plan to implement some form of cloud computing, according to a recent survey by AFCOM, a data center association. Whether it is on-premise...
View ArticleThe Journey to the Cloud
Cloud computing is a revolution at the tail end of an evolution.It is similar to what occurred during the industrial revolution. Back in the late 1700s, an artisan might sit at a workbench and produce...
View ArticleStrategic Sourcing Tools: What You Should Know
Many organizations are looking to cut costs while increasing agility and flexibility. Strategic sourcing is one way to help organizations achieve these goals because it improves processes, and...
View ArticleStrategic Sourcing: A Critical Part of a Successful Business Strategy
According to a 2011 survey by the Aberdeen Group, a leading business intelligence research company, strategic sourcing is the number one focus of procurement and sourcing executives worldwide. The...
View ArticleHow to Create an M&A Runbook
As the economy rebounds, many companies are looking to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to help them grow faster and better compete in a tough marketplace. Merging or separating IT infrastructure...
View ArticleSpeed IT Up
IT plays a major role in how fast a business can go. From speed-to-market, to speed-to-decision-making, to speed-to-implementation, a business can only go as fast as IT infrastructure supporting it can...
View ArticleBuilding a Successful CIO-CFO Relationship: 7 Tips for CIOs
The process of opening the door for collaboration between the CFO and CIO and forming a more strategic partnership is not always easy. It involves CIOs better demonstrating to CFOs how IT generates...
View ArticleThe Value of the CFO-CIO Partnership: 4 Tips for CFOs
Transformational technologies (e.g., virtualization, cloud, mobility and convergence) are changing the face of business, making it more important than ever for CFOs to collaborate with CIOs to identify...
View ArticleEffective CIO-CFO Collaboration: The Power of Two
Most chief financial officers (CFOs) and chief information officers (CIOs) know that they need each other to ensure company success. CFOs know that information technology (IT) enhances processes and...
View ArticlePeacetime CIO or Wartime CIO: Which Type Does Your Company Have?
A chief executive officer (CEO) should embrace a different leadership style based on the competitive threats facing the company, as this blog post points out. A CEO in “peacetime” is focused...
View ArticleFree IT Up to Create More Business Value
If you have ever renovated a home, chances are you worked with an entire team of experts: electricians, plumbers, carpenters, painters, and many others.If you tried to do all the work yourself, you...
View ArticleThe Role of the IT Executive is Changing: Are You Ready?
Mobility. Virtualization. Cloud computing. IT has changed rapidly over the past few years.Just years ago, IT had complete control over all its services. IT approved every request, delivered every piece...
View ArticleHow Can CIOs Earn a Strategic Seat in the Corporate Boardroom?
In an ideal world, a CIO is a true partner with everyone in the C-suite. They would be leading the charge to harness new solutions that transform the business and increase value. They would be...
View Article5 Reasons CIOs Should Be Involved in Mergers & Acquisitions
Business culture today frequently hinges on the next merger and acquisition. With money, assets and the future of your organization at stake, it’s critical to have the right stakeholders shepherding...
View ArticleHow to Start an IT Security Conversation in the Boardroom
2014 was a cyber-security nightmare. When the year drew to a close, corporate data breaches dominated IT security conversations. As we settle into 2015 — with cyber attacks expected to worsen —...
View ArticleMergers & Acquisitions: How IT Can Manage the Unmanageable
Many companies have a business model in which they regularly consider and execute merger and acquisition (M&A) events and have already developed standard operational processes. Others treat them as...
View ArticleHow to Close the IT Skills Gap
It’s getting harder and harder to find and retain high-quality IT professionals. The U.S. creates 120,000 new jobs that require a degree in computer science each year. However, the U.S. educational...
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