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In today’s fast paced business environment, it is clear to everyone how critical IT is for effective operation and management. Making certain that a company has a well-tuned IT function is an essential ingredient in ensuring its competitiveness in the marketplace. As such, assessing technology is now a fundamental process in a business life cycle.Read more

When selected properly, technologies (i.e. hardware, software, etc.) can create competitive advantages for organizations. However, this selection process can be one of the most daunting undertakings that a business will face. Conducting an IT assessment provides a structured approach for companies to better understand how to undertake this selection to ensure a positive outcome andRead more

Think about your organization’s IT performance today. How would you answer these questions? Is your company achieving the type of Return on Investment (ROI), Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Productivity that you expect? Does your IT department work seamlessly with the other business units or divisions? How does your organization measure IT performance andRead more

Business – IT alignment is the connection between the business objectives and the Information Technology (IT) requirements of an organization. These two factors often seem to contradict, but many economic and technical experts agree that alignment between them, maintained over time, is essential to the success of an organization. An organization can successfully integrate ITRead more

There was a time when organizations were able to informally but efficiently align IT with their business’s needs, opportunities and strategies on an incremental basis to deal with specific issues. Today, however, with frequent and constant advances in technology, the incredible growth of the web, and applications that have become increasingly challenging to manage, theRead more

Whether you are fixing a problem or evaluating the implementation of a new technology, changes to your technology environment can be more impactful if you have a clear understanding of your IT operations and processes. An assessment is the first step. Assessments and roadmaps are designed to help you define where you’re going and theRead more

As data breaches continue to rise, information security has become increasingly critical. An Information Security Assessment is a crucial step in comprehending your organization’s level of readiness and maturity. It uncovers security gaps and the associated risks and recommends mitigation strategies, concentrating on your overall business environment instead of specific controls or processes.Does My OrganizationRead more

Sometimes an organization’s IT issues are readily evident – the technology is outdated, the server is inadequate, or employees lack training. But in other cases, optimizing an IT environment to meet the business’ strategic goals isn’t quite so straightforward. This is where an IT assessment becomes valuable. But what exactly is an IT assessment, whatRead more

The Internet of Things (IoT) — the intersection of the virtual and physical worlds via connected devices, is changing the way people live and work and bringing new opportunities for businesses. The IoT can help companies increase productivity, cut costs, offer new products and services and deploy new business models. But IoT can require extensiveRead more

An IT roadmap is a actionable plan that matches short-term and long-term business objectives with specific technology solutions and resources to help meet those objectives. The roadmap has three significant functions: It achieves a consensus about a set of needs and the technologies required to fulfill those needs; It creates a method to help forecastRead more