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Has Your Organization Had a Security Checkup Recently?
During the season of giving, while some children wrote down what they wanted to find under the tree, cybercriminals were also busy preparing their own lists — lists of companies from which they hope to steal sensitive data or intellectual property. While there’s nothing you can do to remove your company’s name from cybercriminals’ wish […]
Learn How to Find the Best Consultant for Your IT Project
IT projects such as data integration implementations often fail because the wrong people are chosen to lead them. One of the most crucial factors for a project’s success is choosing the right IT consultant. When companies choose IT consultants, they often base their decisions on criteria such as the number of years a consulting company […]
7 Cloud Service Provider Questions
When you contact cloud service providers, they may be eager to rush ahead and get you signed on. However, not all providers are equal and not all offer the same features and services. Here are seven questions you should ask cloud service providers. The answers to these questions can help you narrow down a long […]
6 Steps to a Successful Business Continuity Plan
For businesses today, the question is not whether you’ll eventually be hit by a disaster, but rather whether your business will survive when it happens. To ensure your company’s survival, you need to let everyone in your organization know how to respond when the worst happens. You need a business continuity plan. When creating a […]
7 Essential Questions You MUST Ask a Cloud Provider
Selecting the right cloud provider to move your on-premises business intelligence (BI) solution to the cloud can be a crucial decision. Making the wrong choice can derail your cloud implementation and serve as a major setback for your business. There are seven essential questions you MUST ask each cloud provider you’re considering. The answers will […]
5 Steps to Your Hybrid Cloud
When properly implemented, a customized, hybrid cloud solution can help you consolidate your IT resources and lower overall costs while providing predictable outcomes for users and the business as a whole. However, organizations often rush to implement a cloud solution without establishing a clear plan for overcoming the most important challenges. These include: Integration of […]
A Different Kind of Managed Services: Onshoring Your Outsourcing
Last December, the Datamark report “10 Business Process Outsourcing Trends to Watch For in 2014” listed onshoring of business process outsourcing as a trend to watch. Across industries, we’ve seen the report’s prediction come true. What’s behind the move to bring operations back to the U.S.? The Datamark report focused on onshoring in the manufacturing sector, […]
Why Moving Identity and Access Management to the Cloud May NOT be a Good Idea
Today, many organizations are busy transitioning applications to the cloud, and in the process, they are exploring the advantages of as a Service offerings. The “<___> as a Service” concept can apply to a host of different applications and IT functions, including essential business applications such as ERP solutions, email, and content management solutions. Adoption […]
