To curb costs and enjoy peace of mind, a number of businesses are turning to IT managed service providers. That's because such vendors give you access to a full IT support staff at a fraction of the cost of having an on-site workforce. Here are 4... (Read More)

No one wants to deal with the d-word on the job. Downtime. This absence of productivity negatively impacts businesses in four ways: Lost time and money: When hardware breaks or systems fail, workflow comes to a crashing halt. People and hardware... (Read More)

Growing and scaling an operation requires intentionality. Vendor relationships can either align with an upward trajectory or be detrimental to the cause. Take for example, managed services, which allow you to get more from your existing IT staff and... (Read More)

Resources are finite, especially after experiencing the financial consequences of a global pandemic. Today's companies and leaders must find ways to do more with less. Staff augmentation offers such a value proposition. Staff augmentation allows... (Read More)

You might have heard of the term "tiered storage" but what exactly does it mean? And how is it relevant to your operations? In simple terms. tiered storage means data storage is carried out on various types of media based on price, performance... (Read More)

Consider this telling statistic: The help desk function typically makes up less than five percent of a firm's IT spending, but can represent almost 50% of the IT organization’s perceived value. Furthermore, as globalization is now the norm and not... (Read More)

What can we expect office life to be after the pandemic? While the world we worked in pre-Covid may not be the the normal that re-emerges, executives can create a new work world that will keep employees happy and productive, say Harvard Business... (Read More)

What is data virtualization, and how can it benefit your clients? According to blockchain developer Michiel Mulders, "Data virtualization is a form of data management that aggregates different data sources." But what can this mean for your... (Read More)

The top challenge for service executives in 2021? Workforce and talent shortages. According to research by Service Council, filling the workforce positions, along with a lack of resources, will be foremost challenges this year. More and more, the... (Read More)