What is a Software License? How is it different from an Entitlement? What different types of Software Licenses are there? Welcome to the second installment of our Software License Management series where we will be exploring the basic taxonomy of Software Licensing and what it means to you, the consumer. So, let us get started […] Read More
Challenges Faced by CTOs in Planning for Future The role of a CTO or CIO comes with a range of unique challenges that hardly any other top executive faces in organizations. They have to constantly make a decision whether to procure new technology or invest in the latest best practices, or wait it out till […] Read More
The new millennium saw IT landscape disrupt the organizational operations across the world. Organizations became more and more amenable to adopting computer systems at an organizational level, partly to improve the efficiency of the operations, and partly driven by the necessity forced by the need to stay relevant. For an entire decade, people with IT […] Read More
As we are mid-way through the 2014 calendar year, it is a good time to reflect on where your budget, assets and business are. This can relate to any business, regardless of when the fiscal year might start/end, it is a time to analyze and act upon the data and demands for the enterprise. Today’s […] Read More
Today’s IT environment is dynamic and always changing. The complexity is increasing with the global expansion and number of sites to manage, as well as the diversity of software/hardware vendors to address. The varieties also exist with the different vendors and the types of rules to align with the license as well as the company’s […] Read More
Information Technology (IT) is focused on providing the most efficient and effective communication in the enterprise. This can range from the internet connectivity, to telephony, network services, and security to name a few. The understanding of how all of these technologies work, and how they align in the business is the primary role of the […] Read More
Are you in the hairball of confusion in your company? This is referring to the many data points of information, details and decisions that are present in the everyday operations of the company. As we discussed in the previous post, the integration and use of the data is extremely important to have clear business results […] Read More
Gartner has estimated the worldwide IT outsourcing market to reach $288 Billion in 2013, an increase of 2.8 percent from the previous year. Specific to North America, ITO will continue growing with more predictability in the costs. The emphasis toward “asset-light” strategies will drive increased demand for the externally provided services. The “Big Data” theme […] Read More
Regardless of the mixed weather conditions around the US, we are approaching the Spring season and have moved our clocks forward by one hour already. St. Patricks Day festivities took place over the weekend including here in our hometown of Chicago! Wearing the color green is expected to bring you good luck, and in alignment […] Read More