Launching an IT project without a well-developed project plan is like traveling to a strange city without a map — there’s a good chance you’ll get lost, wandering around aimlessly and potentially winding up in a dangerous predicament. As the old saying goes, failing to plan is planning to fail. The Project Management Institute (PMI) [...]
Since 2005, the number of Americans working remotely has more than doubled to 3.9 million, and more than one-third of employees are expected to work remotely in the next 10 years. Employee demands for greater flexibility and work-life balance, combined with organizational demands to optimize productivity and keep employees happy, are driving this trend. Clearly, [...]
Relocating your organization is a big step that’s often critical to your long-term success. Maybe you want to expand into a new territory or tap into a new talent pool. Maybe it’s about the physical location and you have an opportunity to move into a more desirable neighborhood or market with a larger physical space [...]
Research from Akamai revealed that 28 billion credential stuffing attacks were detected in the second half of 2018, with as many as 115 million malicious login attempts per day in some cases. Retail websites were the most popular target, while financial services companies and the portfolios and account information of their customers were also at [...]
It’s no secret that today’s hackers take a more sophisticated approach to cybercrime than the stereotypical 20-year-old living in his parents’ basement. Hackers do a lot of research to learn about their targets and find vulnerabilities. They develop advanced solutions and look for help on the dark web. They’re master impersonators and manipulators. Most importantly, [...]
A managed security service provider (MSSP) remotely monitors and manages your security infrastructure — firewall, intrusion detection system, antivirus software, etc. The idea is that outsourcing these tasks to a team of security experts is far more effective and cost-efficient than hiring, training and retaining in-house security personnel. MSSPs will sometimes include virtual chief security [...]
Change is a normal part of progress for any organization, whether that change is driven by internal or external forces. Organizations must respond and adapt to changing customer needs and market conditions as well as technology trends. But the pace of change is accelerating, driven by technologies such as the cloud, mobility and data analytics. [...]
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) refers to business process management software that enables you to centrally manage and monitor various functions and resources related to technology, services and human resources. Product planning, production, development, supply chain, inventory, sales, marketing, order processing, payroll and other functions are managed through an interactive database management interface. Traditionally, ERP solutions [...]
In our last post, we discussed the various cloud computing models and the benefits of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solutions. With IaaS, organizations can tap server, storage, networking and other IT resources in a subscription-based pricing model. Small to midsize businesses (SMBs) gain access to enterprise-class resources without significant upfront investments, disruptive implementation processes or steep learning [...]
There has been an ongoing social media tug-of-war in the workplace ever since Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social platforms went mainstream. On one side, you have employees who want to be able to stay connected with family and friends while at work. On the other, you have employers who want to keep employees happy, [...]
