Small-business IT strategy
Information technology integration with company processes has become essential to business success in the digital age. This is not easy for the largest organizations, never mind a small business with limited resources. We are here to help: Read news and tips that provide small organizations with IT/business strategies to help stretch limited IT resources for maximum gain.
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Free Guide: 4 ITSM Best Practices for Managing Service Vendors
Managing the vendors you've hired to deliver IT services to the business goes beyond procurement and standard IT contract negotiations. Learn 4 best practices for maximizing service delivery from experts and 5 key steps for developing ITSM SLAs that work in an environment with multiple service providers.
Small-business IT strategy News
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May 30, 2019
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Google's John Solomon redefines the cloud worker for CIOs at MITCIO
Who is a cloud worker? According to Google's John Solomon, CIOs are shortchanging their companies by not enabling virtually every worker today to use the cloud to do their jobs.
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February 15, 2019
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Succeed at implementing RPA: Top tips from execs at IBM Think
Implementing RPA requires planning and coordination between multiple parts of the business to be effective. Execs at IBM Think share tips on how to craft a winning RPA strategy.
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January 23, 2019
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CIOs share their 2019 tech resolutions
We asked five CIOs to share their tech resolutions for the new year. Ambition is sky high. Projects include RPA, AI that can handle sensitive data, scaling the business and more.
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January 21, 2019
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5 IT trends shaping 2019 CIO strategies
Tech executives sound off on the IT trends they see shaping CIO strategies in 2019. AI and cloud loom large, but the test for CIOs is not just technical.
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CIO (Chief Information Officer)
A chief information officer (CIO) is the corporate executive in charge of information technology (IT) strategy and implementation. Continue Reading
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SIPOC diagram (suppliers, inputs, process, outputs, customers)
A SIPOC (suppliers, inputs, process, outputs, customers) diagram is a visual tool for documenting a business process from beginning to end prior to implementation. Continue Reading
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4 steps to a blockchain implementation
If you're not experimenting with blockchain, you're behind the curve. Our step-by-step guide on implementing blockchain dissects the challenges, best practices and payoffs. Continue Reading
Evaluate Small-business IT strategy Vendors & Products
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
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Facebook's Libra project -- why enterprises should prepare
Facebook's foray into cryptocurrency is setting off alarm bells in government and finance circles. The question is how could the Libra project help the enterprise? Continue Reading
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CIOs need a strategy for AR and VR use cases -- now
CIOs need to start thinking about AR and VR and other immersive technologies as the new enterprise UI. Continue Reading
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How to build a startup: 7 tips from Keith Krach
Entrepreneur Keith Krach recounts how he started Ariba, sharing a treasure trove of tips in part two of this three-part Q&A. Continue Reading
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6 free IT strategic planning templates for CIOs
As technology has become a business differentiator, IT strategy is more crucial than ever. These IT strategic planning templates help CIOs make IT a business driver. Continue Reading
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Free proof-of-concept templates for the CIO
Do you know what goes into a proof of concept? Or why POCs are done? Learn more about the elements of a POC and get access to free proof-of-concept templates for the CIO in this tip. Continue Reading
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21st-century CIO job description puts CIOs in vortex of emerging tech
The ban against pursuing tech for tech's sake -- it's been lifted. CIOs need to dive into emerging tech to extract its business potential. Welcome to the new CIO job description. Continue Reading
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American Fidelity's automation strategy aspires to 'drop the drudgery'
American Fidelity's R&D chief said employees, not tech, should be the focus of any automation strategy. One way he puts people first is by eliminating menial tasks. Continue Reading
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5 reasons CIO career paths go south -- and how to protect yourself
Safeguard your CIO career path. Agiloft CEO Colin Earl details the top five reasons CIOs get the ax -- and how to avoid them. Continue Reading
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What's the difference between SLO vs. SLA?
Often used interchangeably, the terms SLO and SLA are not the same. Find out the key attributes of each and why each is important for managing service providers. Continue Reading