Businesses are only as effective as the people they hire. It’s a simple but true maxim that’s tough to live up to these days. The U.S. job market is experiencing the perfect storm of a full employment economy and tech talent shortage, so much so that 76% of decision makers…...
IT Services Update
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IT Project Staffing – Do Your Top Picks Have What It Takes?
How to put talent to the test and measure future project success. Every business wants a staff that can get the job done. In every team there are the star players; the MVPs whose input and talent can turn a project into something special. It’s a tough job, but somebody’s…...
IT Specialists Are Crucial to Project Success
IT is a blanket term. Here’s why you’re better off hiring a team of specialists. There’s a tendency for companies to gravitate towards IT candidates who can fill multiple roles. It means less work – at least for the hiring team – less salary and benefits, and the perception is…...
5 Mistakes to Avoid When Implementing an ERP System
Here's what not to do when tying your business together. ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems have had a lot of work on their hands since their arrival in the late 1980s. They're the brain of a business body, and if successfully implemented can unify a company's processes from front of…...
6 Tips for Finding an IT Service Company
How to find an IT service firm for your small business. Finding a good IT tech service firm for your business is essential. In this day and age, no one can afford to be down for any length of time. It is especially important for small businesses that may not…...
Transforming Big Data From a Buzzword Concept Into an Actionable Asset
How your technical staff can help the rest of the company understand what they do. Big data. What’s so hard to understand about it? Let’s be fair, do IT professionals grok the marketing department’s sales funnel? Or why the people in HR are always referring to a balanced scorecard? Different…...
The Cybersecurity Challenge: It’s Not the Protection. It’s the Implementation.
Find the talent, not the protection. Whatever works today could very well be defeated tomorrow. Cybercrime costs companies about $3 trillion globally in 2015. Those losses will double to $6 trillion by 2021. The $80 billion Gartner reports we spent in 2016 pales in comparison to the $1 trillion that…...