One day we are all living our lives normally, and the next we are all suddenly living in confusion and uncertainty. There has been so much uncertainty and confusion surrounding COVID-19, and with local, state and national governments stating different information, it makes it hard to determine what exactly is going on, or how long our lives will be affected …
SD-WAN Implementation isn’t as easy as 1,2,3
When companies talk about digital transformation, the reality is that bringing mission-critical applications to the cloud isn’t a company’s end goal – it’s a means to an end. Businesses are looking to harness the full benefits of SaaS and cloud-based infrastructure to reduce costs and improve scalability, accessibility, and security. But getting there, however, requires re-thinking the one-time staple of …
A Phased Approach to IT Transformation
Last month we talked about best practices for crafting an IT roadmap in our blog post, Anatomy of a Business-Aligned IT Roadmap. If you haven’t had a chance to read that post, you should. The article looks at how many organizations are building IT roadmaps by focusing on the business strategy first and then layering technologies, people, processes, and metrics …
Anatomy of a Business – Aligned IT Roadmap
Aligned IT Roadmap Given the growing impact of technology on today’s business operations and processes, IT leadership must have a clear path that is closely aligned with the organization’s long-term strategic goals. While developing this IT roadmap has never been more important, it’s often a challenge for IT teams to step out of the day-to-day mandates and look at IT …
SD WAN: Technologies Wonderful Conundrum
Almost everyone has heard the term SD WAN, or software defined wide area networking, but most still are not totally sure what it is all about. An “SD WAN Conundrum” as I like to call it, leads to many questions. Similar to when the word “cloud” became popular, businesses may wonder: What is this vague magical word, what can it …