The Art & Science of Turning Around an IT Department
The first thing to say in an article about the art & science of the turnaround of an IT department is that there's no way to write a single article…
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The SEC Formally Raises the Cybersecurity Bar for Public Companies
A summary and analysis of the SEC's sweeping new cybersecurity rules for publicly traded companies: ensuring thorough and timely incident prevention, detection, and reporting of significant breaches As we…
IT Capacity is Harder than it Seems
At first glance, the concept of IT capacity seems completely straightforward. One wants a certain amount of unused storage, processing power, or bandwidth in place which is available if the…
Helping Overwhelmed CIOs be Hero Intrapreneurs
A lot goes into being an enterprise CIO/CTO these days – from foundational capabilities like IT operations, infrastructure, telecom, disaster readiness, cybersecurity and governance to business-tailored solutions like applications, RPA,…
SEC Plans to Raise the Cybersecurity Bar for Boards of Directors
Betanews reports that hackers can penetrate the networks of 93% of all organizations worldwide. Only 7% are fully protected! Darkreading reports that companies suffered 50% more cyber attacks in 2021…
An Auxiliary Brain for your IT Leader
CEOs are feeling better about the enabling impact of IT these days; Covid and the light-speed jump to remote/hybrid operations at many organizations raised IT's profile to levels never before…
Your Help Desk is more Strategic than You Think
Business executives, and even some CIOs, often look at a help desk as a necessity with limited impact potential. This attitude drives a mindset of cost control. After all, if…
Virtual CIO Case Study · Paying By the Drink for the Right Wine
Buying wine by the bottle (or case) may be the most economic option to acquire it at scale, but if a bottle is beyond your means or needs, and you…
Escaping the Catch-22 of Post-COVID Digitalization
COVID-19 has escalated and turbo-charged digital transformation across the globe. Prior to COVID, many organizations planned to build out more options for their employees to be more productive by working…
Best IT Strategy for a Non-IT Startup? It Depends
Tech company startups are the darlings of the press and of venture capitalists. It certainly seems that tech companies dominate the list of "Unicorns" and top IPOs from the last…