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How to Avoid the Leading Cloud Migration Mistakes

Moving operations into the cloud doesn't have to be a floating nightmare, but it isn’t a cure-all for organizational shortcomings, either. Here we list five common migration mistakes. If you can avoid them, it can go a long way to ensuring a smooth and fast transition.
Date Published October 28, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

The Importance of Strategy in Service and Support Improvement

Strategic thinking is not only a requirement for achieving senior level positions, but also a required skill in creating your service strategy. It’s the process of learning from your experiences on what works and what doesn’t work that makes us a better strategic service leader. Here’s how.
Date Published October 27, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

Cloud Security: What to Consider

Securing a cloud environment is much more difficult than securing a traditional computer network, as it offers so many more soft targets for unlawful entry and chances for accidental data erasure. Here, a cloud cybersecurity expert walks readers through three aspects of cloud security to begin...
Date Published October 21, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

Using Production Assurance to Improve Service Transition and Operations

Production assurance is an organizational and process alignment designed to protect the production environment of an organization when the going gets rough. See how this process worked in a step-by-step walkthrough with Medtronic when that organization experienced a significant outage.
Date Published October 19, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

How to Mitigate the Risk of Ransomware Attacks

Dealing with a ransomware attack when it’s happening is extremely difficult. It’s better to put the work in now to shield your business from such attacks, or at least from the worst effects of such attacks. Here are some tips from a cybersecurity expert on how to do that.
Date Published October 19, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

Laying Out a Road Map to Close the Cloud Skills Gap

Even with the best intentions to transform, organizations that lack in-house cloud knowledge may struggle to compete. Learn why cloud skills are becoming a necessity in the IT industries, and how best to train up your workforce to best utilize cloud technology.
Date Published October 14, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

Recruitment and Retention in the Age of Remote IT Support Teams

The competition for strong candidates for IT workers has never been stronger, and that means hiring and retention efforts must be flawless. Here are some suggestions for what to focus on to make sure you have the best candidates and retain the best workforce.
Date Published October 13, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

How and Why to Adopt Role-Based Provisioning

In this second part of a series on how to coordinate service management within an organization, we discuss why many organizations are now differentiating access to applications and data based on job roles. We also provide suggestions for how to adopt role-based provisioning.
Date Published October 13, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

How and Why to Adopt Role-Based Provisioning

In this second part of a series on how to coordinate service management within an organization, we discuss why many organizations are now differentiating access to applications and data based on job roles. We also provide suggestions for how to adopt role-based provisioning.
Date Published October 13, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023

Seeking a Competitive Edge vs. Chasing Savings in the Cloud

There is broad consensus for utilizing cloud technology, but less consensus for how to do it effectively. Results from an Accenture survey point to risk of missing out on strategic advantages if organizations focus strictly on cost-savings from the cloud.
Date Published October 4, 2021 - Last Updated January 20, 2023