March 26th, 2013
IT Strategy Legacy
by Paul Phillips
Stay competitive. Take advantage of your technology assets.
How do you keep up with changes in your market? In lean times, you’ll likely pore over your budgets, evaluate your most important assets, and trim the fat here and there. And then when the big picture gets a little brighter, you’ll fatten up again. But is that preparation or is that just a response? A technology assessment is a great, big bundle of opportunity to step back, in preparation for your next big step forward. Read More
October 16th, 2012
Legacy
by Dmitry Cherches
Duct Tape is Not the Answer.
The adage “Everything old is new again” may apply to fashion or even music, but for business owners saddled with outdated information technology systems, there’s nothing charming about a “retro,” or legacy, IT system. The truth is, legacy systems can slow business down and wrest away any sense of control in managing a successful operation. Worse, they can keep even the best of business models from netting true growth or innovation.
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October 9th, 2012
IT Strategy
by Tom Loveland
The Tell-Tale Signs — a Top 10
See anything familiar?
You see market opportunity and need technology that will help you take advantage.
- You have a bunch of data. And no idea what to do with it.
- You’re doing work-arounds and instituted manual processes to compensate for legacy IT systems that simply can’t do the job.
- You’ve found yourself saying, “If only we could…” more than once in the last three months.
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