(UPDATED) If you run a business, how do you know if you’re spending the right percentage of your budget on IT operations? Find out what others in your industry are spending is a great place to start. Budget studies by Gartner and others can point you in the right direction for general guidelines. IT budgets …
How well will your IT serve your organization in 2020? The first step is to budget correctly! This post is part of our series on IT Budgeting for 2020 and covers the high-level questions to ask within your organization as you begin the budget season. Other 2020 budgeting posts cover budgeting for cybersecurity and the top …
On January 14, 2020, several Microsoft products will be phased out, including Windows 7. If your organization still uses Windows 7 on any of your devices, including servers, you have some decisions to make. Updating to an entirely new operating system (OS) is a big deal — the more devices and apps that run on …
If you’re responsible for your organization’s IT budget, then you need to understand the needs of each of your departments along with your entire IT ecosystem. Your budget is the map that defines how IT will maintain, support, and fuel operations and growth in 2018 — which means it’s no small task to complete! That’s …
November 2017: If you’re in the fortunate position of having leftover IT budget in 2017, it’s time to put those funds to good use. Since you need to act fast, focus on things you can purchase and execute quickly — like replacements or upgrades — rather than on things you will need to implement for …
September 2016: No one wants to end up with an IT budget that doesn’t match what your company needs to be successful. That’s why now’s the time to have meetings with your stakeholders and talk with them about what they want to accomplish next year and how IT can help. Doing this now gets everyone …
August 2016: Did you migrate your business to Windows 10 while it was still officially free? If not, it’s time to put it in your budget — there’s a lot more to migrating than just updating machines. You need a strategic plan to get it done right! For great IT in 2017 and beyond, make …