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I recently attended the heart-thumping, adrenaline-pumping 133rd Passing Out Parade of India’s prestigious National Defense Academy (NDA), the iconic institute responsible for transforming our men to gentlemen. The NDA is an institute with a global brand of excellence in the sphere of military education across India’s armed forces—the Army, Navy, … [Read more...]
Technology companies invest significantly in their products to solve problems for customers. As customers leverage product capabilities, at times they lose track of license compliance: whether they comply with software licenses they purchased from vendors. Most of the time, such non-compliance is unintentional. Often, the adoption of the product … [Read more...]
In 2017, business became digital. In 2018, digital transformation will go into overdrive, as leaders face pressure to reduce costs while meeting dizzying speed, security, and quality objectives. The winners in 2018 will be the leaders who successfully orchestrate and manage the multi-cloud environments that will define tomorrow’s digital … [Read more...]
As we look ahead to 2018 I have engaged my crystal ball and a couple hundred partner meetings coupled together with a bit of gray matter to author five predictions for 2018. This past year was truly a breakthrough year for the BMC channel ecosystem and we are grateful for your support. Now let’s look forward to the new year and some key … [Read more...]
Issue 2 of the “Digital Transformation that Endures” blog series by Mark Gradwell In my last blog, I wrote about the importance of creating a change vision and how seeking input and support from stakeholders is key to the genesis and impetus for a digital transformation program. Knowing what your organization “wants to be when it grows up” and … [Read more...]
The other day, my colleague said “Moving to the cloud should be as easy as moving house.” Now, I can’t vouch for her experience in regards to a house move, but mine certainly wasn’t “easy.” My wife and I visited over 10 places before we agreed on the one we purchased. There was the location to consider, the schools and their rating in the national … [Read more...]
There has been significant emphasis on corporate data and IT asset vulnerability in recent years due to the increase in cyber security threats. Some industries have regulations requiring companies to know what IT assets they have as well as track what they connect to in the effort to better protect critical infrastructures. However, to really … [Read more...]
Every IT leader wrestles with operationalizing a new software solution or business application for the enterprise. After advocating for the need to secure the budget as well as researching and getting approval for the solution selected, it isn’t a clear path to how your team and your end users will actually be successful. Moreover, the new … [Read more...]
Cost is an emotional subject with CIOs and IT managers. They’ve seen IT budgets slashed since the market recession in 2008, and have been expected to deliver the same quality of service, if not better. They’ve virtualized, consolidated and standardized. They’ve experimented with outsourcing, insourcing, service integration, and management models … [Read more...]
We often hear from customers that when a business application that employees frequently use has been upgraded, the calls to IT support increase and they often echo the same themes: “…Something is not right!” “I can’t access the solution!” “This thing is so slow…” “The thing I used to use is no longer there. Where did it go?” Employee … [Read more...]