By: Michael Hensley   Managing IT systems used to be a “big business” challenge—but today, small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) face the same demands for security, scalability, and cost control as Fortune 500 companies. According to an SMB IT spending and analysis report by Analysis Mason, “In 2025, total SMB IT expenditure will reach $1735 billion, with SBs accounting for…

By: Michael Hensley Manufacturing has entered a new era of complexity. Supply chain disruptions continue to ripple across global networks, labor shortages challenge production capacity, and customer expectations for quality and speed have reached new heights. In this environment, manufacturers who survive and thrive are those who can stay agile and responsive in their operations while maintaining the competitive edge…

By: Tom Gilmore Using Azure to modernize your business operations, from enhancing collaboration to simplifying data management  Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face a unique challenge: they need enterprise-level capabilities to compete effectively but typically operate with limited budgets and lean IT teams. Microsoft Azure offers a compelling solution, providing scalable cloud services that can transform operations without the hefty…

By: Tom Gilmore Every business leader wants to maintain efficient IT operations while controlling costs without the headache. But how, exactly? To separate ourselves—and your business—from the competition, we deploy an intentional, active, and purpose-driven mindset to create the ultimate customer experience with our outsource helpdesk support.  Here’s how our helpdesk solutions can benefit you and your business:  Streamline Operations…

By: Tom Gilmore  Rolling out large-scale hardware and software deployments can feel like navigating a maze of costs, delays, and unexpected challenges. Without the right partner and strategy, it’s easy for budgets to spiral and timelines to slip. But it doesn't have to be that way. With the right approach, your business can achieve seamless, cost-effective rollouts—and Lume Strategies is…

Enabling companies to flexibly manage all their human resources needs, SAP SuccessFactors provides the functionalities and capabilities that HR departments need to keep their employee information organized. SuccessFactors is a cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solution from SAP—that uses a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model—to support an organization’s core HR and payroll, talent management, HR analytics and workforce planning, and employee experience management.…

The technology hiring market continues to tighten for employers and recruiters while the talent pool shrinks. In 2021, tech job postings nearly doubled while the average number of applicants shrunk by 25 percent. There are 6.5 times more IT job openings than talent available to fill them while 54 percent of IT leaders feel it’s now more difficult to hire…

More than almost any industry in the world, IT leaders were forced to make significant adjustments to become more agile and flexible during the pandemic. As remote work became the predominant work structure for millions of Americans, the tech infrastructure that needed to be deployed put a strain on IT departments nationwide. And today, as work-from-home setups remain widely utilized…

IT pundits, industry reports, and tech-related statistics are all providing the same two fundamental truths about the state of cybercrime and cybersecurity: The risk and exposure related to cyber threats are at all-time highs—and are only getting worse. Most organizations are struggling to build and maintain effective cybersecurity programs. The presence of a booming cybercrime economy cannot be ignored. As…

IT teams in education have played a heroic role across the country during this global health crisis. Schools that moved to remote learning scrambled to switch from in-person education to a virtual environment. Here are some ways that school districts (in partnership with their IT providers) have helped ease the burdens educators, students, and their families experienced with the sudden…