The 7 fundamentals of IT consultant success

Thinking of becoming an IT consultant? That might not be a bad idea — if you’ve developed the skills and experience needed to help clients deliver successful projects. Companies are in need of expertise in areas such as cloud computing, cyber security, big data and analytics, data center transformation, artificial intelligence/machine learning, and the internet…

How 3D printing can affect your supply chain

3D printing has been used for prototyping for decades, but now it’s starting to creep into production process too. Even if you’re not printing things yourself, that change is going to have implications for your supply chain management. What’s different about 3D printing and other additive manufacturing processes When you think about 3D printing, you…

Best free data analytics tools, 2018

7 top tools Image by Getty Images Data analytics is increasingly important for businesses looking to uncover insights that might be hidden in a vast sea of data. Organizations can gain a tremendously valuable perspective on their customers and business objectives using tools that are designed to organize, categorize and infer statistical conclusions from various…

7 ways to embrace shadow IT and win

Fear not shadow IT, the software and services employees secretly use without explicit organizational approval. For decades, CIOs and IT managers have searched for ways of reliably ferreting out and squashing shadow technologies, realizing that the illicit tools create dangerous security, compliance and workflow vulnerabilities. Yet a small but growing number of IT leaders are…