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All companies must go through a digital transformation, because no matter what your product or service is, no company can avoid becoming an IT company as well. Whether it is e-commerce, supply chain management, or order management; if it is not digitally in order, you will irrevocably fall behind the competition. Managers with digital plans […]
‘Lift and shift’ has long been the dominant paradigm for migrating workloads to the cloud. However, we should now move beyond this phase; a cloud-native approach aligns much better with the digitalization challenges that organizations face today. Nevertheless, achieving this requires a solid strategy as its foundation. Challenges with Current Cloud Practices In essence, many […]
ChatGPT brought AI to the attention of the general public, making it the talk of 2023 with promises of more innovative, smart, and efficient work. However, the extent to which the average company can fulfill these promises in the coming year remains a big question. In 2024, the focus will be on data security, flexibility, […]
Digitalization is necessary for almost all companies, with the motivation varying from one organization to another. Many factors may come into play, including cost savings, new business models, laws, or regulations. A good outlook for IT decision-makers is that, according to Gartner, annual spending on technology will continue to rise in the coming years. However, […]
The Aanvalsplan Chronisch Tekort ICT’ers (Plan of Attack Chronical Shortage of IT professionals), presented earlier this year, rightly drew attention to the shortage of IT professionals in the Netherlands. To address this problem, we need to change the image of IT and reshape education. The current image of IT as a field for ‘nerds in […]
To change your organization on a technical level by implementing new systems or technologies is definitely a challenge. This process is usually more expensive than budgeted and gets delivered slightly later than planned, but so be it. Entrepreneurship means taking risks and you probably won’t win the popularity contest – as Steve Jobs said, “if […]
I regularly speak with companies about their cloud strategy and find that planning is often too short-term. By considering the human aspect and a potential exit plan from the cloud, we can shift the thinking to more long-term and devise a more comprehensive cloud strategy. The main reason that companies often take the wrong approach […]