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Creating Space to Innovate

Innovation is a quality that we strive for in businesses.  It may even be part of our mission or values.  After all, innovation drives companies forward and creates differentiation, which often results in growth.  If innovation is so important, how do we foster an environment that produces it? Our views on innovation are often quite…
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Giving Our Teams a Boost

2020 has been a rough year to say the least. I have heard some people say that they wish we could rewind and have a do-over, which might be okay. At this point though, I am thinking, “lets just wrap it up and make 2021 much better.” Who would have thought that a virus would…
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Scott Reviews Gartner’s Top Tech Trends for 2021

Gartner recently released their Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2021, calling them “Technology trends IT can’t afford to ignore”.  Many of the trends are in  response to the remote working shift the pandemic has created.  Not just Gartner, but many other tech prognosticators are seeing this as a continued shift in how we work.…
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4 Fundamentals to Stay Cyber Secure

The FBI has designated October as Cybersecurity month. Here we are about to start October of 2020.  We have had enough to worry about in 2020, so let’s really enjoy Cybersecurity month and celebrate!  Well, maybe not, but let’s at least pay some attention and give it thought. The point of cybersecurity month is to…
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The Biggest IT Mistake Businesses Make

There is a common and costly mistake I see companies make when it comes to IT.  The reason that so many companies make this mistake is that on the surface, it seems logical. This mistake is something we commonly see, as we do IT assessments for small and mid-sized organizations.  During these assessments, we review…
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