This scenario is part of corporate legend: a company decides to switch to a new core business technology, one that will affect a significant part of their organization and will be used to affect key business outcomes. Key elements are in place; senior management is on-board with the switch; the IT department has a plan to implement the needed infrastructure change, data migration, and a training program. Senior management has decided that the switch is an optional one, meaning that various organizational units will decide whether to migrate to the new system or not. Yet, even with senior management’s visible support, the adoption process is slow and agonizing, acting much like a root canal on the company. Management is surprised it takes so long for the technology to be adopted. Switching is more painful for the organizational units than expected and the loss of productivity is shocking.
As the company grew in size and global coverage, Burns & McDonnell found themselves spending more and more on engineering software licenses. They realized that they needed to be able to effectively manage over $30 million worth of investments in various engineering technologies across the globe. They needed a solution that can meter and analyze
SaaS integrations have aided numerous organizations in enhancing their cloud applications. If you are starting with SaaS integrations, you need to be aware that the process can be rather tedious and, at times, a cumbersome task. It is just like any other enhancement that any business faces. There are benefits and challenges, and it is
Cloud adoption continues to rise. The COVID-19 pandemic acted as a catalyst for re-establishing the value and flexibility of cloud computing, resulting in its rapid adoption. In fact, according to Gartner, global end-user expenditure on cloud infrastructure services increased by 18.4%, equivalent to $304.9 billion, in the wake of the global health crisis in 2021.
