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  • Photo of an elephant family at sunset, sharing a lesson about caring.

A lesson about caring learned from an exercise in branding

2023-03-20T11:52:28-04:00

“A good intention with a bad approach often leads to a poor result,” says Thomas Edison. We agree, and this video of a baby elephant not being willing to leave the side of its mud-stuck mother is a great example. Not only does the baby elephant keep getting stuck itself, it also gets in the way of the workers who are trying to free its mother. The lesson: sometimes we can all use a little help.

A lesson about caring learned from an exercise in branding2023-03-20T11:52:28-04:00
  • Abstract image of a data lake with rippling code

Data lakes: What they are, advantages, and considerations when designing one

2023-02-14T11:41:23-05:00

Data lakes play a crucial role in feeding business intelligence (BI) systems. It’s where data is collected, stored, and processed before being transformed into insights and information that can drive business decisions. Here are some best practices to consider when establishing a data lake.

Data lakes: What they are, advantages, and considerations when designing one2023-02-14T11:41:23-05:00
  • Photo of new employee at company that used Robotic Process Automation for onboarding

Robotic Process Automation for onboarding and offboarding

2023-02-14T11:53:36-05:00

Employee onboarding is a traditional human resource activity. It takes people and time. But what if you drew a “chance” card that shortcuts the process? Would you play it? Especially if there wasn’t much to chance and the reward could be reducing the time to onboard an employee from 128 minutes to 3 minutes? With RPA, you can do just that.

Robotic Process Automation for onboarding and offboarding2023-02-14T11:53:36-05:00
  • Photo of engineer with server working on IT challenges

The biggest IT challenges for small businesses in 2023

2023-02-14T12:09:55-05:00

In Stephen King’s book IT, the titular antagonist says, “I am everything you ever were afraid of.” How very prescient of King. Nearly three decades later, a different IT—information technology—can be what keeps small business owners up at night. Everyone needs it, few understand it, and even fewer like investing in it. But failing to pay attention to and investing in it can, as Pennywise the Clown said, become “every nightmare you ever had.” Here are common IT challenges and tools that can help you overcome them.

The biggest IT challenges for small businesses in 20232023-02-14T12:09:55-05:00
  • Photo of robot depicting cybersecurity operations you can automate

Four cybersecurity operations you can automate

2023-02-14T12:06:03-05:00

Most CIOs expect their involvement in cybersecurity to increase over the course of 2023. Many use artificial intelligence applications for IT operations (AIOps) and security operations (SecOps) to continuously improve the security posture of their organizations. However, few of these tools enable end-to-end security operations automation, and teams are being stretched thin. Automation can support full-scale SOAR across a number of areas, including: identity lifecycle, threat detection and prevention, incident response, and audit and compliance.

Four cybersecurity operations you can automate2023-02-14T12:06:03-05:00
  • Photo of HR manager offering tips for onboarding for engagement and retention

Onboarding tips to boost employee engagement and retention

2023-01-17T15:26:00-05:00

Recruiters regularly lament the lack of qualified, available candidates for quality jobs. HR pros talk about how hard it is to retain them once found. The driver of both is the same: there are a lot of great jobs and not enough great and/or interested people to fill them. This makes keeping the talent you find engaged and happy is more important than ever—because finding their replacement may not be so easy. Here are some tips to effectively onboard for employee engagement and retention.

Onboarding tips to boost employee engagement and retention2023-01-17T15:26:00-05:00
  • Photo of IT Engineer overseeing cloud data migration

Why you should migrate to the cloud, and tips for doing it successfully

2023-01-25T09:33:18-05:00

Data is a valued asset for most organizations. Most have more than they realize. Few know where it all is. Even fewer know how to leverage it to create opportunity. Then there’s the challenge of making sure it’s all secure. Here are four benefits of cloud data migration and a checklist to help you navigate your way to the cloud with minimal disruption and maximum success.

Why you should migrate to the cloud, and tips for doing it successfully2023-01-25T09:33:18-05:00
  • IV&V Lessons - Independent Verifications & Validation

IV&V Lessons: Five things learned over 30 years

2023-01-30T12:33:02-05:00

Carl Blanchette is a respected Independent Verification & Validation leader. After 30 years contributing to programs, primarily in health and human services, with a specialization in child support systems, he has learned many IVV lessons. Here are his top five.

IV&V Lessons: Five things learned over 30 years2023-01-30T12:33:02-05:00
  • Real work robot watering corn

Pitchers, robots, and work that is real

2023-05-09T12:51:42-04:00

Poet Marge Piercy may make the best case for Robotic Process Automation (RPA)—without ever intending to. It allows people to be of use by returning them to work that is real. How? By encouraging the use of technology as it was intended—to accomplish more, easier, without error, and at a quicker pace.

Pitchers, robots, and work that is real2023-05-09T12:51:42-04:00
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