Category: IT Small Talk Blog

Quantum computing is coming!  What do business leaders need to know?  Well, you have nothing to worry about unless your business relies on cybersecurity in any way.  In that case, yes, there are very real concerns.  OK, that was a trick question.  I’ll get to the cybersecurity implications further below!  But first I wanted to… Read more

As a continuation of our future of IT conversation that was focused on AI, I wanted to talk about a few interesting infrastructure trends that we see heading into 2025.  (Disclaimer: I can’t promise not to mention AI 🙂) CLOUD VS. ON-PREMISE First off, did you know there’s currently a tug of war going on… Read more

To kick off 2025, I originally planned to write about the future of IT in general.  But I quickly surrendered to the fact that, at this moment in time, the future of IT really mostly boils down to two letters: AI.  Since we know AI is going to continue to advance and extend its tentacles… Read more

When you say “IT”, what does that mean in your organization?  You might be thinking, isn’t IT just “IT”?  And to that I would say, not so fast!  Every IT department is different.  Yes, at a basic level IT manages your Google and your Microsoft, responds to helpdesk tickets, and makes sure your internet works. … Read more

IT security is complicated, technical, multi-faceted, and always changing.  It’s also an inescapable concern for every company.  How are the non-techies, business folks, and C-Suite leaders supposed to keep up??  What do you really need to know?  Here are 6 key principles: So how can (should) the C-Suite participate?  What’s their role? What should the… Read more

One of the biggest unexpected hurdles when small companies start to scale up is change management, which is really the big brother to project management.  It can sneak up on you.  With growth comes operational complexity.  More and more projects start happening simultaneously, and they compete for limited attention and resources.  At a certain point… Read more