Winning the IT Transformation Race

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COVID-era priorities proved businesses of all types and sizes could transform operations with digital technology at a rapid pace in the face of crisis. Now, despite waning pandemic conditions, pressure to accelerate digital transformation continues.

Apr 04, 2023

Cybersecurity, IT Consulting & Support

A majority (59%) of CEOs surveyed say digital initiatives take too much time
More than half (52%) those executives also believe those projects take too long to show value

Decision-makers at small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) are not exempt from these expectations. Digital technologies like cloud services can enable small firms to compete at enterprise scale and expand at global scope. But responding to these opportunities is not easy.

Here are two tips that can give SMB leaders an edge in this IT transformation race:

Think Smaller Today
- This advice may seem counterintuitive, but the pandemic period proved this pragmatism: Responding to immediate crises with available solutions can yield rapid returns.
  
  Consider the boost in productivity from remote workers that many companies experienced without launching new collaboration platforms. The key was not investing in new tech but making the most of existing IT by first transforming policy and practice around it.
  
  Thinking of digital transformation as a series of short-term victories instead of a slog through long-run expenses can reshape perceptions of progress.
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- Thinking smaller can also apply to larger, daunting challenges like today’s IT skills shortage. Recruiting and retaining tech talent for your company is a long-haul proposition while engaging a managed services provider (MSP) to support current IT operations, practices and policies is a relatively short process.

As a leading MSP, our teams have local presence backed by a national organization. Whatever your transformative problems, we most likely have seen them – and helped SMBs solve them.

Call us for a consultation today.