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Measure, control, optimise
Orienting oneself to the best - that means: recognising weaknesses and one's own strengths in order to improve in a targeted way. It is about prices and services, costs and productivity, employees and processes, customers and users. And the strategy to outperform the IT benchmark.
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Reducing IT operating costs - with sense and reason
In times of crisis, seemingly simple solutions to cut IT costs are very popular. But they also come at a high price, for example in IT operations. Three critical pitfalls must be avoided to help CIOs and IT managers prioritise spending more effectively and sustainably.
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How to optimise DevOps performance with a benchmark
DevOps is an attempt to combine the art of development with service efficiency. With a structured DevOps assessment, the collaboration of DevOps teams and their output can be evaluated internally and against the market to demonstrate performance and room for improvement.
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Agile development pays off
Software is the infrastructure of the 21st century, developers are one of the most important tech professions. In a benchmarking study with Kearney, we found: Agile methods can help increase the efficiency of processes and developers.
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IT Security - the journey is the reward
IT security is not just a chore, but a real competitive advantage. Yet many still think of firewalls. But how can you check what's up to date and whether your own investments in IT security are appropriate?
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Optimise IT costs in a sensible way
The economic situation reinforces the reflex to optimise IT costs quickly. A systematic approach would make more sense and be more sustainable: IT cost reduction must lower expenditure in the right places.
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Layer model of IT operating costs
Costs of IT operations are usually too large, inflexible and misallocated. Often it is a matter of selecting areas with low risks for operations or security - not jeopardising the business benefit.
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How to open the Blackbox IT Security?
Spending on IT security is rising steeply, and it's difficult for companies to determine their position: Am I investing enough in security?
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Never touch a running IT service catalogue?
IT service catalogues pay off - if they are regularly updated. Our projects show that without constant maintenance, the gap between best in class and average is widening.