Outages can make or break an organization. With the rate of incidents and their complexity climbing, outages are almost unavoidable for organizations, regardless of size. Statistics surrounding these outages have been at a standstill for years, but BigPanda decided to do something about that. BigPanda retained Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) to conduct research into outages, and their results were eye-opening […]

Modern IT environments generate a flood of noise. This noise slows down IT Ops’ ability to detect problems—ultimately leading to outages. AIOps platforms cut through this noise, helping operators answer the fundamental question behind preventing these outages: What changed? IT Ops teams experience thousands of changes—to infrastructure, code, apps and systems, and other elements of the IT environment—every week, all […]

Automation is a survival tactic—but there’s nothing automatic about it. Though automation is the answer to so many of IT’s most pressing challenges, it requires changes to the triad of people, processes, and technology. Because of all the operational domains automation touches, many enterprises run into barriers when it comes to its broad adoption. Automation, high-quality IT service, and DevOps […]

Did you know 40% of CIOs will lose their jobs in 5 years because they’ll have failed to deliver business outcomes? The unrelenting pressure on IT to support rapidly evolving digital transformation initiatives is at the heart of this scary number. Your IT operations team has to move faster, do more with fewer resources, and ensure agility to support the […]

If you’re in IT Ops today, you’re feeling the heat from all sides: the spotlight on your ability to digitally transform, the pressure to prevent outages, and the stress of having to do it all without more resources. The last two years have required more of IT Ops than ever before and revealed where teams are lacking. You can run […]

As the world continues to recover from the effects of 2020’s pandemic, Chief Procurement Officers and their teams are proactively preparing for 2023. With careful planning amid uncertain times being key to organizational success, CPOs need an effective strategy that will enable them to navigate through these risks in order to maximize value for their procurement decisions. Ardent Partners’ Andrew […]

Ready to finally harness KPIs to drive the right behavior for your business? This practical step-by-step ebook is jam-packed with guides to give you the one thing CFOs need heading into 2023: Consistently excellent performance. Download the ebook today to unlock:• Customizable templates, checklists, spreadsheets, sample SLAs, and much more.• Process maps showing the production flow for each measure or […]

We talked to a dozen chief executives about what makes a top finance partner. The good news: These traits are also CFO career-building powerhouses. Want to really wow a CEO? Bring them insights into today’s funding landscape, an ability to tell the company’s story in numbers, and a snug cultural fit. From there, you can:• Replace short-term thinking with a […]