Although many organizations have adopted agile as part of their strategy to achieve digital business success, true success in agile arises from organizational commitment to scaling and persistence along with an organizational commitment. Key challenges facing many organizations include the following: Introducing agile development without first adopting key technical practices from Extreme Programming suffer lower-quality…
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Storage utilization in data centers decreased from 67% in 2011 to 56% in 2017, equating to an effective cost increase of 11%. Information Technology Leaders should look beyond vendor discounts and learn how to save on storage costs by enforcing existing policies and deploying new technologies to increase utilization. For every 10% of unused storage…
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Data retention policies based on value, risk and compliance requirements are gaining significance among Information Technology leaders. The sheer amount of aged data and rapidly increasing new data from a variety of sources stored both within on-premises environments and in the cloud, creates severe governance, security and management challenges. The antiquated thought process of just…
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Cyber security works best when no one knows that it is there. Here at Dewpoint, we like to refer to cyber security as the ‘Hidden Savior” as it is there behind the scenes where no one is looking. The hidden security layer of defense works best because no longer does security and seamless business processes…
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Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) offers employees and corporations countless business benefits from increasing efficiency to controlling costs to provisioning a mobile workforce. BYOD is driving change in workplace processes and policies, however it is also opening the door for cyber threats as well as legal challenges. Management and CIO’s must address various BYOD nuances…
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The majority of companies using cloud-based services will be living in a hybrid deployment world for the foreseeable future. Data and analytics leaders must understand the risks and benefits in using the primary scenarios for hybrid cloud Database management system (DBMS), and how they align with core use cases and architectures. Dewpoint recommends the following:…
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LANSING, Mich. – The rest of Michigan now knows what Dewpoint employees have known all along: The Lansing area’s leading Information Technology consulting firm goes above and beyond to enhance and enrich the workplace culture. Dewpoint was named among Michigan’s 100 “Cool Places to Work 2018” by Crain’s Detroit Business. Dewpoint has been named as…
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Dewpoint Presents Lansing Promise Foundation with Additional $25,000 Donation Organization believes technology and education are key to growing future talent and industry leaders LANSING, MI – At their annual Rock the Block event on Aug. 9, Dewpoint gifted $25,000 to the Lansing Promise Foundation (Lansing Promise),a place-based scholarship program making higher education more accessible for…
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This security alert bulletin is to advise you of an increase in phishing activity noted by several Dewpoint clients. To reduce the risk of being a victim we recommend organizations adhere to good IT security practices specifically in the areas of username and password management. To reduce becoming a phishing target, stress to your staff…
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Our goal in the capital area is to become an exemplary STEAM region in America, but there’s a massive challenge and opportunity surrounding the perceptions (and realities) of attracting women into STEAM fields. According to the National Girls Collaborative Project, women only make up 29 percent of the science and engineering workforces. Frequently, there are only a…
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