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Application Transformation | 4 Strategies

Application transformation is one of the most ubiquitous tasks for IT teams in large organizations. The unfortunate reality for many enterprises is that old, outdated software makes up a huge proportion of their internal tool base. This creates a huge number of technical and operational challenges. Chief among these is the fact that your internal processes are based around tools that aren’t up to modern standards. In turn, this hampers your processes’ efficiency, security, productivity, accuracy, and ultimately profitability.

Ronan McQuillan

May 12, 2023

Build a Digital Enablement Strategy in 5 Steps

Digital enablement has been a bit of a buzzphrase for quite a while now. The only trouble is that it can be a bit of a challenge to understand what anyone actually means by this. See, there’s a lot of chatter out there but a lot of it is fairly nebulous. As in, there’s a lot of fluff and not a lot of substance. This is a shame because digital enablement remains one of the most underlooked aspects of modern ops management.

Ronan McQuillan

May 12, 2023

What is Finance Process Transformation?

Finance transformation is one of the most common classes of digital transformation. The reason for this is pretty straightforward. Your finance team is made up of skilled professionals. However, arguably more than any other department, they’re also massively overburdened with repetitive, menial, and largely avoidable administrative tasks. This - plus the need for a high degree of speed and accuracy - makes financial processes the ideal candidate for digital transformation.

Ronan McQuillan

Apr 17, 2023

Webhook vs API | In-Depth Guide

APIs and webhooks are both central to the way modern web apps, automation solutions, and integrated software stacks are built. However, there are several important distinctions in their use cases, configuration, architecture, target personas, and limitations. Today, we’re diving deep into webhooks vs APIs. We’re going to cover everything you need to know about how each one work, what kinds of projects they’re suitable for, technical barriers, practical considerations, costs/benefits, and more.

Ronan McQuillan

Apr 6, 2023

What is Cloud Transformation

Cloud transformation is all about moving processes, workflows, and internal data to the cloud. In case you’ve been living under a rock, this is a pretty hot topic for organizations of all shapes and sizes. See, the way we do things has changed massively over the past decade. As we’ll see, the rise of remote working, ever-growing security threats, and the need for fast, effective user experiences have all accelerated the race to the cloud.

Ronan McQuillan

Mar 13, 2023

9 Must-Have Digital Transformation Platforms

Choosing the right digital transformation platforms is a central question in your internal ops. Realistically, there is no digital transformation without the right tools. The trouble is that the market today is so saturated with options. We all know by now that digitalization is a key priority for organizations of all sizes. What’s more challenging is figuring out the exact tech we need to achieve this in our own unique situation.

Ronan McQuillan

Feb 24, 2023

When to Build vs Buy Software: 2025 Guide

Deciding whether to build vs buy software solutions is one of the central challenges for IT procurement teams. Each time we encounter a need for a new tool, capability, or other software asset, we’re faced with this decision. The trouble is, there are a lot of moving parts at play here. You see, on one level, this simply comes down to maximizing return on investment. However, so many different factors influence cost-effectiveness that it can be hard to know where to start.

Ronan McQuillan

Feb 13, 2023

What is IT Transformation? + 8 Examples

It would be easy to write IT transformation as just another buzz phrase - but it’d be a big mistake too. You see, the IT department is the core of your operations, right across the rest of your organization. We talk a lot these days about digital transformation, but you won’t get far without the right tools, people, expertise, capabilities, and capacity. IT transformation helps you to achieve exactly that.

Ronan McQuillan

Feb 9, 2023