Links that I have found interesting for October 7th:
- The IT-Finance Connection – It is axiomatic that IT and finance folks “speak different languages.” This is a label for something that is a lot deeper and pervasive.
The bottom line is that companies are losing revenue and seeing their competitive position slip because these two groups don’t communicate well. Indeed, they often don’t try.
The IT-Finance Connection covers these and myriad other issues from the perspective of the information that must flow between IT and Finance in order to make the wisest decisions. This information transfer is where the rubber meets the road.
- The Value of Business Transaction Management – Business transaction management enables assessment and control of IT functions and equipment through the experiences of end users. The emerging category, says Motti Tal, the executive vice president of marketing, product and business development at OpTier, leads to higher customer satisfaction and reduces the number and severity of outages.