Training IT staff equips your organization to implement technologies that drive efficiency. Employees also value employers that invest in their career advancement and tend to stay longer at those organizations, resulting in even more cost savings to your business.

The benefits of ongoing employee education are undeniable, especially in the fast-paced world of IT. But measuring and selling the direct business impact of IT training isn’t easy, especially for technical, behind-the-scenes projects that the C-suite never sees.

How can you measure what you can’t manage? That’s easy. You can’t. This is why keeping track of your sales is essential for the continuous success of your business. Enterprise sales are different from your regular kind of sales. They’re more complex and can take up to 1 year to finalize. Your sales activities are based on a benchmark of key performance indicators. Three things you should keep in mind before formulating these indicators

Big data has been an IT buzzword for years, but what does it really mean? The simplest definition is perhaps that it encompasses the concepts and practices related to dealing with information at vast scale. Think of what it is like to manage a database of insurance information or a collection of electronic health records: The scope of such tasks requires expertise with combing through large data sets, as well as familiarity with specific technical tools such as Apache Hadoop and Amazon Web Services.

Since President Trump has been in office, many technology companies have been concerned about the proposed changed to the H1B Visa. For those who are not familiar with the H1B Visa program, let’s start with the basics. The H1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows companies to employ foreigners for a period of up to six years. This visa is aimed at helping companies employ foreigners in positions for which they have been unable to find American employees.

Isn’t it vexing when you and your superior have differing viewpoints? Do you manage a team and sense frustrations amongst them? Maybe you’re a member of an executive team and are constantly feeling like there isn’t enough time to achieve goals? No matter your rank, these are all difficulties experienced in the workplace that fashion disruption. A lingering absence of communication and respect inevitably detours the culture of a company.