The Hub Commentary_

In the next 12 months the Corporate Executive Board predicts that one of the driving IT trends includes the end-to-end views of managing technology as business services.  The complexity of the environment is turning business service management practices into an imperative versus a nice to have.

The re-focusing of resources on growth and driving revenue is coming more and more to the forefront, while still balancing good cost conscience practices, but the time has come to move from only focusing on operating to driving growth.

This is a great article and the close is spot on, those that drive growth and put good business service management practices in place will lead their industry and the others will play catch-up.  It’s not about IT and business aligning, it’s about driving the business forward with technology.

How are you growing your business with technology?

Michele

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