Daily Archives: March 18, 2015

IT Hardware Gets Even More Complex (Great!)

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Donny C Shimamoto, CPA CITP IntrapriseTechKnowlogies
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Some questions for both accountants and IT.

By Donny C. Shimamoto
IntrapriseTechKnowlogies

Budget season is a good time for accountants and IT wonks to get together for a heart-to-heart about hardware. Computers and peripherals aren’t like the hardware of yore. They’re omnipresent in the organization. They have strings attached. They have special issues in obsolescence. Sometimes it’s hard to draw a line between hardware and software.

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Here is a suggested a series of questions that accountants and IT wonks should address as they make budget decisions. Here are a few of the ones that relate to hardware: READ MORE →

Mentor or Sponsor? How to Distinguish Roles

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Business partners smiling in an urban settingPlus 18 ways to help.

By Ida O. Abbott
Sponsoring Women: What Men Need to Know

The practice of mentorship is well known and well established in today’s workplace. A mentor is someone who helps a more junior person learn, develop and achieve her professional goals.

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Mentoring is the process by which the mentor and mentee work together to identify and help the mentee move toward those goals. But sponsorship is intended specifically to promote career advancement. READ MORE →