As organizations evolve, they build context-specific software applications to meet business needs. Over time, the environment for which these applications had been developed to execute business ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. As state and local agencies pursue technology modernization, they ...

Application rationalization is a crucial step for government contracting organizations aiming to streamline operations, cut costs and embrace the latest technologies. However, transitioning from an ...

While agencies often look for quick wins on new administration policies, the application rationalization process is not one of those areas, an official said. A central part of the administration’s ...

Over the past several years, until the Covid-19 pandemic hit this spring, we saw a steady beat of U.S. companies broadening their reach, expanding into international markets with increasing volume.

In an era where technology drives business success, organizations often find themselves managing an overwhelming number of tools and applications — whether purchased officially through procurement or ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

Many companies are all too willing to create new products at a client’s request. Over time, unchecked SKU proliferation can lead to more business complexity through smaller production runs, more ...

Standards for products and procedures shape every facet of contemporary American life. Yet despite their pervasiveness and their centrality to the process of rationalization, standards have been ...

Although vendor-written, this contributed piece does not advocate a position that is particular to the author’s employer and has been edited and approved by Network World editors. It’s a cliché, but ...

The plan to restructure and cut the overall cost of the public sector in Serbia raises as many questions as it answers. Public spending in Serbia is extremely high. The so-called public sector is ...