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Collaborative cloud architecture diagrams: what they are and how to master them

Companies are investing big in cloud infrastructure worldwide, with no signs of a slowdown on the horizon. We’re talking an eye-popping $1.35 trillion worth of spend being driven toward cloud services by 2027. That’s no wonder, given that 89% of organizations recently surveyed in Flexera’s 2024 State of the Cloud report say they’ve already adopted a multi-cloud strategy. Cloud is the backbone of many modern organizations.
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SaaS and Microsoft 365 Service Level Agreement Credit Recovery

In this article, we will be covering Service-Level Agreement (SLA) credits and the general steps Software-as-a-Service customers must take to recover them. We'll also go over the typical information required by SaaS vendors, how to collect this information, and how CloudReady synthetics can expedite the SLA credit recovery process. SLA credits are a type of compensation to customers by service providers when service providers fail to achieve the agreed-upon service levels. These credits are applied to customer accounts as monetary refunds or credits to be used for future services.

10 Ideas for Increasing Employee Performance

In today’s corporate competition, employee engagement stands as a critical differentiator. It’s not simply a feel-good metric but a strategic imperative directly impacting an organization’s bottom line. Incorporating employee performance into this equation further emphasizes its significance in driving success and sustainability.

The Essential Guide to Creating a Service Catalog

Imagine a place where every employee can find accurate answers to their IT questions and requests — a centralized hub where every service offered by the IT department is organized, described, and well-explained. This utopia within the IT Service Management (ITSM) world is known as the service catalog, and we're here to guide you in building one that is both effective and easy to navigate.

How to create a culture of recognition to boost remote employee engagement

How do you celebrate the people working for you in different locations and time zones? If you’re managing remote employees, shoutouts that used to happen in staff meetings now happen in virtual huddles. Instead of bringing donuts to the office, you might give everyone a gift card for coffee. Teams that reach their targets get a bonus or unique gift. Conventional wisdom says these strategies should help with remote employee engagement.

Recognition strategies for managing remote employees: Tips to boost motivation and prevent employee burnout

When employees feel valued and recognized as individuals, they act in ways that benefit colleagues, managers and the organization. They’re also happier, healthier and more engaged. Gallup and Workhuman studied thousands of employees across several countries to gauge the power of recognition. They found that when recognition efforts resonate, employees are: In short, recognition is a powerful motivator and antidote to employee burnout.

The Manager's Lifeline: Zen to Done's 10 Habits for Sanity and Success

Explore the 10 key habits of Zen to Done (ZTD) and how they address common managerial challenges. See how Insightful's workforce analytics complement ZTD, providing data-driven insights to optimize your productivity. Transform your approach to time management and task prioritization.