Connecting the Divide: Aligning Your Technology Investments with Business Objectives

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Find out how collaboration tool selection consulting services help executives choose the right software for team productivity, security, and seamless workflows. Choosing a new collaboration tool often feels like standing in a supermarket cereal aisle that stretches for miles. Every box promises to be the best, packed with features you might not even need. This overwhelming number of options leads to analysis paralysis, and the stakes are high. Picking the wrong platform isn't

In every organization, regardless of size, industry, or maturity three challenges quietly shape every decision: Money, Time, and People. They are the constants that determine whether innovation moves forward or stalls, whether IT becomes a business enabler or just another cost center. For many CIOs, CTOs, and business leaders, the problem isn’t that they lack strategy or talent—it’s that the traditional way of sourcing, evaluating, and managing technology has become too comp

By Ron Salazar (Executive Thought Leadership) The 2025 State of Disruption  report makes one thing clear: Business resilience has become the new IT mandate. Boards expect CIOs to protect the business, reduce risk, control cost, adopt AI responsibly, and deliver innovation all at once. Yet the report shows: 90%  of organizations aren’t resilience-ready 63%  still operate in the “exposed zone” Tool sprawl is the #1 source of preventable risk AI adoption is driving unpredictable

Synthesis & Perspective from  AI-Focus CTL Ambassador Original source: Reporting and analysis by Michael Ashley — Forbes.com AI is evolving in ways that even experts didn’t fully expect — not just computing faster, but behaving with intention.  In a recent Forbes article, contributor Michael Ashley highlighted research showing AI models cooperating, competing, and even deceiving one another in strategic simulations without ever being programmed to do so. This is not just out

By: Ron Salazar Most IT leaders believe staying in their full-time role is the “secure move.” But if we’re honest… that version of “security” comes with a cost. “Secure” often means 60-hour weeks. “Secure” means constant fire drills and operational chaos. “Secure” means waiting on someone else to decide your raise, your title, your future. And even then… “Secure” still means you can be replaced tomorrow. If that’s considered security, what does uncertainty look like? The tr

By: Ron Salazar Let’s break down the 4 phases of the CIO maturity journey moving from Operational Leadership to Transformational Leadership through the lens of the TBaaS™ (Technology Business-as-a-Service) model. This isn’t just about improving IT; it’s about reshaping how technology drives real business outcomes.   Phase 1: Reactive Operator   Focus: Keeping the lights on Mindset: “If it’s not broken, don’t fix it”   At this stage, the CIO is primarily focused on day-to-day

By Ron Salazar - MR2 Solutions Every year, the same cycle plays out inside IT organizations. Budget season arrives. Spreadsheets multiply. Fire drills begin. IT leaders are expected to submit a plan that accounts for rising costs, growing risks, new initiatives, legacy systems, and unpredictable business demands all while delivering innovation on a controlled budget. For many, budgeting becomes a defensive exercise. Not strategic. Not empowering. Not aligned. But it doesn’t

By: Ron Salazar Small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are navigating a rapidly evolving IT landscape—facing complex decisions, tight budgets, and limited internal resources. Traditional methods for selecting a Managed Service Provider (MSP) often fall short due to bias, lack of transparency, or internal bandwidth constraints. Technology Brokerage-as-a-Service (TBaaS) offers a structured, vendor-neutral framework for evaluating and selecting MSPs with confidence. By combinin

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