UNDERSTANDING YOUR TECHNOLOGICAL RISKS

摘要

Technology can support a business, supercharge a business or cripple a business - and often the line between each of these is small. So how can directors ensure they consider these aspects to the best of their abilities, especially when they may not be technology experts?One advantage of current technology, especially for small and medium sized businesses and startups, is that there is not the daunting capex for hardware. Where once you would need beefy on-premise servers' now, in most cases, you can buy capacity with one of the many cloud suppliers; extra capacity can be stood up almost instantly; and excess capacity reduced rather than having to wait for additional hardware and installation.