After serving the DC law firm community on a strategic consulting level for over 30 years, you can imagine that we’ve managed our fair share of DMS selection projects. As a result, we’ve become quite familiar with how to analyze a particular DMS solution and whether or not it may
The average downtime for a ransomware attack (defined as “material interruption” to operations) is 22 days. In DC, the average lawyer’s billing rate is $380 per hour. Multiply that by the number of attorneys in the firm, and multiply that by 8 hours and by 22 days… and you can
Technology equipment is in short supply due to two distinct but related issues: a semiconductor chip shortage, and severe supply chain woes. The pandemic delivered a knock-out blow to an already fragile global supply chain. Starting in early 2020: Pivotal manufacturing plants in China and beyond were shut down by
Whether you’re starting the search for an IT firm or looking to strengthen your partnership with your existing IT team, it’s important to determine how your needs as an organization align with what a particular provider will deliver.
Business leaders have no shortage of challenges to wade through these days; between the ongoing pandemic, the Great Resignation, and evolving cyber threats, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and even a little lost as to where to start.
Cybercriminals are more organized, disciplined, and persistent than ever. Compared to 2019, the FBI saw a 70% increase in reported attacks in 2020. This is not so surprising when you realize that cybercrime is a $1.5 trillion industry (more revenue than Facebook, Walmart, Apple, Tesla, and Microsoft combined).
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