End of Abundance in Tech

The technology industry has been living in an era of abundance for two decades. That's about to change."Billions of dollars are wasted every year due to a lack of attention, awareness, or expertise in measuring the health and efficiency of technology systems as companies scale. It's time to move from the era of abundance to the era of efficiency." - Ben DeBow, CEO and Founder, FortifiedIT professionals have been too focused on the here and now instead of creating real long-term value for their organizations. In his book, End of Abundance in Tech: How IT Leaders Can Find Efficiencies to Drive Business Value, data and optimization expert Ben DeBow offers a systemized approach for improving the health and efficiency of technology systems beyond today's accepted KPIs. It's time to shift the focus from measuring the capacity and costs of technology systems today and plan for the next three to five years so we know the total cost of applications over time.With insights from boots-on-the-ground IT and data experts from retail, healthcare, and finance, and from the vantage point of both financial and environmental sustainability, as it takes substantial energy to power inefficient systems, DeBow presents an action plan to define and assess workload health metrics to impact real change. Only with this type of approach will the tech industry be fully prepared to tackle the necessary tradeoffs and meet the challenges to come.**Ben DeBow is on a mission to evolve corporate mindsets with a focus on workload health and analytics. Visit www.bendebow.com to learn more. **