2024 Blog Posts

Member Spotlight: Silver Tree Consulting & Services

December 18, 2024

Silver Tree Consulting & Services has a clear vision: to bring enterprise-level IT expertise and capabilities to SMBs, midmarket companies, and nonprofit organizations. As the former Nortel CIO and Group President of Computer Sciences Corporation's Global Services business (now known as DXC) and Silver Tree's founder, Richard Ricks recognized, the challenges non-enterprise organizations face in accessing the same level of service, quality, and strategic insight as large corporations are real. Leveraging decades of experience in senior IT leadership roles at large, global companies, Silver Tree addresses those gaps by providing tailored solutions that align with smaller companies' unique needs, budgets, and growth aspirations. Just as important, Silver Tree has operated with a dual focus: delivering exceptional IT services and creating a meaningful impact in the community. This purpose-driven approach has shaped everything we do, from service delivery to corporate culture. Today, we're proud to help our clients navigate their IT challenges while building stronger, more resilient communities through initiatives like our nonprofit, NextGen Thriving, which equips historically marginalized youth with life-changing skills.

3 Benefits of Remote Work (and Why We Chose Co-Location)

December 13, 2024

Having worked in web development for a while, I’ve seen how automation has reshaped the way we build websites and apps. Tasks that used to take hours can now be done in minutes thanks to tools like automated design systems, AI, and low-code/no-code platforms. It's easy to see this as a big step forward—who wouldn’t want to speed up repetitive tasks and make development more efficient?

Member Spotlight: Farm Trader

December 02, 2024

Farm Trader was born out of a problem my wife and I experienced firsthand while running a small farm. We noticed significant inefficiencies in trying to purchase farm goods locally and struggled to connect with nearby resources. This inspired us to create a platform that simplifies and strengthens connections within the agricultural community, making it easier for farmers and consumers to buy, sell, and support local agriculture.

Member Spotlight: FocalPoint Business Coaching of Cary

November 22, 2024

I believe everyone deserves to love what they do and who they do it for. I believe small changes can have a huge impact on the business and that every member has a moral responsibility to continuously grow and improve their environment for them and those around them.

Take 5 with Ricardo Govindasamy, CEO + Cofounder, Govincorp Technology Group

November 07, 2024

The Take 5 series features brief 5-question interviews with leaders who are making an impact within their organization and in the community. The interviews are shared in the monthly e-newsletter, blog, and through social media. Meet our next Take 5 executive, Ricardo Govindasamy with Govincorp Technology Group.

The Role of Automation in Web Development: Is It Diminishing Human Creativity?

October 15, 2024

Having worked in web development for a while, I’ve seen how automation has reshaped the way we build websites and apps. Tasks that used to take hours can now be done in minutes thanks to tools like automated design systems, AI, and low-code/no-code platforms. It's easy to see this as a big step forward—who wouldn’t want to speed up repetitive tasks and make development more efficient?

Building Authentic Connections with Corporate Storytelling

September 27, 2024

Imagine, you are on a stage staring into a sea of expectant faces who are waiting on the edge of their seats to learn about your latest, greatest technology solution that will solve all their challenges. You’ve practiced, sweated over selecting just the right images for the accompanying visuals. As you take your first breath to start, the crowd gasps. Your mic has failed and the screen behind you is now dark – your logo and presentation title are gone. Yet, the spotlight is on you. The crowd thinks this is a theatrical stunt as part of your presentation.

Women Leading in Tech: Alison Kiing

September 23, 2024

In the lead-up to the Summit for Women in Tech, we're sharing Women Leading in Tech Executive Spotlights across our blog, social media channels, and newsletters. These spotlights are designed to highlight and celebrate the achievements of female tech leaders from our state, providing them with a platform to share their stories and insights. Stay tuned to meet the trailblazers who are shaping the future of technology!

Women Leading in Tech: Trish Halley

September 13, 2024

In the lead-up to the Summit for Women in Tech, we're sharing Women Leading in Tech Executive Spotlights across our blog, social media channels, and newsletters. These spotlights are designed to highlight and celebrate the achievements of female tech leaders from our state, providing them with a platform to share their stories and insights. Stay tuned to meet the trailblazers who are shaping the future of technology!

Women Leading in Tech: Rachini Moosavi

September 06, 2024

In the lead-up to the Summit for Women in Tech, we're sharing Women Leading in Tech Executive Spotlights across our blog, social media channels, and newsletters. These spotlights are designed to highlight and celebrate the achievements of female tech leaders from our state, providing them with a platform to share their stories and insights. Stay tuned to meet the trailblazers who are shaping the future of technology!

Women Leading in Tech: Bonnie Phillips

August 30, 2024

In the lead-up to the Summit for Women in Tech, we're sharing Women Leading in Tech Executive Spotlights across our blog, social media channels, and newsletters. These spotlights are designed to highlight and celebrate the achievements of female tech leaders from our state, providing them with a platform to share their stories and insights. Stay tuned to meet the trailblazers who are shaping the future of technology!

Take 5 with Kevin Robinson, CTO, RTriad Enterprises

August 27, 2024

The Take 5 series features brief 5-question interviews with leaders who are making an impact within their organization and in the community. The interviews are shared in the monthly e-newsletter, blog, and through social media. Meet our next Take 5 executive, Kevin Robinson with RTriad Enterprises.

Women Leading in Tech: Jennifer Whaley

August 23, 2024

In the lead-up to the Summit for Women in Tech, we're sharing Women Leading in Tech Executive Spotlights across our blog, social media channels, and newsletters. These spotlights are designed to highlight and celebrate the achievements of female tech leaders from our state, providing them with a platform to share their stories and insights. Stay tuned to meet the trailblazers who are shaping the future of technology!

Women Leading in Tech: Keri Henderson

August 16, 2024

In the lead-up to the Summit for Women in Tech, we're sharing Women Leading in Tech Executive Spotlights across our blog, social media channels, and newsletters. These spotlights are designed to highlight and celebrate the achievements of female tech leaders from our state, providing them with a platform to share their stories and insights. Stay tuned to meet the trailblazers who are shaping the future of technology!

Member Spotlight: American Tower

August 14, 2024

American Tower was founded in 1995 and is a leading independent owner, operator, and developer of digital infrastructure. Our newest offering is our edge data center portfolio, which enables customers to benefit from local data center infrastructure.

Women Leading in Tech: Anne Hungate

August 09, 2024

In the lead-up to the Summit for Women in Tech, we're sharing Women Leading in Tech Executive Spotlights across our blog, social media channels, and newsletters. These spotlights are designed to highlight and celebrate the achievements of female tech leaders from our state, providing them with a platform to share their stories and insights. Stay tuned to meet the trailblazers who are shaping the future of technology!

Member Spotlight: E2D + Kramden Institute

August 08, 2024

Our model is simple: Through partnerships with companies like Bank of America and Duke Energy, we collect retiring computers (we’ll even pick up for free), refurbish them, and then offer them to families and students in need.

Women Leading in Tech: Tina Ruark

August 02, 2024

In the lead-up to the Summit for Women in Tech, we're sharing Women Leading in Tech Executive Spotlights across our blog, social media channels, and newsletters. These spotlights are designed to highlight and celebrate the achievements of female tech leaders from our state, providing them with a platform to share their stories and insights. Stay tuned to meet the trailblazers who are shaping the future of technology!

Member Spotlight: Hyperdrive Recruiting

July 31, 2024

Long ago, in a galaxy far far away, a young Jedi fell into recruiting. He found success recruiting engineers for tech companies in Research Triangle Park (RTP). The force was strong with him. After 12 years of intense Jedi training Hyperdrive Recruiting was born. Master Yoda predicts this will become the greatest recruiting company in history.

Member Spotlight: Global Validity

July 31, 2024

Global Validity was founded by a team of testing, inspection and certification experts who recognized the need for a more efficient and transparent approach to Global Market Access project services. To achieve this, we leveraged advanced cloud technology to develop Access Manager, our proprietary Global Market Access management platform that tech-enables all stakeholders including our team of experts, in-country partners and our clients. Today, Global Validity is proud to serve a diverse range of clients, streamlining their certification processes and obtaining certifications in over 200 countries and territories. As your trusted certification partner, our mission is to provide a premier service level, ensuring our clients have the mandatory certifications to thrive in an ever-evolving global market.

How the Chips Act Could Reshape the Global Technology Landscape

June 01, 2024

I’m an optimist – I believe that technology is ultimately bringing us to a better place. Innovation means more access, more opportunity, and more efficiency. And there is usually some sort of silicon (chip) at the core of that innovation.

Member Spotlight: PowerSpeaking

May 01, 2024

Our founders launched PowerSpeaking, Inc. in 1985, with the vision of helping people in the business world break through their fear of public speaking, find their voice and their own passionate message, and deliver it in a way that inspires people and drives business forward. Fast-forward to today, with more than 1,500,000+ people trained worldwide. We carry on the same passionate drive to make businesses—and the world—better places by helping people become clear, confident, powerful communicators.

Member Spotlight: Reveal Global Intelligence

May 01, 2024

Cloudaeris was born from the belief that operating a successful business is not mutually exclusive with doing the right thing for your customers. We've observed that the IT consulting space is saturated with predatory providers who are interested in locking clients into their proprietary solutions, whether or not those solutions are appropriate. Originally founded as Charlotte Networks, we've since grown our brand to reflect our expertise and capabilities in the Microsoft Cloud space.

What data analytics can do for your business

April 14, 2024

What data analytics can do for your business By Joe Dery and Ben Coulter “Information is the oil of the 21st century, and analytics is the combustion engine.” — Peter Sondergaard, chairman of the board of Digitopia While many business executives and entrepreneurs have an idea of what data analytics is, we have a viewpoint for the term and it’s definitely not crunching numbers for the sake of crunching numbers. To us, data analytics is the creative use of data and statistical modeling to tell a compelling story that not only drives strategic action, but also results in business value.

Women in Tech Increasingly Dissatisfied, Job Search Rates Surge

April 01, 2024

Written By: by Sascha Brodsky CIO Contributor More women in tech than men are currently looking for new jobs, a new study has found. A troubling trend within the tech industry is coming into sharp focus: women are significantly more likely to be actively seeking new employment than their male counterparts. A new study from the tech job search platform Dice reveals that 38% of women in tech are currently engaged in a job search, compared to 30% of men.

NC TECH Member Spotlight

April 01, 2024

Smashing Boxes is an entrepreneurial software design, development, and digital transformation firm. Entrepreneurship is part of our DNA and our founding story, as we more or less fell into the consulting and professional services world after years of founding/ cofounding various tech companies. While we had to learn a ton on the job to figure out how to run a services firm, we started with a great foundation of empathy for the startup community that we were built to serve.

NC TECH Member Spotlight

March 18, 2024

Founded in 2004 by Joya Subudhi, Wireside Communications® was revitalized in 2020 through a strategic partnership with RJ Bardsley, an industry veteran. This award-winning agency specializes in strategic communications, marketing, and public relations for both consumer and B2B tech sectors, offering a comprehensive suite of services tailored to meet our clients' business objectives.

Employees growing more optimistic about AI, MetLife Triangle Tech survey finds

March 07, 2024

People have become more “optimistic” about AI over the last year, according to a new MetLife survey. The survey was conducted in August 2023, distributed to 2,000 women and men in the US workforce. Only 15% of employees surveyed said they were not willing to engage with AI, and 51% said they would be interested in learning to develop new tools & technologies. Bill Pappas, head of Global Technology and Operations at MetLife, told TechWire that AI has reached “a critical inflection point” not just in our workplaces but in our society at large.

From Data Cowboy to Data Rancher: Taming Data for Organizational Prosperity

March 01, 2024

In the wild and expansive landscape that is data, many professionals have started to evolve from data cowboys (lone wranglers of data) into data ranchers. These data ranchers are taming this rugged frontier while harnessing the power of data for the competitive advantage and betterment of their organization (ranch). This transformation has not happened overnight. The shift from individualistic, heroic handling of data to a more team-centric approach starts with changing the mindset for working with information.

Navigating 2024: Key Trends at the Intersection of Technology and Communications

January 30, 2024

As we step into 2024, the landscape at the intersection of technology and communications is rapidly evolving. The recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas unveiled several key trends that are set to shape our industry this year. Here's a deeper dive into these trends and what they mean for tech professionals and communicators:

Member Spotlight: Cloudaeris

January 16, 2024

Cloudaeris was born from the belief that operating a successful business is not mutually exclusive with doing the right thing for your customers. We've observed that the IT consulting space is saturated with predatory providers who are interested in locking clients into their proprietary solutions, whether or not those solutions are appropriate. Originally founded as Charlotte Networks, we've since grown our brand to reflect our expertise and capabilities in the Microsoft Cloud space.