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CIO & CTO Strategic Concerns: June 2025

Written by STEP Software on . Posted in Blog.

As summer 2025 approaches tech execs and boards are discussing strategic initiatives for 2026 and beyond. As CIOs and CTOs navigate the complex strategic concerns of 2025 it is shaping the changes needed for Q3 and Q4 of this year and subsequent quarters to follow. The rapid technological change, economic pressure, regulatory scrutiny, and growing demands for agility and innovation are only increasing the optics on technical strategic initiatives.   We’ve created a detailed summary of the concerns we are finding in our research as well as what our Advisory Division clients are...

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Time to Stability

Time to Stability™ – It’s all about how quickly you stop worrying

Written by STEP Software on . Posted in Blog.

Time to Stability™  is how we measure success at STEP.  It’s our gold standard promise to our clients, it’s how quickly you stop worrying. Others may use a cheeky marketing term, offer bloated promises or fake metrics, but at STEP we use the tools that lead to success. For over 20 years CIO’s, CTO’s and IT leaders have reached out to us when they are in a state of chaos. Issues like a COBOL system not integrating with newer software, or a team about to blow a timeline on a critical software project. They call us with their frustrations around operational inefficiencies and problems with...

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Reflecting on 2024 and the Year Ahead

Written by James Freeman on . Posted in Blog.

Last year our end of year message highlighted tech trends that we’d been keeping an eye on; this year we continue to keep track of what’s important in our industry. It’s been a year of many repeated trends as well as several very exciting newcomers. Let’s have look at what we’ve been monitoring: AI continues to be the biggest trend as business leaders embrace its power to increase productivity, customer experience and profitability. Cybersecurity and the rising frequency of cyberattacks highlighted the need for stronger preventative measures and more innovative ways of...

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What the fox is going on at STEP Software? 

Written by STEP Software on . Posted in Blog.

We know what you’re thinking: it’s a bunch of marketing nonsense. But this couldn’t be further from the truth.  Back in 2019, we embarked on a mission to rebrand our company, which included launching our sassy mascot, Quinn.  We embraced his fox-like qualities of being clever, bold, and creative in every decision we made, every client we collaborated with, and every project we became part of.  We developed a plan that included a new website, the launch of an exciting new product, and a round of hiring to formalise our HR, Sales, and Marketing efforts. But, like many...

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