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Fifth Step And Lloyd's Of London

It is with great pleasure that I can now say that you can find out about Fifth Step on the Lloyd's of London IT Vendors register. Why not checkout our listing here:

Darren Wray
Tags: Lloyd's, Press Release

Expansion In Bermuda

We'd like to welcome Brett Corday (pictured on the left, with Steve Bull on the right) to the Fifth Step Bermuda team.

Darren Wray
Tags: Press Release, Bermuda

Cyber Security Risk Health Check

Today we announce the debut of our Cyber Security Risk Health Check. This allows organisations of all sizes to assess some of the many aspects of their Cyber Security Risk.

Darren Wray
Tags: Press Release, Governance, Security, Risk Management

Fifth Step Bermuda In The News

Bermuda's Royal Gazette's coverage of Fifth Step's Cyber Security Risk Health Check.

Darren Wray
Tags: Press Release, Security

Fifth Step In The News

< a href="http://www.bermudasun.bm/Content/BUSINESS/Business/Article/Is-your-company-safe-from-cyber-crime-/72/205/70073">The Bermuda Sun reporting on Fifth Step's Cyber Security Risk Health Check.

Darren Wray
Tags: Press Release, Security, Bermuda

Continual Service Improvement Summary

About Continual Service Improvement Continual Service Improvement (CSI) is very much at the heart of Fifth Step’s approach, but what is it, and why is it right for your organisation?

Darren Wray
Tags: Continual Service Improvement, ITIL, COBIT

Fifth Step In Bernews

Bernews, the Bermuda newspaper with their coverage of the creation of Fifth Step Bermuda, can be found on the

Darren Wray
Tags: Press Release, Bermuda

Fifth Step In The News

The press in Bermuda are excited about the announcement of Fifth Step Bermuda as we are, we did an interview with the Royal Gazette

Darren Wray
Tags: Fifth Step Bermuda, Press Release, In the News

Expanding Horizons

It is with great pleasure and excitment that I can today announce the launch of Fifth Step Bermuda.

Darren Wray
Tags: Press Release

Key Governance For Controlling Project Budgets

Laying the Foundations The definition of delivering a successful project can be any one of a number of things, however having financial control over a project is always a top priority. Regardless of the other metrics that the a project may be measured against it is unlikely to be deemed a success if it has gone wildly over budget. At Fifth Step, we use a consistent approach that helps ensure a standard set of guidelines are in place

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Agility With Good Governance

Is it One or the Other? There are few people who would argue that agility isn’t a good thing for their business. Equally there are few people who would argue that good governance isn’t a good thing for their business. So why do so many people think that governance and agility are opposing forces?

Darren Wray
Tags: Business Strategy, Governance, Startup, Strategic Alignment

Building For An Exit

Starting with the End in Mind The founders of many startup organisations have the dream of selling their organisation one day, perhaps to a big company like Facebook, Google or Microsoft, particularly if they’re a technology based company. The recent sale of Instagram, a 2 year old company, to Facebook for a $1bn in cash and stock has perhaps raised awareness of this topic again.

Darren Wray
Tags: Business Strategy, Governance, Startup, Strategic Alignment, Virtual IT Director

Business Continuity The Business Advantage

Thinking Differently One of the biggest advantages that you can have in business is to have access to people who can think differently. For example, when we first start working with our clients on Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery, they often consider it to be something that has to be done, almost a cost of doing business today. At Fifth Step though, we believe in the value of thinking differently

Darren Wray
Tags: Business Continuity, Business Strategy, Governance, Strategic Alignment

Mid-Size Businesses And The Importance Of The CIO

Spending More? As with the rest of the economy, IT spending has certainly reduced from it’s peak a few years ago, however it is on the rise again with Gartner predicting IT spend in 2012 to rise by 5.2% (excluding exchange rate fluctuations), across all sectors with the exception of spending in public/governmental sector which will shrink by 0.8%. What is particularly interesting is that small and medium sized businesses are those that are looking to increase their spend through to the end of 2016.

Darren Wray
Tags: Business Strategy, Cloud, Consumer IT, Data Strategy, IT Strategy, RFP, Virtual IT Director

What Use Is A Virtual IT Director?

Virtual What Now? A Virtual IT Director or Virtual CIO is an outsourced IT executive who provides IT expertise to organisations that can’t find – or can’t justify – a full-time member of staff. They allowing your organisation to benefit from decades of knowledge experience for a fraction of the cost of employing a permanent IT director or an interim manager. Being a flexible resource, it means that they can be onsite once a week or more often as needed, and that their time will naturally change

Darren Wray
Tags: Business Strategy, IT Strategy, Strategic Alignment, Virtual IT Director