Business of IT
Best practices to save money on software renewals, streamline IT asset management, and provide lifecycle services that support new ways of working
Before E-Rate funds your networking fix, make sure you’re solving the right problem:
The most expensive network mistake isn’t missing available funding. It’s investing in a solution that doesn’t address the underlying issue.
August 4, 2026
Getting to the root of network performance issues can lead to stronger long-term connectivity results.
Why this E-Rate cycle deserves a different planning approach:
Discover five ways to make the most of the 2026-2030 Category Two funding opportunity.
August 4, 2026
Five ways to approach the 2026-2030 E-Rate funding cycle more strategically and prepare for next era of network demands.
Make this E-Rate cycle work harder for your K-12 network:
Use SHI’s timeline to track key milestones, prioritize funding decisions, and plan beyond last cycle’s assumptions.
August 4, 2026
More purchasing power means bigger decisions. Plan smarter upgrades and maximize what this E-Rate funding cycle can deliver.
How to accelerate security operations from human to machine speed:
AI-enabled attacks are getting faster and quieter. Here’s what security teams need to change.
July 23, 2026
Adversaries are moving faster with AI. Here's how to close the security speed gap.
AI tokenomics needs more than cost per token:
As standards emerge, enterprises need a governance model that connects AI consumption to cost, risk, quality, and business value.
June 30, 2026
AI tokenomics needs governance that connects consumption, cost, risk, quality, and business value.
Why ITAM practitioners must evolve for the AI and FinOps era:
AI is changing ITAM. FinOps can help practitioners keep up.
June 24, 2026
Why ITAM professionals need FinOps skills to manage AI, cloud, and SaaS spend.
From cost risk to opportunity: Navigating modern software licensing:
See where vendor licensing changes could affect software spend, renewal planning, and risk.
June 23, 2026
See where vendor licensing changes could affect software spend, renewal planning, and risk.
AI spend is accelerating. The FinOps playbook is still being written.:
Insights from FinOps X on token economics, AI cost management, and why enterprises need to start asking better questions now.
June 15, 2026
AI cost management is still evolving. Here’s how leaders can start building discipline now.
FinOps has outgrown the cloud bill:
How AI, SaaS, and cloud complexity are changing the role of FinOps
June 10, 2026
FinOps is becoming a broader discipline for governing technology value, not just cloud cost.
How to confidently establish your AI governance and security framework:
AI is already in your organization — but is it secure? Learn how to lead with confidence, not chaos.
June 8, 2026
AI is already in your organization — but is it secure? Learn how to lead with confidence, not chaos.
FinOps for AI: Stop chasing tokens, start measuring outcomes:
A smarter approach to AI cost management, token efficiency, and business value.
June 4, 2026
Why token leaderboards miss the mark — and how FinOps-for-AI ties usage to real business outcomes.
Technology spend needs a better operating model:
How CFOs can improve cloud, SaaS, and software licensing spend management to reduce waste and protect margin.
June 2, 2026
How CFOs can reduce cloud, SaaS, and software waste with a better operating model for spend management.
SHI’s Research Roundup for May 15, 2026
May 15, 2026
This month: cloud threats, FinOps and ITAM collaboration, shifting geopolitics, and SHI's sustainability report.
All in for a better future: SHI’s 2025 Sustainability and Action Report is here:
Smart choices, stronger impact: Sustainability is an integral part of SHI’s business strategy.
May 14, 2026
SHI's fourth annual report outlines our ongoing commitment to sustainability and progress across four sustainability pillars.
Don’t prioritize AI control and accountability? Your success could be at stake:
ServiceNow Knowledge 2026 showed why AI control matters and how leaders can govern AI and prove value.
May 13, 2026
ServiceNow Knowledge 2026 shows why AI control matters and how leaders can govern AI and prove value.
