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IT Procurement Without Paper: Why Pioneering Teams Choose Automation

Let’s talk about a nightmare scenario that’s all too familiar. A new hire starts in a week. You submitted the requisition for their laptop two weeks ago. The department head had forgotten to approve it. When they finally did, the finance team needed “a few clarifications.” Procurement then sent it back with a request for…
Noah Edis
Noah Edis
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Five Favorable GroWrk Alternatives for ITAM in 2025

GroWrk is an end-to-end IT asset management SaaS platform with global reach. Operating across 150+ countries, with local warehouses in each country, it provides fast support for remote teams.  Supporting full-cycle IT asset management, GroWrk facilitates IT procurement via certified resellers and handles global onboarding/offboarding. Yet its model can limit flexibility and customization, particularly for…
Amy Reed
Amy Reed
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From Spreadsheet to Sanity: Automating Your IT Checklists for Remote Onboarding

Managing IT checklists during employee onboarding and offboarding have long relied on spreadsheets as the go-to tool. But as businesses go fully remote or hybrid, those outdated systems quickly become more of a liability than an asset. Inconsistent updates, missed steps, and human error can snowball into security issues, frustrated employees, and wasted time.  This…
Ohad Moser
Ohad Moser

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The Overlooked Exit: Why Offboarding Deserves as Much Attention as Onboarding

A fellow CEO told me not long ago, “One of our former employees who left more than a year ago still has access to our internal systems.” It’s not the first time I’ve heard this kind of comment: a friend mentioned that his wife, working at a large tech company (I won’t mention which), still…
Alon Zlatkin
Alon Zlatkin
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Mission: Possible – IT Hardware Rollout Done Right

Did you know that 82% of organizations allow employees to use personal devices for work? Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) might sound convenient, but data loss remains the top security risk that comes with it. It’s as if sensitive company information is walking out the door, literally.  A controlled approach to IT infrastructure management still does better when…
Noah Edis
Noah Edis
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Automating IT Infrastructure Management and More: AI Came, Saw, and Conquered

A McKinsey & Company study recently dropped a jaw-dropping statistic: Generative AI tools can automate work activities that eat up a whopping 70% of employees’ time.  Have we got your attention now?  In addition, the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium—featuring the who’s who of tech (Cisco, Google, IBM, Intel, Microsoft)—says that 92% of jobs they’ve analyzed…
Noah Edis
Noah Edis
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The New Era of Kits: Smarter IT Procurement and Full IT Control

Dots was created to lift barriers to global expansion by simplifying IT asset management, IT procurement, and IT logistics. That’s why we’ve rebuilt our Kits feature from the ground up. What was once a nice-to-have is now an essential pillar of our ITAM software. Our new Kits workflow lets you define precise specs, bundle IT…
Lloyd Weston
Lloyd Weston
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How Smart IT Leaders Sustainably Handle Tech Disposal in Times of Change

Change is a constant in today’s business world. Companies are constantly evolving, whether through a merger, a significant restructuring, or unfortunate layoffs. But with change comes a quieter, often overlooked issue: what happens to all the tech equipment left behind? Laptops, monitors, mobile devices—these assets don’t just disappear. They need to be recovered, securely wiped,…
Damian Milas
Damian Milas
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Dots is SOC 2 Type II Certified: Our Commitment to Secure IT Procurement Grows

This week, there have been two things to celebrate at Dots. First, our CMO got married. Mazal tov, Tzur! Second, we hit a milestone that’s been three months in the making: Dots is now officially SOC 2 Type II certified. And honestly, both feel like a bit of magic. What’s SOC 2 Type II and…
Alon Zlatkin
Alon Zlatkin
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What Fast-Growing Startups Know About IT Automation (That You Should Too)

I once worked alongside an IT manager fresh off a wild ride at a hypergrowth startup. He walked in with stories that sounded more like battle reports than office anecdotes: dozens of new hires weekly, laptops arriving just in time for orientation, systems scaling overnight, and somehow, no major outages.  At first, I chalked it…
Noah Edis
Noah Edis

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