This means enterprises also have to factor their employees' welfare into the financial equation by devising work-life balance programmes that also yield cost savings, even though monitoring the financial benefits here is tough.
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It is a travesty that the biggest growth area in recent years in IT in terms of cost and resources is governance and compliance - especially given constrained budgets and the need to deliver better and faster for your business to remain competitive.