@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=DM+Sans:ital,opsz,wght@0,9..40,100..1000;1,9..40,100..1000&family=Instrument+Sans:ital,wght@0,400..700;1,400..700&display=swap'); input, button, select, textarea, body { font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; font-weight: 400; } input strong, button strong, select strong, textarea strong, body strong { font-weight: 700; } h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 { font-family: "Instrument Sans", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; } h1 strong, h2 strong, h3 strong, h4 strong, h5 strong, h6 strong { font-weight: 700; } ::selection { background: #1d549d; } ::-moz-selection { background: #1d549d; } body, p, .gform_body .gfield input, .gform_body .gfield textarea, .gform_body .gfield select { font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; } p { margin-bottom: 18px !important; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; } p.lead { font-size: 20px; } h1 { font-size: 50px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; } h2 { font-size: 38px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; } h3 { font-size: 28px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; } h4 { font-size: 22px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; } h5 { font-size: 18px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; } h6 { font-size: 19.2px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; } #topcontrol { background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.1); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-out; -moz-transition: all 0.2s ease-out; -o-transition: all 0.2s ease-out; -ms-transition: all 0.2s ease-out; transition: all 0.2s ease-out; border-radius: 3px; color: #FFFFFF; height: 48px; line-height: 55px; margin: 0 15px 15px 0; text-align: center; width: 48px; z-index: 10000; } #scrolltotop:before { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0) rgba(255,255,255,0) #FFFFFF; border-image: none; border-style: solid; border-width: 10px; content: ""; height: 0; left: 28%; position: absolute; top: 17%; width: 0; } #topcontrol:hover { background-color: #153d72; } a:hover, .sidebar-content .nav.nav-tabs.nav-stacked .parent ul a.selected, .sidebar-content .nav li li a:hover, div[role="complementary"] div > ul > li:hover { color: #17427b; } a, .nav-tabs > .active > a, .nav-tabs > .active > a:hover, .nav-tabs > .active > a:focus, .nav li a:hover, .nav li a:focus, .navbar .nav > li > a:focus, .navbar .nav > li > a:hover, .pagination ul > li > a:hover, .pagination ul > li > a:focus, .pagination ul > .active > a, .pagination ul > .active > span, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-normal > .active > a, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-normal li a:hover, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-pills-square > .active > a, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-bar > li > a:hover, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-bar > li > a:focus, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-bar > .active > a, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-bar-top > .active > a, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-bar-top > li > a:hover, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-bar-underline > .active > a, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-underline > .active > a, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-underline > li > a:hover, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-separator > .active > a, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-separator > li > a:hover, .sidebar-content .nav a.active, div[role="complementary"] div > ul > li:active, .sidebar-content .nav li a:hover, .sidebar-content .nav li a:focus { color: #1d549d; } .nav a:hover .caret { border-bottom-color: #1d549d; border-top-color: #1d549d; } .nav-tabs > li > a:hover, .nav-tabs > li > a:focus, .navbar .nav > .active > a, .navbar .nav > .active > a:hover, .navbar .nav > .active > a:focus, .nav-pills > .active > a, .nav-pills > .active > a:hover, .nav-pills > .active > a:focus, .nav-tabs.nav-stacked > .active > a, .nav-tabs.nav-stacked > .active > a:hover, .nav-tabs.nav-stacked > .active > a:focus, .nav-list > .active > a, .nav-list > .active > a:hover, .nav-list > .active > a:focus, .grid li a:hover img, textarea:focus, input[type="text"]:focus, input[type="password"]:focus, input[type="datetime"]:focus, input[type="datetime-local"]:focus, input[type="date"]:focus, input[type="month"]:focus, input[type="time"]:focus, input[type="week"]:focus, input[type="number"]:focus, input[type="email"]:focus, input[type="url"]:focus, input[type="search"]:focus, input[type="tel"]:focus, input[type="color"]:focus, .uneditable-input:focus, .gform_wrapper li.gfield_error input[type="text"]:focus, .gform_wrapper li.gfield_error input[type="url"]:focus, .gform_wrapper li.gfield_error input[type="email"]:focus, .gform_wrapper li.gfield_error input[type="tel"]:focus, .gform_wrapper li.gfield_error input[type="number"]:focus, .gform_wrapper li.gfield_error input[type="password"]:focus, .gform_wrapper li.gfield_error textarea:focus { border-color: #1d549d; } .navbar .nav > .active > a, .navbar .nav > .active > a:hover, .navbar .nav > .active > a:focus, .nav-pills > .active > a, .nav-pills > .active > a:hover, .nav-pills > .active > a:focus, .nav-tabs.nav-stacked > .active > a, .nav-tabs.nav-stacked > .active > a:hover, .nav-tabs.nav-stacked > .active > a:focus, .nav-list > .active > a, .nav-list > .active > a:hover, .nav-list > .active > a:focus, .dropdown-menu > li > a:hover, .dropdown-menu > li > a:focus, .dropdown-submenu:hover > a, .dropdown-submenu:focus > a, .dropdown-menu > .active > a, .dropdown-menu > .active > a:hover, .dropdown-menu > .active > a:focus, .progress .bar, .progress-striped .bar, .progress-info.progress-striped .bar, .progress-striped .bar-info, nav[role="navigation"] .nav-pills-square li a:hover { background-color: #1d549d; } .form-control:focus { border-color: #1d549d; box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.075) inset, 0 0 8px rgba(29,84,157,0.6); } .pagination > .active > a, .pagination > .active > span, .pagination > .active > a:hover, .pagination > .active > span:hover, .pagination > .active > a:focus, .pagination > .active > span:focus { background-color: #1d549d; border-color: #1d549d; } .accent { color: #1D549D !important; } .accent2 { color: #E7EAF0 !important; } .accent3 { color: #F7F7F7 !important; } .accent4 { color: #D3DDDF !important; } .accent5 { color: #808282 !important; } .accent6 { color: #73D7FF !important; } .accent7 { color: #2858A2 !important; } .ico-facebook { color: #3b5998; } .ico-twitter { color: #2daae1; } .ico-rss { color: #f2861d; } .ico-linkedin { color: #0073b2; } .font-60 { font-size: 60px; } .font-45 { font-size: 45px; } .font-46 { font-size: 46px; } .font-36 { font-size: 36px; } .font-30 { font-size: 30px; } .font-24 { font-size: 24px; } .font-20 { font-size: 20px; } .font-18 { font-size: 18px; } .font-16 { font-size: 16px; } .font-15 { font-size: 15px; } .line-height-small { line-height: 1.2; } .uppercase { letter-spacing: 1.4px; } header nav[role="navigation"] .nav { margin: 0px 0px 0px !important; } header nav[role="navigation"] .nav > li > a { color: #323333; font-size: 14px; padding: 5px 8px; } header nav[role="navigation"] .nav > li > a .caret { border-top-color: #323333; border-bottom-color: #323333; } header nav[role="navigation"] .nav > li > a:hover, header nav[role="navigation"] .nav > li > a:active, header nav[role="navigation"] .nav > li > a:focus { color: #1d549d; } header nav[role="navigation"] .nav > li > a:hover .caret, header nav[role="navigation"] .nav > li > a:active .caret, header nav[role="navigation"] .nav > li > a:focus .caret { border-top-color: #1d549d; border-bottom-color: #1d549d; } header nav[role="navigation"] .nav > li.active > a { color: #1d549d; } header nav[role="navigation"] .nav > li.active > a .caret { border-top-color: #1d549d; border-bottom-color: #1d549d; } .nav li a:hover, .nav li a:focus { background-color: transparent; border-color: transparent; } nav[role="navigation"] ul > li .dropdown-menu > li:hover > a, nav[role="navigation"] ul > li .dropdown-menu > li > a:hover { background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #1d549d; color: #fff; } .top-header-r1 .top-nav-r1 ul.nav > li > a { padding: 8px 0px; color: #1d549d; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 400; text-transform: uppercase; font-family: "Oswald", sans-serif; } .top-header-r1 .top-nav-r1 ul.nav > li.phone-top-nav > a { color: #323333; font-weight: 500; } .top-header-r1 .top-nav-r1 ul.nav > li.phone-top-nav > a .fa-phone { color: #2daae1 !important; } .top-header-r1 .top-nav-r1 ul.nav li.border-nav > a:before { content: "|"; margin-right: 15px; vertical-align: text-top; color: #d2d2d2; } .top-header-r1 .top-nav-r1 ul.nav > li + li { margin-left: 15px; } .main-header-r3 .desktop-menu-box .nav > .menu-item > a { padding-top: 40px; padding-bottom: 40px; } .social-header ul { margin-right: 30px; } .social-header ul > li a { padding: 0; font-size: 20px; } .social-header ul > li + li { margin-left: 15px; } header .brand img { width: 100%; max-width: 336px; } .banner-cta { margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; } .banner-cta .btn-custom { border: 2px solid #1d549d; color: #1d549d; } .banner-cta .cta + .cta { margin-left: 10px; } .home header { position: fixed; width: 100%; z-index: 5; } header, .main-header-r4 { background: transparent; } header.header-fix { background: #fff; box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.2); } header.header-fix .brand img, header .brand img { padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; } header { background: transparent; } header .main-header-r4 .desktop-menu-box nav { background: #fff; border-radius: 30px; padding: 5px 5px; } header .main-header-r4 .desktop-menu-box nav .btn-contact a { padding: 5px 15px 10px !important; } header .main-header-r4 nav .caret { border-top: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; display: initial; } header .main-header-r4 nav .caret:after { content: "\f107"; font-family: FontAwesome; color: #000; font-weight: 300; } header .top-header-r4 a { color: #06162F; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 18px; } header .top-header-r4 i { color: #1D549D; padding-right: 5px; } nav[role="navigation"] ul > li .dropdown-menu > li:hover > a, nav[role="navigation"] ul > li .dropdown-menu > li > a:hover { background-color: #1d549d; color: #fff; } .home .page-wrap section.homepage-masthead div.container div.row { padding-top: 200px; } footer .main-footer-r4 .twitter-x { background: #2daae1; padding: 8px; border-radius: 50px; margin-left: 5px; width: 31px; } footer .main-footer-r4 .row { padding-top: 60px; } footer .main-footer-r4 ul li, footer .main-footer-r4 p { color: #fff; } footer .main-footer-r4 .company-contact li i { color: #73D7FF; } footer .main-footer-r4 .company-contact { margin-left: 20px; } footer .main-footer-r4 ul.company-contact li, footer .main-footer-r4 #menu-solutions li { margin-bottom: 12px; } footer .main-footer-r4 .js-cm-submit-button { margin-top: 20px; width: auto; padding: 10px 23px; } .review-widget-box iframe { width: 300px; max-width: 100%; margin: 20px auto; } #contact-us-popup .modal-dialog { width: 1150px; max-width: 100%; margin-top: 50px; } #contact-us-popup .modal-dialog .modal-content { border-radius: 0; border: none; } #contact-us-popup .modal-dialog .modal-body { padding: 40px; display: -webkit-box; display: -ms-flexbox; display: flex; -ms-flex-wrap: wrap; flex-wrap: wrap; -webkit-box-align: stretch; -ms-flex-align: stretch; align-items: stretch; -webkit-box-pack: center; -ms-flex-pack: center; justify-content: center; } #contact-us-popup .modal-dialog .modal-body > div { -webkit-box-flex: 0; -ms-flex: 0 0 50%; flex: 0 0 50%; padding: 20px; } #contact-us-popup .modal-dialog .modal-body .close { position: absolute; top: -30px; right: 0; color: #fff; opacity: 1; } #contact-us-popup .modal-dialog .modal-body .form-blue-box { background-color: #2858a2; color: #fff; } #contact-us-popup .modal-dialog .modal-body .form-blue-box h4 { color: #fff; } #contact-us-popup .modal-dialog .gform_body .ginput_complex .name_first label, #contact-us-popup .modal-dialog .gform_body .ginput_complex .name_last label { display: none; } #contact-us-popup .modal-dialog .modal-body .form-blue-box .gform_footer .btn { background-color: #ffffff; border-color: #ffffff; color: #2858a2; min-width: 170px; } .brand-tagline { background: -webkit-linear-gradient(0deg,#1d549d 0%,#0a3268 22%,#1d549d 48%,#0a3268 74%,#1d549d 100%); background: -moz-linear-gradient(0deg,#1d549d 0%,#0a3268 22%,#1d549d 48%,#0a3268 74%,#1d549d 100%); background: -o-linear-gradient(0deg,#1d549d 0%,#0a3268 22%,#1d549d 48%,#0a3268 74%,#1d549d 100%); background: -ms-linear-gradient(0deg,#1d549d 0%,#0a3268 22%,#1d549d 48%,#0a3268 74%,#1d549d 100%); background: linear-gradient(90deg,#1d549d 0%,#0a3268 22%,#1d549d 48%,#0a3268 74%,#1d549d 100%); } .brand-tagline h2 { text-transform: uppercase; } .bullet { border-radius: 50%; background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5); width: 12px; height: 12px; margin: 0 70px; } .section-arrow { position: relative; } .scroll-arrow { position: absolute; width: 100%; left: 0; bottom: -24.5px; } .scroll-arrow a { border-radius: 50%; border-width: 1px; border-color: #eaeaea; border-style: solid; background-color: #ffffff; box-shadow: 0px 3px 6px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.08); width: 49px; height: 49px; padding: 5px; color: #808282; font-size: 18px; margin: 0 auto; display: flex; display: -webkit-box; display: -ms-flexbox; display: -webkit-flex; -webkit-box-align: center; -ms-flex-align: center; align-items: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; -ms-flex-pack: center; justify-content: center; } .scroll-arrow span { line-height: 0; } .main-footer-r1 { margin-top: 60px; } .main-footer-r1 ul#menu-footer-nav li { margin-bottom: 8px; } .main-footer-r1 .campaignmonitor { margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; } .main-footer-r1 .campaignmonitor input.form-control { border-radius: 6px; height: 45px; } .main-footer-r1 .campaignmonitor .btn { padding: 6px 25px; } .logo-footer { max-width: 223px; margin-bottom: 40px; } .footer-large .best.logo { width: 100%; max-width: 170px; } .footer-address .fa { color: #fff !important; } .footer-phone .fa-ul, .footer-address .fa-ul { margin-left: 25px; } hr.footer-divider { border-color: #808282; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 100px; } .main-footer-r2 .social-footer { margin-top: 20px; } .main-footer-r2 .social-footer .nav > li { display: inline-block; } .main-footer-r2 .social-footer ul > li a { padding: 0; font-size: 20px; } .main-footer-r2 .social-footer ul > li + li { margin-left: 15px; } .main-footer-r2 .social-footer .linkedin-socials .fa-circle { color: #1c559d; } footer .main-footer-r4 .social-box a { flex: 0 0 25%; } .mm-slideout { z-index: auto !important; } #mobile-menu:not(.mm-menu) { display: none; } .single-post div[itemprop="articleBody"] > p:first-child img[src*="techadvisory.org"], .single-post div[itemprop="articleBody"] > div:first-child img[src*="techadvisory.org"] { display: none; } .single-post .well-blog article > figure > img.wp-post-image { width: 100%; height: 272px; object-fit: cover; margin: 10px auto; } .single-post .well-blog article > div[itemprop="articleBody"] img { max-width: 100%; } .btn, .desktop-menu-box nav .btn-contact a { position: relative; padding-right: 30px; } .js-cm-submit-button::after, .hp-discover-section .item:hover .btn-tertiary::after, .desktop-menu-box nav .btn-contact a::after, .btn-primary::after { content: url('/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ic-button-arrow-white.svg'); padding-left: 10px; top: 3px; position: relative; } .btn-secondary::after, .btn-custom1::after, .btn-custom2::after, .btn-tertiary::after { content: url('/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ic-button-arrow-blue.svg'); padding-left: 10px; top: 3px; position: relative; } .btn-primary, .btn-secondary, .btn-tertiary, .btn-custom1, .btn-custom2 { padding: 10px 24px; } .btn-primary, .main-header-r4 .desktop-menu-box nav .btn-contact a { background: #1D549D; border: 0px; border-radius: 24px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; color: #fff; text-transform: capitalize; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; } .btn-primary:hover, .btn-primary:active, .btn-primary:focus, .main-header-r4 .desktop-menu-box nav .btn-contact a:hover, .main-header-r4 .desktop-menu-box nav .btn-contact a:focus, .main-header-r4 .desktop-menu-box nav .btn-contact a:active { background: linear-gradient(270deg,#0A3268 0%,#1D549D 100%); border: 0px; border-radius: 24px; color: #fff; } .btn-secondary { background: #fff; border: 1px solid #1D549D; border-radius: 24px; color: #1D549D; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; text-transform: capitalize; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; } .btn-secondary:hover, .btn-secondary:active, .btn-secondary:focus { background: linear-gradient(270deg,#0A3268 0%,#1D549D 100%); border: 0px; border-radius: 24px; } .btn-tertiary { background: transparent; border: 0px; color: #1D549D; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; box-shadow: none; padding: 0px; text-transform: capitalize; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; } .btn-tertiary:hover, .btn-tertiary:active, .btn-tertiary:focus { color: #0A3268; background: transparent; border: 0px; box-shadow: none; padding: 0px; } .btn-custom1 { background: #73D7FF; border: 1px solid #73D7FF; border-radius: 24px; color: #1D549D; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; text-transform: capitalize; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; } .btn-custom1:hover, .btn-custom1:focus, .btn-custom1:active { background: #1D549D; border: 1px solid #1D549D; border-radius: 24px; color: #fff; } .btn-custom2 { background: #fff; border-radius: 24px; color: #1D549D; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; text-transform: capitalize; font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif; } .btn-custom2:hover, .btn-custom2:focus, .btn-custom2:active { background: #1D549D; border-radius: 24px; color: #fff; } @media (max-width: 991px) { header.header-fix .brand img, header .brand img { padding-bottom: 20px; padding-top: 20px; } header nav[role="navigation"] ul { display: none; } header nav[role="navigation"] select { display: none; } #contact-us-popup .modal-dialog .modal-body { display: block; padding: 10px 40px 40px; } #contact-us-popup .modal-dialog .modal-body .form-blue-box { text-align: center; } #contact-us-popup .modal-dialog .gform_legacy_markup_wrapper .gform_footer { text-align: center; } } @media (max-width: 767px) { .custom-caption { margin-bottom: 40px; } #contact-us-popup .modal-dialog .modal-body { padding: 0; } .gform_wrapper .top_label li.gfield.gf_left_half { float: left; } .gform_wrapper .top_label li.gfield.gf_left_half { float: left; width: 100%; } .gform_wrapper .top_label li.gfield.gf_left_half { float: left; width: 100%; } .gform_wrapper .top_label li.gfield.gf_right_half { width: 100%; } .hp-form select { margin-top: 8px; } body .gform_wrapper ul li.gfield { margin-top: 0; padding-top: 0; } body .gform_wrapper .top_label div.ginput_container { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 8px; } h1 { font-size: 40px; line-height: normal; } }

Don’t make these mistakes when investing in IT

More and more businesses are investing more money in new IT solutions to drive efficiency, enhance customer service, and improve cybersecurity, among others. However, your IT investment might become a waste of money if you make these mistakes.
1. Failing to align new tech with business goals
While many advertisers sell new technologies as the ultimate solution to all your problems, the truth is that not every IT solution is a good fit for all businesses.

Read more

Investing in new IT? Avoid these 5 mistakes

If you want to improve your business’s performance, then investing in new technology can be a big step in the right direction. For instance, just upgrading your servers can boost your team’s ability to multitask and handle more complex projects. However, buying new tools and solutions will not give you the results you want unless you avoid these mistakes.

Read more