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# VIDEO: The IT Department – A Key Business Partner

###### July 14, 2022

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John Bredesen, Business IT Consultant & Author, and Michael Bergstrom, SCS President, discuss how IT is and should be a key business partner. Watch our latest video and learn how to ban silos, map strategies and encourage better integration.

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