ROI of IT: How to Calculate, Measure & Improve ROI on IT Investments
Measuring ROI for IT Investments can be Alphabet Soup…
HiMSS 2017 Full of Interesting Technology Stories
Industry gatherings are always a great chance to renew old acquaintances, share war stories, get in on the latest industry gossip, and try out that new pair of sneakers on the exhibition floor. And HiMSS 2017, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s annual gathering of 40,000 healthcare IT professionals didn’t disappoint. IBM CEO Ginni…
Beating the System: How IoT Cybersecurity has Become a Matter of Life or Death
There have been some wild, if not downright ridiculous examples of security breaches in the news over the last year. Remember the vulnerability in a certain low power model FM radio transmitter that allowed hackers to “take over” a radio station and broadcast a rather nasty song about our current commander in chief? How about…
How to Lower IT Costs: It’s Not Just About Negotiating a Better Deal
Just a little off the top! We’ve all heard it as soon as the belt tightening begins. Cut yours costs, reorganize your staff, renegotiate your agreements, and do whatever it takes to reduce the budget. In IT (and perhaps elsewhere), that can only take you so far. Everyone wants to lower IT costs but saving…
Putting Together a Hybrid Cloud Strategy: Challenges & Common Mistakes
Considering a hybrid cloud IT strategy? It’s a little like deciding where to park your car. Is the garage in a safe neighborhood? Are there multiple layers of security, besides just a guard dog behind a chain link fence? Do you drive it in yourself, or are you required to turn the keys over to…
IoT… The Internet of Hacked Things
Ok, we’ve got trust issues. We admit it. As networking guys, when it comes to the Internet of Things (IoT), we see the benefits but operate on the assumption that every device – no matter how small or insignificant – has already been hacked; you just don’t know it yet. If a piece of equipment…
The Botnets Are Coming. Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
Botnets are like zombies and they’re on a feeding frenzy.
The Best Way to Contain Costs? Spend More Money.
Spending money to save money. Try an IT Assessment.
Software Licensing: Assume Nothing
When it comes to licensing software these days, asking for forgiveness won’t cut it.
“IT Infrastructure Design: Failure Is Not An Option”
What do the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission and your next IT infrastructure design project have in common?