And the results are in: The INFRAM? It works!
The INFRAM, a follow-up to the industry-leading EMRAM certification process (EMRAM creates standards for EHR adoption), measures infrastructure stability and manageability in the areas of…
Top IT Blogs for 2019: The Envelope Please
In this year’s edition of Top IT Blogs, we’ve selected our top 20; those blogs, forums, niche industry publications, and CIO/CTO resources that just plain get it.
Is Your IT Consultant Costing You Money?
“Of course my IT consultant costs me money,” you may be thinking. “Consultants aren’t free.” No, they’re not, but they also shouldn’t be wasting your company’s hard-won budget on inefficient systems. A great IT consultant should be finding you ways to improve efficiency, lower costs (and monetize your investment), thereby providing value to your organization…
Creative Carving of the IT Budget Pie
“The budget evolved from a management tool into an obstacle to management.” Former Defense Director Frank Carlucci was talking about government spending when he made this comment but he may as well have been referring to those days leading up to the start of a new IT budget year. It’s that time when executives go…
An IT Diet for the New Year
How come New Year’s resolutions always seem to center around dieting and getting in shape? You spend your holiday dinner enjoying all of the spoils of the season and then try to talk yourself into a “lifestyle change” once the ball drops. It’s a lot like that around the old IT department too. We’re all…
Datacenter Migration – A Guide to Heavy Lifting
“Ok twist to your left. No your other left! Wait, sorry, you were right the first time. Now I’ll go higher. Stop, stop! Put her down for a moment”. And so it went until the couch finally squeezed through the front door. This is how my team and I felt maneuvering a 500 pound UPS…