A Hardened Approach to System Security
Glenn Phillips, president of Pelham, Ala.-based Forté, says that the dedicated Windows workstations his company sells to hospital emergency room administrators must not only be secure, but absolutely...
View ArticleGrow Your Data Center with Colocation
Brian Burch knew the moment had arrived. Two of his data center's key services -- availability and business continuity -- needed fast and dramatic improvement. Design and location limitations meant...
View ArticleMake Mine Modular: the Rise of Prefab Data Centers
When John Campbell talks about Purdue University's soon-to-be implemented modular data center, he can hardly hide his enthusiasm."From a business position, on keeping costs down [and] trying to get as...
View ArticleInternet of Things breathes new life into RFID technology
About a decade or so ago, it was almost impossible to find a tech analyst who wasn't predicting that radio-frequency identification (RFID) would soon change the world. While RFID eventually became a...
View ArticleEye-opening optical research projects that could supercharge the Internet
Nikola Alic, a photonics research scientist at the University of California’s Qualcomm Institute in San Diego, argues that optical research offers the best hope for helping the Internet accommodate...
View Article8 tips for building a cost-effective IoT sensor network
With more than 2 million sensors already installed, and facing an expansion plan for smart metering that would add millions more, Thames Water needed to make its data network infrastructure as...
View ArticleTips and tricks for a successful SD-WAN
Software-defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology promises enterprises true transport independence and flexibility. SD-WAN adopters can turn to any transport protocol -- 3G, 4G LTE, MPLS, Internet...
View ArticlePredictive analytics: Your key to preventing network failures
Identifying and pinpointing potential network failures and performance issues has long been a matter of educated guesswork, but an emerging generation of predictive analytics tools promises to bring...
View ArticleInternet of Things breathes new life into RFID technology
About a decade or so ago, it was almost impossible to find a tech analyst who wasn't predicting that radio-frequency identification (RFID) would soon change the world. While RFID eventually became a...
View ArticleEye-opening optical research projects that could supercharge the Internet
Nikola Alic, a photonics research scientist at the University of California’s Qualcomm Institute in San Diego, argues that optical research offers the best hope for helping the Internet accommodate...
View Article8 tips for building a cost-effective IoT sensor network
With more than 2 million sensors already installed, and facing an expansion plan for smart metering that would add millions more, Thames Water needed to make its data network infrastructure as...
View ArticleTips and tricks for a successful SD-WAN
Software-defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology promises enterprises true transport independence and flexibility. SD-WAN adopters can turn to any transport protocol -- 3G, 4G LTE, MPLS, Internet...
View ArticlePredictive analytics: Your key to preventing network failures
Identifying and pinpointing potential network failures and performance issues has long been a matter of educated guesswork, but an emerging generation of predictive analytics tools promises to bring...
View ArticleWhen to kill (and when to recover) a failed project
The project is behind schedule. The pilot has failed to meet expectations. Several key team members have already said good-bye. An important vendor has just discontinued an essential component.The...
View ArticleDemystifying the dark science of data analytics
Although few will publicly admit it, data analytics remains something of a dark science for many IT leaders, replete with mystical methods and seemingly inscrutable practices. Yet despite its somewhat...
View Article7 simple ways to fail at agile
"Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan" is a saying frequently cited by contemplative business leaders. Yet when it comes to failed agile initiatives, the old bromide might be updated...
View Article10 cloud mistakes that can sink your business
"The sun always shines above the clouds," optimists enjoy telling us. What they fail to mention is that beneath the clouds there's often high winds, torrential downpours, lightning and the occasional...
View Article20 ways to rekindle your passion for IT
It creeps up slowly and then, suddenly, overwhelms its victim: the feeling that IT has become just another job, not a driving passion.For Alan Zucker, the moment arrived over a decade ago, shortly...
View Article5 steps to becoming a global IT leader
As more organizations expand to new locations around the world, a growing number of IT leaders are finding themselves collaborating with colleagues, staff and business partners in places with...
View Article10 ways to improve IT performance (without killing morale)
Every IT leader seeks faster, more efficient department performance. After all, when IT underperforms, it hurts business operations and stifles innovation.A lackluster IT department also limits an...
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