Two years ago, the Office of Management and Budget launched the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI), which aims to close 40 percent of the federal government's 3,133 data centers by the end of 2015. Central to accomplishing this goal is not only closing data centers, but also making...

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) recently released a report analyzing Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) data breach records. Noting that a large portion of these breaches involved lost or stolen laptops and mobile devices, the report concluded that data c...

Business IT infrastructure has evolved considerably in recent years due to the rise of cloud computing and mobility. This evolution has had a significant impact on how to continue delivering the same value while keeping costs under control. Writing for CFO magazine, Stanford professor Timothy C...

Cloud technology has matured in recent years, as rising adoption rates have led to new success stories. Despite mounting confidence in the technology, however, standards have yet to be established with regard to data protection in the cloud. As Washington Technology writer Julie Anderson recently no...

Despite stringent regulatory mandates, the healthcare industry has been an avid adopter of new technology. Mobility in particular has proven to be a boon for doctors and other hospital staff. For this reason, looking at IT implementations within healthcare organizations can serve as a good way to le...