7 hot IT budget investments — and 4 going cold

Riding the digital transformation wave that accelerated during the pandemic, enterprises will continue their aggressive push to leverage technology both to fuel innovation and transform business operations in 2022. To do so requires tech investments. In acknowledgment of this, companies are increasing budgets for new and existing technologies. Overall digital spend is projected to be…

Why the Log4j Vulnerability Makes Endpoint Visibility and Zero Trust Security More Important Than Ever

IT organizations worldwide are still reeling from the discovery of a major security vulnerability in Apache Log4j, an open-source logging utility embedded in countless internal and commercial applications. By submitting a carefully constructed variable string to log4j, attackers can take control of any application that includes log4j. Suddenly, cybercriminals around the world have a blueprint…

Healthcare leaders: Don’t let telehealth be a pitfall

Telehealth is a virtual healthcare delivery system, and it has become a permanent fixture in healthcare delivery accelerated by the pandemic. Now, healthcare leaders are looking to expand and improve their telehealth products. More than just telehealth The growth of telehealth has revolutionized the healthcare industry, allowing hospitals across the United States to take advantage…

Why We Think Internal Knowledge Management Will be Critical in 2022, as per Gartner®

Numerous articles over the past six months have highlighted a powerful trend: Employees, shaken by the events of the last 18 months, are rethinking their priorities and their relationship to work. People are resigning and changing employers like never before. In this environment, according to Gartner’s 2022 Planning Guide for Collaboration and End-User Technologies, internal knowledge management…

Every Buzzword Was Born of Data

Many of today’s hottest technologies come at us as buzzwords. Artificial intelligence (AI). Machine learning (ML). Edge computing. Internet of Things (IoT). These and many other innovations promise business advancements. Business leaders have an idea what these technologies can offer—but not always why and how to deploy them to deliver maximum return on investment. This,…

AAMC proves the power of a formal DEI strategy

No longer a footnote on business strategy, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become a top priority for companies looking to positively impact retention, hiring, and revenue. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), which has been committed to DEI for years, is one such organization taking a formal, strategic approach to DEI in the…

11 lies CIOs will tell themselves in 2022

A key member of your leadership team isn’t giving you straight information. Which is distressing, because straight, unvarnished, accurate perspectives are what you need most when formulating IT’s strategies and plans. Sadly, you can’t escape the worst deceiver on your team. That’s because the worst deceiver is the one you see when you look in…

8 biggest IT disasters of 2021

IT is synonymous with business operations for just about any company of any size. So when tech goes down, the company can go down with it. IT failure, whether it’s a complex system or project, is increasingly shooting to the top of the business news section, where its impact can become even more detrimental —…