Automate Risk Management with a Highly Secure IT Backbone
High performance, highly secure IT integration of business process systems is now becoming a requirement to compete. Without automated communication between disparate systems, a...
Reducing Project Duration by 25%: Magic or Common Sense?
For years, I’ve been telling IT folks how to shorten the duration of their projects: Make the upfront investment in getting the architecture right....
Nothing New in Cloud Security
Many in the business and academic communities have been up in arms that security risks are too high in cloud implementations, and therefore the...
Technology is at the Heart of Keeping Patients Safe
Health Insurance Exchanges (HIX) were supposed to be a cornerstone of the Patient Protection and Affordable Healthcare Act of 2010, providing a way for...
The Discount War: Are Shoppers Really Looking for Just One Price, No Gimmicks?
There has been a lot of talk recently about how consumers are starting to opt-out of loyalty programs due to lack of true value. I...
Are “Zero Accidents” the Only Goal in Healthcare Today?
During National Patient Safety Awareness Week, I am reminded of a bumper sticker I once read on a passing truck; “Our Goal is Zero...
IT – The New Business Unit
Over the past few weeks I have been in a number of meetings with current and prospective customers talking about the growth challenges they...
We’re Entering the Machine-to-Machine World at Full Throttle
We're still in the early adoption phase of machine-to-machine (M2M) technology, but its promise is already abundantly clear.
This is a world in which machines...
BPM and Healthcare — Why Has It Taken So Long?
Healthcare is going through an unprecedented change. Some of the change is forced by external regulatory mandates and some by rising costs and a...
People, Process, and Technology (and “Technology” is Optional)
It’s ironic that as a software industry professional, I rarely reach first for a technological solution when confronted with a business problem. A slightly...