... Not in the future, that is. IT is about to go through a great transformation. It has to, given the velocity at which technology is evolving.  

IT expenditures will be happening more outside the traditional boundaries of corporate IT, says Gartner. Today, some enterprises already spend more than 50 percent of IT expenses outside of corporate IT. Business units often partner with third parties when they need a solution faster than corporate IT can deliver. Interestingly, it’s not about IT’s capability, rather it’s more about the innovations in the marketplace that are being created, affordable and easy to use. More...

Although it's almost always cost savings that ends up in the leading role, sometimes it's a supporting player that steals the show.

That was the case for Paul Seibert, who heads network operations for Snelling (the staffing people) and Intrepid USA Healthcare. Even though executives almost always look first at what implementing Unified Communications might save the company, that's not a concern for Seibert. More...

In a recent webinar, Ten Changes to Maximize the Impact of Your Business Intelligence Strategy, Gartner presented some fresh ideas on how to approach the analysis of so much data, making it useful for the enterprise. There is no doubt an effective business intelligence (BI) strategy includes IT, but what else? Gartner says the secret can be found by asking three questions: More...

Enterprises more than doubled their SIP trunking investments in 2011 compared with 2010, but the room for further growth is almost unlimited.

According to the industry analyst firm Infonetics Research, SIP spending was up 128 percent last year, making it one of the fastest-growing telecom services in North America. But even with that kind of growth, SIP Trunking accounted for only one of 10 trunks deployed here. More...

Anticipating the number of mobile devices to exceed the number of PC sales for the first time ever, you can bet the security risk associated with mobile devices will increase too. Here are a few aspects of security to keep top of mind: More...

Did you know that within the last two years, the personal health information of nearly 18 million Americans was breached electronically? That affected six percent of Americans. Even more surprising is the value of the data being sold. Medical records sell for $50 a record in the underground market which is even more lucrative than financial information, says the chairman and CEO of the Santa Fe Group. More...

One of the most expensive budget items in IT is the need to support a full-blown operating system on each and every desktop PC. Because every application installed on a given desktop can have a unique, unanticipated effect on that one device, the havoc that can be unleashed across the whole of the enterprise can sprout in an almost random, chaotic fashion. More...

The BYOD movement is truly shaking up IT.  Now, more than ever, employees are bringing their own devices to work. Not only that, on average, employees carry more than two devices each. The proliferation of devices and the additional traffic are putting big demands on the corporate network, as well as increasing the risk of data security breaches. More...

As wise old Ben Franklin said, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” Of course, a penny had a bit more buying power back in Ben’s day, but let’s not be too literal here. If you can leverage technology to save your company money, then the mere act of NOT spending it in the first place is the equivalent of generating additional revenue.

The technology in this case is SIP Trunking, and while it is a foundational building block for Unified Communications, the truth is, many companies really only look at SIP Trunking initially for the sake of potential savings. More...

Gartner recently released its webinar on the Top Security Trends and Takeaways for 2012, and here are a few highlights. Most interesting is the perception versus the reality, and some tips on making security relevant across the entire enterprise. More...