Author: Logicalis Staff

Healthcare ISVs: Jumping on the Cloud?

Posted by | Jul 8, 2011 | , , , |

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA lot of ISVs are hesitant to jump on the cloud bandwagon because they are worried about losing their licensing revenue and the business model changes that can occur. Yet demand from their clients cannot be ignored.  More and more clients are looking to take their applications to the cloud.  As a result many healthcare ISVs are moving to provide their applications via the cloud. Those that are making the switch to use the cloud are either building their own clouds or outsourcing this to a cloud provider.  This can be a real adjustment, especially when dealing with regulations like HIPAA. If you are a healthcare ISV, how are you addressing this pressure to move your applications to the cloud?  Is it Hype to move your applications to the cloud, or are you already offering or planning to offer your applications in the cloud (Ripe)?  We’d love to hear your comments below, too!  What are the most important factors you are considering/have considered in this transition? [poll...

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Get a Raise, Work From Home

Posted by | Jul 7, 2011 | , |

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA recent survey conducted by job search website, Dice, shows just how much some IT leaders want to telecommute.  In fact, 35% of IT workers said they would take a 10% pay cut to work from home. A CIO.com article featured these survey results, but argued why you should actually be paid more to work from home.  Here are a couple benefits to the employer: Productivity will rise (no co-workers to chat with, no traffic to make you late) You save the employer money (one less person using office supplies, food, etc.,  reduced infrastructure costs, less office space needed) What do you think – is this Hype (your organization would never support telecommuting this much) or Ripe (this is something that is happening more and more in your organization)? [poll...

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Gripes with Outsourcing: Is Service to Blame?

Posted by | Jul 5, 2011 | , |

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to the results of the 2011 IDG Enterprise Outsourcing and Service Providers Survey, 44% of the 1,176 IT leaders who responded to the online survey said their service-level agreements (SLAs) are tighter than they were three years ago.  However, they cited poor-quality service as the top risk of IT outsourcing—ahead of security, loss of internal knowledge and hidden costs. Does this apply to your business?  Some IT leaders are blaming lax internal governance and an overreliance on contractual obligations.  For your business, are these survey results Hype (you are not seeing poor-quality service) or Ripe (this is an issue you face with your provider)? [poll...

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Cloud Computing Vision Remains Partly Cloudy

Posted by | Jun 30, 2011 | , , |

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWaiting for cloud computing to stop changing before taking advantage of it is problematic. Cloud computing will continue to change. A better option is using the insight that cloud computing offers to help you develop ways to respond to changing business and IT requirements within your own organization. Is your organization shaping cloud strategies to fit its needs (Ripe), or are you waiting for the cloud to stop changing before you implement strategies (Hype)? [poll...

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iPad: Good For Angry Birds, Saving Lives

Posted by | Jun 29, 2011 | , , , , |

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA recent CIO.com article shared that at some Texas hospitals, iPads and iPhones sever the desktop computing cord, allowing doctors and nurses to spend more time with their patients. The iPad will allow doctors and nurses to spend more time with their patients. It’s a significant break from the traditional hospital setting; instead of staring at a computer screen, nurses and doctors will be interacting with patients. Some ways they are using the iPad/iPhone: Giving a patient an iPad with game-like apps on it to test motor skills Nurses will be able to roam bedsides while remotely checking  EKGs on their iPads Doctors are already sharing medical records on iPads with their peers, in order to discuss patient care What do you think about this healthcare IT advancement?  Is this implementation of healthcare IT Hype (not ready yet) or Ripe? [poll...

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Get a Haircut, Get an IT Job?

Posted by | Jun 28, 2011 | , |

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to IT staffing firm Modis, which operates in 70 cities in North America, the list of the top seven cities to find IT work in 2011 is out. The company tracks the locations where demand for full-time contractors and full-time permanent IT workers has been strongest since the start of the year. Apparently, the company is not just looking at the largest markets with the most clients and biggest populations, but actually looking at the cities that are really experiencing growth – greater than it has in the past. The top seven cities to find IT work in 2011: Houston, Texas Washington, D.C. Columbus, Ohio Detroit, Michigan Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Edison, New Jersey Boston, Massachusetts We want to know what you think of this list.  Is this Hype (doesn’t seem like the top cities for IT work in 2011), or is this Ripe? [poll...

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Office Yesterday, Telework Today?

Posted by | Jun 24, 2011 | , , , |

Reading Time: < 1 minutePlenty of organizations today don’t view telework as a wish-list item, but as a necessity for their business. It was common for IT leaders to be hesitant about virtual workers five years ago, but now, some say telework is essential to cut costs and improve efficiency. Here are some examples of the main benefits of telework: Flexibility and cost savings Expanded talent pool Increased productivity Employee retention Some IT leaders insist telework is becoming a prerequisite for hiring and retaining the best employees. And, in today’s business world, those organizations with the best and brightest people are going to succeed. Not to mention, the technology to enable telework is readily available. So, how does this apply to your organization? Do your organizations’ employees telework today (Ripe), or is your organization hesitant about supporting virtual workers (Hype)? [poll...

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Are You Buried Under the Data Explosion?

Posted by | Jun 22, 2011 | , , |

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s no surprise to anyone that data creation continues to grow exponentially.  Consider these statistics: Servers and storage are the biggest portion of a data center’s cost Servers account for 57% of a data center’s operating cost Some saw virtualization as the answer, yet data demands continue to grow.  Do you think data growth is driving the demand for cloud (Ripe) or is cloud still just a bunch of marketing Hype? Check out this video about the data explosion and the future of data centers, http://bit.ly/kfinL5. [poll...

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Does the C-suite have a tight hold on the purse strings for cloud?

Posted by | Jun 20, 2011 | , , |

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to an Open Group survey of cloud specialists at global organizations, ranging in size from fewer than 200 to more than 5,000 employees, C-level executives control cloud decisions. The survey was carried out online between February and March, 2011. The survey results showed more than half of buying decisions required CEO and CIO level approval; 23% and 32%, respectively. IT directors accounted for 22%, while enterprise architects held just 7% of buying power. How does this relate to your organization’s approach to cloud computing decision making?  Is this Hype (the C-levels are not as involved as the research may indicate) or is this Ripe (cloud decisions are made in the C-suite)? Feel free to share your comments below, too! [poll...

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