Computerworld: Johanna Ambrosio

Best Places spotlight: A 'get-involved' attitude reigns at International Paper

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 10:00:00 GMT

Workers are encouraged to propose fresh ideas at the No. 34 large organization on Computerworld's 2014 Best Places to Work in IT list.

Self-publishing e-books: How to get started

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:30:00 GMT

Self-publishing has become an increasingly important industry for both individual authors and businesses who want to put out their own books. But how do you begin? Here are some tips for self-starters.

Premier 100 IT Leader: Ronald S. Chandler

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 11:30:00 GMT

No 'pocket-protector geek,' this school district CIO strives to be an agent of change.

So much data, so little security -- what happens if your city gets hacked?

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 18:33:00 GMT

Businesses and individuals had better brace themselves for new security realities as society moves away from the traditional data sharing equation that has worked well for a couple of decades.

Best Places spotlight: IT pros take pride in helping patients at Johns Hopkins Medicine

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMT

The opportunity to work with exciting new technologies and the knowledge that their work helps patients are big attractions for IT employees at the No. 70-ranked organization on our 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list.

Premier 100 IT Leader: Mark Reilley

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:00:00 GMT

This IT leader helped develop a Web-based data warehouse that tracks patient testing and treatment and compares it to past data.

Premier 100 IT Leader: Tamara Payne

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:00:00 GMT

This IT leader helped steer FedEx's Decoupled Testing Tools initiative, which cuts software-testing time by as much as 52%.

From build to buy: American Airlines changes modernization course midflight

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:00:00 GMT

A multi-year effort to re-architect 47-year-old mainframe-based legacy software around a service-oriented architecture moved from build to buy. Here's why.

Startup IT vendors are worth the risk

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:00:00 GMT

Working with startup vendors requires a lot of legwork and a plan for managing the risk. But the payoff can be great.

Going wireless in the data center

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:00:00 GMT

Bouncing information around a data center, via 60GHz Wi-Fi, can speed things up by 30% compared to using traditional cables, a group of researchers found. The technique is still being perfected, but it could yield an interesting approach for enterprises in the not-too-distant future.

New app store caters to robot fans

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:00:00 GMT

If you want to waltz with your Roomba or remotely control your flying AR Drone, there's a new app store that has the tools you need.

Premier 100 IT Leader profile: Ralph Loura

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT

This IT leader put his political capital on the line when he backed funding for an IT integration project over two initiatives that were more business-oriented. He says it's important for IT leaders to fight for fundamental technology projects, because they're just as important to a company's long-term growth as initiatives that might deliver more obvious short-term business benefits.

Premier 100 IT Leader profile: Danny Harris

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT

This IT leader employed an independent consultant to assess the state of the Department of Education's IT security and is now implementing auto-monitoring tools to watch for breaches.

Election fever: 6 mobile apps that can keep you informed

bkrasnoff@computerworld.com (Barbara Krasnoff) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:45:00 GMT

The race to the U.S. presidency is on, and there are mobile apps out there to help keep you informed. We review 6 iOS and Android apps to see how well they do the job.

Voice of the customer: Vendor resources

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:00:00 GMT

These initiatives can take some time to implement, early adopters say, but can pay for themselves in valuable business insights.

P100 video chat: Carfax's Gary Lee talks BYOT

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:06:00 GMT

Gary Lee of Carfax chats with Johanna Ambrosio about the issues and challenges involved in letting employees choose their own technology, including smartphones, tablets and even notebooks.

P100 video chat: Steve Phillips, Avnet, on having an M&A playbook

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:16:00 GMT

At the Computerworld Premier 100 leadership conference, Steve Phillips from Avnet chats with Johanna Ambrosio about 5 ways that IT can deal with mergers and acquisitions.

Premier 100 IT Leader Profile: Paul Stamas

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:00:00 GMT

A profile of 2010 Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader Paul Stamas, vice president of IT at Mohawk Fine Papers.

IT is bridging the generation gap, one app at a time

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT

IT leaders are finding that revamping old applications with newer, more familiar GUIs is one way to appeal to younger employees.

Q&A: FEC's effort to make campaign data more accessible adds IT complexity

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

For the Federal Election Commission, enforcing campaign finance laws and making financing data publicly accessible requires a vast server farm, multiple levels of databases and a variety of security tools.

Multiple short outages can add up to major data center problems

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Users and analysts at IDC's Data Center Forum said IT is finally paying significant attention to preventing or recovering from brief data center shutdowns that can collectively cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Virtual Machines Deployed on the Sly

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Companies are taking several paths to overcome user- and vendor-created obstacles to the implementation of virtualization technologies.

Some firms deploying virtual machines on the sly

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Companies are taking several paths to overcome user- and vendor-created hurdles to the implementation of virtualization technologies.

Green IT Is More Than a Moral Mandate, Users Say

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Users at the Infrastructure Management World conference overwhelmingly agreed that the notion of "green IT" is more than just a fad -- it can cut IT energy and space costs.

Green IT: Popularity based on savings or moral mandate?

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Users at the Infrastructure Management World conference overwhelmingly agreed that the notion of "green IT" is more than just a fad.

Our top 15 green IT stories

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT

These stand out because they provide actionable advice or other types of useful information.

Build your data center here: The most energy-efficient locations

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT

A new study looks at both the price of electricity and the carbon output of a fictional data center in 21 different locations -- and the results may surprise you.

Q&A: Microsoft's utility computing guru talks about his in-house support challenges

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Tue, 22 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Devin Murray, Microsoft's group manager of utility services, says the vendor's server utilization issues are much like everyone else's -- except it has a lot more systems to deal with than most companies do.

Microsoft demos Longhorn 'hot swap' feature

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Wed, 16 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT

The goal is to allow administrators to add and replace memory and chips before the components fail or as an application's workload or performance needs change.

Clearing up misconceptions about mixing blade servers and virtualization

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Q&A: Barb Goldworm, an independent consultant and co-author of a book on using blade servers and virtualization together, says in an interview that there's a lot to be gained by combining those two technologies -- despite what she describes as some misinformation about the perils of doing so.

Readers say IE's market-share numbers depend on how, and what, you count

jambrosio@computerworld.com (Johanna Ambrosio) — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

If Internet Explorer weren't bundled with Windows, some Computerworld readers wonder what the browser's market share would be.