Computerworld: Stacy Collett

How to recover after a cloud computing misstep

(Stacy Collett) — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 10:30:00 GMT

Early adopters share their lessons learned on ramping up, scaling back and avoiding disasters in the cloud. Insider (registration required)

IT Salary Survey 2014: Who's hot, who's not

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 10:30:00 GMT

Salaries continue their modest rise, while demand for workers with key tech skills coupled with business acumen keeps employers scrambling to find and keep talent.

Premier 100 IT Leader: Derald Sue

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 11:30:00 GMT

A customer-service focus turns the business side into IT believers.

Premier 100 IT Leader: Stuart Kippelman

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 11:30:00 GMT

A series of project successes convinced end users that they could trust this hard-charging CIO.

Premier 100 IT Leader: Alan Pawlak

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 11:30:00 GMT

The Affordable Care Act presented an opportunity to transform a long-standing business model.

Premier 100 IT Leader: Nick Costides

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 11:30:00 GMT

With challenges and opportunities at every turn, a career in information services takes shape.

Premier 100 IT Leader: Philip Garland

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 11:30:00 GMT

A career steeped in business helps this CIO lead during a time of IT transformation.

The help desk is hot again

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 11:30:00 GMT

If you thought the traditional help desk would be outsourced, automated or altogether shut down, think again. Hiring for the help desk is hot. Insider (registration required)

The best data security offense is a good defense

(Stacy Collett) — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 11:30:00 GMT

After several missed security audits, the IT team at the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare jumped into action, building an ambitious security risk framework so audit reports could be prepared in a timely fashion.

Big data storage doesn't have to break the bank

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 10:00:00 GMT

The era of big data requires new storage strategies. But thanks to faster and smarter technologies, these approaches don't have to break the bank.

Forecast 2014: How to wring value from your IT budget

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 10:00:00 GMT

In Computerworld's Forecast 2014 survey, 36% of the respondents said that they expect their IT budgets to increase, and that spending on hosted services will outpace spending on hardware and software.

Data+ Awards: Constant Contact culls trends from billions of emails

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 10:00:00 GMT

Using IBM's InfoSphere BigInsights tools, Constant Contact culls insights from its massive data repositories to help small businesses improve their email marketing campaigns.

Data+ Awards: Novation helps hospitals get better deals on supplies

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 10:00:00 GMT

Armed with data from more than 2,400 healthcare providers, Novation helps hospitals ensure that they're getting the best prices on everything from latex gloves to surgical equipment, offering a mobile app that pushes alerts on changing prices to decision-makers.

Data+ Awards: Express Scripts helps drive down the cost of prescriptions

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 10:00:00 GMT

Physicians connect to Express Scripts' ExpressPath platform via mobile device or desktop to determine how much a prescription will cost before the purchase, resulting in an average savings for patients of 10% to 15% on specialty drugs and speeding up the approval process.

Best Places spotlight: Heartland Payment Systems gives tech teams autonomy

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMT

IT staffers take ownership and set the technical direction for projects at the No. 84-ranked company on our 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list.

Best Places spotlight: MetroStar Systems stresses career development, training

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMT

IT workers get plenty of support for achieving their career goals at the No. 48-ranked organization on our 2013 Best Places to Work in IT list.

The No. 1 place to work in IT: Quicken Loans

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMT

IT employees enjoy the company's relaxed atmosphere and culture of innovation, but they're equally thrilled to be part of the revitalization of downtown Detroit.

Sizing up open source: Not so simple

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT

Choosing open-source software is more complicated than picking traditional software. Is your IT department prepared to contribute code fixes to the community?

Straight talk on security gets employees to listen -- and comply

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:00:00 GMT

Sure, you want users to comply with security edicts, but would you phish your own employees or share your company's hack history? At least some CIOs say yes.

Companies take bold steps into desktop virtualization

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:00:00 GMT

Five organizations that have experienced the benefits, challenges and ROI of desktop virtualization offer tips for successful implementations. Insider (registration required)

Premier 100 IT Leader: Denise L. Stephens

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:00:00 GMT

This IT leader implemented Google Apps for Government, opening the gates to the use of cloud-based systems throughout the federal government.

Premier 100 IT Leader: Kathleen Scheirman

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:00:00 GMT

This IT leader helped replace myriad accounting and supply chain management systems with a standard, integrated platform.

Premier 100 IT Leader: Monique Shivanandan

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:00:00 GMT

This IT leader created an innovation lab, where team members partner to develop ideas at breakneck speed.

Premier 100 IT Leader profile: Marlo Donate

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:00:00 GMT

This IT leader showed a traditionally conservative company the benefits of agility and flexibility with fast delivery of new mobile apps.

Premier 100 IT Leader profile: Vince Campisi

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:00:00 GMT

This IT leader created a cloud-based software service that now monitors 5,800 physical assets at customer sites.

How to manage big data overload

(Stacy Collett) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:00:00 GMT

The nuts and bolts of systems designed storing petabytes (and more) of data that can be easily accessed and analyzed are more complex than the inner workings of your average storage platform. Here's how to handle the data deluge. Insider (registration required)

Ready, set, compete: The benefits of IT innovation

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Welcome to 2013. As IT budgets loosen up and new projects get queued up, IT is learning to quickly tap into creative ideas for competitive advantage in a cutthroat marketplace.

How to talk security so people will listen (and comply!)

(Stacy Collett) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Sure you want users to comply with security edicts, but would you phish your own employees or share your company's hack history? At least some CIOs say yes.

Creating a view to the cloud

(Stacy Collett) — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:00:00 GMT

How well can you see into the cloud? For many IT professionals, the view into the cloud isn't very clear, but new techniques and tools make visibility across multiple cloud systems clearer.

Hertz Improves Customer Experience With Friendlier Kiosks

(Stacy Collett) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:26:00 GMT

Weary travelers hate waiting in line, so Hertz adopted new kiosk technology that allows customers to interact with a live, remote agent to complete their transactions

Storage systems get supersized

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:00:00 GMT

Old storage architectures with general-purpose controllers that service all the new functions along with the normal I/O workload won't be able to scale. Here's why storage systems will need to become full-scale storage computers. Insider (registration required)

Forecast 2013: Giving top technologies a beta test

(Stacy Collett) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:00:00 GMT

With beefier IT budgets comes more money to try out new technologies. Here's a look at the top technologies that are being put through their paces at the country's IT shops in 2013.

Best Places spotlight: Boeing staffers explore multiple IT roles