Consumerization: IT’s Unexpected Savior
November 15, 2011IT has seen difficult times of late. The economic downturn that peaked in 2008 brought a wave of interest in IT cost-cutting. Before the dot-com bust, many companies saw IT investment as the way to reduce the firm’s overall operational … Continue reading
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Hot Developments in Infrastructure: Hype or Reality?
October 6, 2011An infrastructure development might become a hot topic if a lot of people are talking about it or doing it. But as your mother always told you, “Just because everyone else is doing it, it doesn’t mean you should do … Continue reading
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Coping with a Down Economy
September 13, 2011IT leaders around the globe are asking themselves how they should prepare for tough economic times. In many cases, IT costs will have to be reduced while having as minimal an impact on the business as possible. It is therefore … Continue reading
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Is making IT projects smaller the best way to reduce the risk of failure?
August 26, 2011A recently published study, which has seen broad media coverage, reinforces the view that IT departments cannot be counted on to deliver large projects on time and on budget. The examination of 1,471 IT projects was carried out by Bent … Continue reading
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Ontario takes a leadership position by abandoning universal EHR systems
July 29, 2011Info-Tech recently attended the ITAC eHealth vendor information session in Toronto entitled, 2015 eHealth Ontario Blueprint. The objective was to describe the goals and needs of eHealth Ontario to fulfill its mandate to provide a single EHR system that spans … Continue reading
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