Nathan Eddy

Eighty percent of patients would like the option to use their smartphones to interact with health care providers, according to a survey conducted by predictive analytics and decision management software specialist FICO. The study found 56 percent of people worldwide trust health care organizations with personal data and indicated that while e-health records have yet […]

While many enterprises feel prepared for the impending era of the Internet of things (IoT), there may not be enough network capacity to handle the demand that will accompany an anticipated explosion in the number of connected devices, according to a survey by Infoblox. For instance, more than half (57 percent) of survey respondents reported […]

10 Bluetooth Speaker Systems for Tunes On the Go by Nathan Eddy Philips Dot Offers Splash-Proof Design ($59.99) Like all Bluetooth speakers, the Philips Dot speaker connects wirelessly to devices, which means no more cables. Other features include a built-in microphone for hands-free phone calls, convenient auto-sensor for music on/off, and a rugged and splash-proof […]

10 Important Facts About Data Storage in the Enterprise by Nathan Eddy Data Storage Demands Vary by Business Size While 20 percent of organizations store a petabyte or more of data, a sizable 40 percent of organizations have less than 50 terabytes of data. However, the results are different for businesses with less than 100 […]

Nearly three out of every four organizations issue corporate-owned laptops (74 percent) and smartphones (71 percent) to their workforces, indicating that smartphone use and notebook adoption is widespread in the enterprise, according to a report from research firm Frost & Sullivan. Tablets, on the other hand, are issued by only half (47 percent) of the […]

The preference for third party delivered, or managed, private cloud will increase over the next two years as hybrid integration, increased complexity of clouds and security concerns challenge enterprise IT skills and capabilities, according to a report from Technology Business Research (TBR). This migration is expected to result in customers using a systems integrator or […]

Apprehension over ransomware is growing rapidly, rising to 73 percent from 48 percent of those who are very or extremely concerned about it, according to a survey from security awareness training company KnowBe4. If confronted with a scenario where backups have failed and weeks of work might be lost, an astounding 57 percent of those […]

Enterprises, advertising technology vendors and digital marketing services providers need to urgently redefine their online advertising strategies as advertising consumption patterns shift online and toward mobile, according to a report from analyst firm Ovum. The report noted leading enterprise marketing technology providers such as Oracle and IBM have been slow to embrace the online advertising […]

Enterprise mobility management (EMM) specialist MobileIron announced the latest release of its application aimed at the mobile workplace. The operating system (OS) expansion capabilities include AppConnect containerization support for Samsung Knox 2.0 to provide an additional level of device security and trust, while expanded policy support for Windows Phone 8.1 includes app whitelisting and blacklisting […]

The protection of important corporate data is seen as a personal responsibility of the employees who work for that organization, despite the fact that protecting that data might require more work, according to a survey of more than 100 IT professionals by software company Ipswitch. However, results indicated organizations have a long way to go […]

Revenues for remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions reached $5.8 billion in 2013, including revenues from medical monitoring devices, mobile health (mHealth) connectivity solutions, care delivery software platforms and monitoring services, according to a report from IT research firm Berg Insight. In addition, the telehealth market has benefitted from local and regional project financing in several […]

By 2024, government agencies will spend as much as $16.5 billion storing redundant copies of non-production data, working directly against the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI), according to a report sponsored by MeriTalk, a public private partnership focusing on government IT. The study, underwritten by Actifio, found that key barriers to consolidation, including overall […]