Nathan Eddy

One in three smart home system owners struggle with the complexity of setup, configuration and ongoing support for their devices, according to a Support.com survey of more than 3,000 U.S. consumers. The survey looked at both smart home device owners and potential buyers and found a disparity between the needs and wishes of early buyers, […]

Although real-time streaming analytics is becoming the lifeblood of today’s data-driven economy, there are a number of disconnects in how executives and developers view their companies’ real-time data capabilities, according to a VoltDB and Research Now survey. The study of more than 150 IT professionals found most respondents (67 percent) said they believe their organization […]

Webgility announced the launch of Highlight, a cross-application business intelligence platform for retailers of all sizes. Highlight provides actionable insights based on key performance indicators (KPIs) and requires no configuration, installation, or on-boarding. For instance, in looking at data from 87,000 transactions processed by Webgility customers during the weekend of Thanksgiving 2015, Webgility can point […]

Known vulnerabilities appear to be the leading cause of exposure to data breaches and cyber threats, according to a survey of 300 C-level executives, conducted by BMC and Forbes Insights. The report also confirms a significant gap between security and IT operations (SecOps) teams, which is contributing to unnecessary data loss, production downtime, and potential […]

Spending on security remains strong with 44 percent of enterprise security managers expecting to increase their budget in the next 90 days, according to 451 Research’s latest quarterly study. The survey-driven report, derived from 800-1,500 customer surveys and 25 in-depth interviews with senior security professionals, found just 4 percent of enterprises are decreasing security spending. […]

Dynatrace announced the availability of its load solution software suite, an end-to-end application testing and diagnostic solution. The platform integrates synthetic traffic with in-depth application and transaction analytics and test management to drive optimal mobile and Web performance, especially during peak times such as the recent holiday shopping season. The suite is designed to help […]

January marks the launch of the fifth annual Medication Adherence Team Challenge, a two-month-long intercollegiate competition coordinated by the National Consumers League (NCL). The competition among health profession student teams and faculty aims to create solutions to raise awareness about medication adherence as a critical public health issue. Script Your Future is a national campaign […]

LaCie, Seagate’s premium line of storage appliances, announced a new line of Porsche Design Drives, manufactured in collaboration with Porsche Design Group. LaCie also announced a Chromé desktop storage solution. Housed in an all-aluminum enclosures that reflect the Porsche design style, the mobile and desktop drives feature USB-C connectivity for next-generation computers like the latest […]

While some IT organizations are bullish about the future and even forecasting a revival in IT capital spending, others, particularly larger ones, anticipate no growth in their budgets and appear to be hunkering down. These are among the findings in Computer Economics’ 2016 IT budget outlook, which is based on projections of IT spending plans […]

Only 2 percent of patients in the largest U.S. hospitals are using hospital-provided mobile health apps, according to an Accenture report that assessed mobile app use among the 100 largest U.S. hospitals. The study found two-thirds of the 100 largest U.S. hospitals have mobile apps for consumers and roughly two-fifths (38 percent) of that subset […]

Big data initiatives are delivering generally positive early results for the companies that have launched projects, hinting at the potential to come, according to a survey of 402 business and IT professionals by CompTIA. The report found organizations also express a willingness to work with third parties for help with their data initiatives, with more […]

AT&T announced a trio of health care IT initiatives and services, including the AT&T Foundry for Connected Health, which will open in February 2016 at the Texas Medical Center (TMC) Innovation Institute in Houston. The company is also expanding its remote patient monitoring (RPM) offering by providing a bring your own device (BYOD) option to […]