Pat Burke

Overly complicated rarely ends well. Yet for small and midsize businesses (SMBs) trying to see their way through the digital labyrinth of vendors, social media gurus, mobile musts and dozens of other tech considerations, things can get complicated in a hurry. So is there hope if you’re an SMB awash in a tide of digital […]

By gathering data from a broad range of devices and sensors located throughout the world, the Internet of things has the potential to redefine how business decisions are made, how resources are deployed and how spending can be reduced. According to a recent survey from QuinStreet Enterprise, nearly 50 percent of business and technology decision-makers […]

After an exciting NBA Finals that garnered a viewership of more than 30 million for game 7, there’s little doubt that the premier professional basketball league has caught the world’s attention. Following a tremendous comeback against the Golden State Warriors, the Cleveland Cavaliers were crowned NBA champions.   The NBA is an organization that understands […]

Companies that are collaborating around data and have high levels of trust internally are on the path to success. A vital component of this success is the CIO, who has enormous opportunity to empower business units to innovate in the new digital realm. And if a CIO isn’t up to the task of facilitating this […]

CIOs know all too well that if something can go wrong, chances are it will. As more businesses rely on uninterrupted connectivity and adopt an always-on digital philosophy, the pressures CIOs face have grown as well. A survey from Everbridge, titled “Current Trends and Concerns in IT Communication,” reveals that a number of concerns such […]

Tyler Fisher is the CIO for Gordon Memorial Healthcare Services (GMHS), a public hospital district consisting of a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital, two rural health clinics and a long-term care facility. He has revolutionized the way GMHS approaches health care IT by successfully converting the organization from an entirely physical environment with only a single […]

Tim Hwang is one of those people who can take an idea, organize a group to rally around it and then turn that idea into a successful reality. He has the markings of a seasoned leader and IT innovator, yet what makes Hwang unique is he’s been leading organizations and founding businesses since he was […]

I’m in traffic a lot. On the Garden State Parkway. On the New Jersey Turnpike. On the way to the Parkway. On the way into New York via the Turnpike. There’s construction, there are accidents, there are tractor trailers, there are simply tons and tons of vehicles on the roads. Fortunately, I’m able to work […]

Genius is seeing something that isn’t there—and then making its existence seem obvious. Without the handful (OK, maybe several handfuls) of great minds scattered throughout time, I wonder where humans would be, what this world would look like, what adversities we would face—in addition to the ones we face in even the best of times. […]

There’s no shame in holding onto a device or gadget for more than one refresh cycle. Just don’t tell that to the good folks at Apple and Samsung. There is shame (or there should be) at companies that continue to create what essentially becomes junk within several months. I understand technology stands still for no […]

Organizations face serious risks associated with cyber-crime over the next three years, according to a study commissioned by Raytheon in conjunction with Ponemon Institute. What’s equally troubling is IT executives and managers disregard their organization’s security policies, according to another survey from Absolute Software. A surprisingly high percentage of IT executives—45 percent—knowingly circumvent organizational security […]

As businesses place a greater emphasis on being more agile and able to react quicker to market changes and customer preferences, SDN (software-defined networking) has captured the attention of IT executives and managers. SDN is a general term that covers several kinds of network technology aimed at making the network as agile and flexible as […]