Ara Trembly

Other factors, including a bottoming-out of the recession, likely have also played a role.

The big worry in cybercrime is data or systems loss, but hacking into implanted devices may also be a cause for concern.

Insurers have tough decisions to make in order to strike a balance between security and loss of productivity.

User organizations are banding together to establish baseline for cloud data interactions.

A power struggle is developing between CIOs and CFOs, and the loser will be our enterprises.

Some say hacking has become a form of entertainment; if so, the insurance industry is likely safer than many.

Insurance is said to be leading a tepid revival in IT spending for 2011, but the overall picture is anything but encouraging.

My blog on “Why Do So Many IT Projects Fail” touched a nerve with readers who offered more possible reasons.

New research is advancing the notion of remote healthcare monitoring, an obvious plus for health insurers, but social factors may inhibit adoption.

Experts at the IASA Educational Conference and Business Show came up with lots of potential answers, but a solution continues to elude us.

Another INN blogger had a different take on Al Gore’s speech at IASA, but in the end, Gore cannot escape the slick image he earned as a politician.

When I heard that former Vice President Al Gore was speaking at this year’s IASA Educational Conference and Business Show, I expected political posturing and bloviation mixed with carefully chosen fuzzy bits of science. I was not disappointed.

Insurers contemplating integrating mobile platforms into their enterprises must take heed of this disturbing trend and make tough calls.

Does this mean that our technology providers have emerged from the economic sweat lodge and are now gathered around the tribal fires chanting “Kumbaya” for your benefit? Probably not.

Japanese companies are selling “one-time” policies for risks that are interesting and surprising, thanks to wireless technology.

The annual insurance technology conference saw shifting trends, but issues from the past remain a challenge.

Adopting social media for business purposes is all the rage among journalists and analysts, but on the ground, it has yet to achieve traction in insurance.

A data center industry survey sees operations migrating to the cloud as resources dwindle.

A recent article identifies the types of individuals who are likely to cause internal data security problems, but many such problems are caused by folks who put themselves first.

Most everyone agrees they are needed, but the practicalities are the 800-pound gorilla in the room.