Joe McKendrick

Mainframes are more expensive up front, but may cost less over the long run.

Software-defined data centers won't arrive all at once, but are on their way to gradually becoming a reality.

Investing time and capital in the latest flux capacitor is too risky for many organizations.

The coming year will see new modes of computing drill deeper than ever into the insurance enterprise.

How a branch of Blue Cross turned its entire organization on to data analytics.

2013 will be the year we start to see less of the big server and storage rooms.

Cloud, customer experience and analytics will dominate IT budgets in 2013, analysts predict.

AIG's business and IT leaders worked closely together to return the carrier to profitability.

Avoiding a "BPM by Post-it note" strategy is necessary if initiatives are going to do what they're supposed to.

Everybody wants tablets and smartphones in their stockings and under their trees this year. Guess what that means for CIOs in January?

Telematics and four other big benefits of increasingly popular data-driven projects, outlined in a new report.

IT hiring booms tend to align with large-scale government mandates, and this year we saw the biggest of them all.

10 examples of how a company becomes increasingly at risk of suffering a data breach as data moves around the enterprise.

Gartner analyst says IT strategies can only go so far in advancing the business—digital strategies are what take you where you want to be.

Insurers' agent networks provide a natural edge in social networking.

More than eight out of 10 P&C executives say their current systems are not able to embrace new opportunities. The question is, what will replace them?

Given the allure of tech startup culture and the increasing importance of IT in all aspects of the enterprise, hanging on to tech talent is more difficult—and more important—than ever.

How business process as a service and smart process applications will become the norm.

Analyst firm predicts a tough year ahead for any insurers not making magic happen between IT solutions and business needs.

By applying two buzz words to each other—social media and alignment—insurers may be able to solve the enigmatic elements each holds.