Joe McKendrick

These tools and methodologies, such as Hadoop and MapReduce, can help insurers unlock the real potential of Big Data.

The carrier's first foray into the cloud came with security concerns that lead to more in-house control over compliance solutions.

Apple's presence in the enterprise is expected to grow still more pervasive in 2012.

'Bring your own device' means more productivity and better service to customers, but are they secure enough?

Data security threats evolve even as organizations successfully lock down their systems.

Insurance companies are committing to technology-led expansion, unfortunately, particularly for IT hiring efforts, so is every other type of company.

What IDC's recent projections of cloud job growth mean for insurers.

Is crowdsourcing a legitimate, sustainable method of solving business problems?

Upcoming IPv6 Launch Day means a permanent switchover. Are all your systems ready?

New CIO survey reveals growing concern over who will be able to run back-end systems.

UK government compiles exhaustive list of open source alternatives to major software needs.

With cloud, you may simply improve your IT operations, or you may disrupt the entire industry.

Key considerations for building a truly social business, on the inside and outside.

A convergence of tech forces are creating a “new norm” for insurance companies.

LIMRA survey of 53 life insurers finds vast majority currently engaged in mobile activity directed at producers.

As insurers' IT infrastructures become more complex, EA provides a roadmap for technology investment decisions.

In light of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's recent release of cloud guidelines, here are six good reasons to go to cloud and four reasons to be cautious.

As analytics becomes a key competitive differentiator, the skills needed to manage stores of data are in high demand.

Business-minded as well as tech-savvy, this list points to the efficiencies and shortcuts that accompany the cloud.

IT professionals reporting major data breaches outline the ways executives become more engaged and supportive of data security efforts in the aftermath.