Enterprising Developments

Insurance CIOs Describe Their First Steps into Cloud

May 14, 2012

Cloud is on everyone's radar—but not yet in everyone's data center.

How Openness Can Drive IT Security

May 10, 2012

Instead of trying to bunker your systems, Deutsche Bank's head of IT security urges open, frank discussions as the best resolution to security issues.

How Aflac Uses Good Enterprise Architecture to Grow Business

May 4, 2012

A well-grounded IT architectural approach provides the agility required to foster rapid growth.

Where Cloud Does and Doesn’t Work

May 2, 2012

Applications, data security, hidden costs; here are the pros and cons of engaging or resisting a cloud migration.

7 Ways to Make Enterprise Architecture Work for the Business

April 30, 2012

Cloud, mobility and analytics require a focused, enterprise approach—here's how to deliver.

How the Cloud Could Transform the Role of Health Insurers

April 27, 2012

Cloud storage and analytic capabilities could reassign the health insurance industry to the role of data intelligence intermediary.

Virtualization as a Disaster Recovery Strategy

April 24, 2012

For one insurance company, a hurricane inspired IT managers to build a better business continuity solution.

When Data Goes Against the Grain

April 20, 2012

Three measures of a customer’s worth using analytics that might lead you to question age-old business paradigms.

Six Business-Changing Ways to Use Big Data

April 17, 2012

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

How Farmers Insurance Signed Off on Cloud Security

April 12, 2012

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

Succeeding in the Enterprise Without Even Trying – Part 2

April 10, 2012

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

Federal BYOD Report Has Lessons for Insurance Industry

April 5, 2012

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

IT Security Making Strides, But Don't Let Your Guard Down

April 3, 2012

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

Insurance IT Spending Is Up, But Who Will Run It?

March 29, 2012

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

Cloud as a Job Creator

March 27, 2012

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