Access and Feeds

Blog Archives

Records Management: Cost Overruns make NARA's new RM System a Billion Dollar One

By Dick Weisinger

Huge cost overruns on a new Records Management system being built for NARA now put a final price tag on a completed system near $1 billion, compared to an original estimate of $317 million.  Current estimates are that the project…

Cloud Computing: What's to Stop You From Moving to the Cloud?

By Dick Weisinger

While the benefits of Cloud Computing are compelling, the risks and problems associated with the move can be difficult to overcome.  In March 2010, the Cloud Security Alliance compiled a list of the top seven risks that threaten the future…

Health Care: Doctors Begin Embrace of Technology from Social Media to iPads

By Dick Weisinger

Doctors have always had a love for expensive high-tech medical equipment.  Think multimillion-dollar proton-beam therapy centers, robotic surgery, and advanced imaging technologies.  But when it comes to the mundane tasks of running their office as a business, doctors have been…

Technology: The Rise of the Mobile App — What Does it Mean for Business?

By Dick Weisinger

The growing popularity of mobile devices is signaling a shift away from the desktop computer as being the dominant platform for both business and personal computing.  And the market for the software that powers mobile devices is exploding.  Gartner estimates…

Technology: What Will Be the Successor to Flash?

By Dick Weisinger

Web browsers aren’t very good at handling video, if they can handle it all.  Enter the plugin.  The major Web browsers have been architected to be flexible, enabling developers to extend  basic browser functionality by way of creating plug-ins.  …