Stories by: Stacy Collett

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How to tame printer chaos 20 January, 2010 07:33

Are you turning over every stone to find hidden savings? The Procter & Gamble Co. is, and it found millions of dollars -- all hidden under thousands of printers and copiers.
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Forecast 2010: Cloud computing: Love it or hate it? 30 December, 2009 04:23

It seems that IT leaders are warming up to cloud computing, with its promise of elasticity, utility-based billing, multiple storage locations, and the ability to pull data directly from storage devices. In fact, cloud computing ranked second (behind virtualization) as the technology most beta-tested in 2009, according to Computerworld's 2010 Forecast survey of more than 300 IT executives.
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What to ask before launching a storage virtualization project 07 October, 2008 10:12

NASA's Infrared Processing and Analysis Center wasn't shooting for the stars when it turned to virtualization to meet its storage needs. IPAC's cash-strapped effort to record images of our universe -- up to 30 million objects captured each night and 42 billion records over the life of the project -- required big storage capabilities, and the engineers needed them fast and at a low cost.
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How to build your next data center 10 June, 2008 11:03

Today's data centers pack more processing power into smaller physical spaces than ever before. But too much of a good thing creates new challenges for next-generation data center design.
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4 things your administrative staff should know about your company's data security 15 April, 2008 10:15

Administrative staffers may not have their fingers on the pulse of business-critical operations, but they do get their hands on a lot of sensitive company information.
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5 things your receptionist should know about your company's data security 15 April, 2008 09:56

Receptionists are at the front line of communication with customers and guests, which often makes them the first targets for hackers and saboteurs looking for company information.
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The economics of energy 26 March, 2008 08:37

Predicting how much energy a household will use in the future -- perhaps a year or five years from now -- is the lifeblood of Direct Energy. The company traditionally forecasts energy consumption at an error rate of less than 4 per cent. That's better than industry standards, but even a small miscalculation could mean millions of dollars in losses.
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Storage on trial 10 October, 2007 12:06

What is a data-retrieval plan worth to a company caught up in litigation? For Morgan Stanley, US$15 million.
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Big-bang project 28 December, 2006 09:17

Spurred by stretched-out budgets, IT managers want to get the most business bang for their IT buck. That means delivering bottom-line impact and business value as quickly as possible.
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Women's Paychecks Still Lag Men's 27 November, 2006 16:09

Law Firm IT director Patti Henderson says it's an open secret among a group of her professional peers in Boise, Idaho: Men working in the same IT positions freely admit that they make more money at the same jobs. For Henderson, her predecessor at law firm Givens Pursley LLP earned 12% more as director of IT.
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Tech for the techie 10 September, 2006 14:13

When IT comes to enviable IT assignments, it's hard to beat Adam Grand's job as a project manager at Royal Caribbean Cruises. Grand regularly travels to Europe to install leading-edge technology on Royal Caribbean's luxury ships. In May, he finished a three-month assignment aboard the Freedom of the Seas, the company's newest and largest ship. He installed some of the most advanced technologies ever placed on a cruise ship -- wireless and Internet applications, BizTalk tool sets and radio frequency identification (RFID) systems.