InformationWeek: The Business Value of Technology

Salaries for healthcare IT may not match some lucrative sectors — just over half, 53%, of staffers will collect bonuses in 2013, and a mere 18% of managers say they’re very satisfied with their total compensation packages. However, the flip side is a high level of confidence in continued employment, with 91% ­saying they feel very or somewhat secure in their present jobs.

The good news: Use of virtualization is up; 91% of those ­interested in an integrated database platform are using, piloting or investigating Hadoop; and 16% are leveraging cloud for their primary databases. But pricing is still a sore point, and ­security advances are elusive.

Salaries for IT pros in higher education have been stuck in ­neutral for some time, rising just 1.4% for managers and remaining flat for staff this year. But workers get satisfaction from job perks such as flexibility and time off.

There is nothing in the enterprise that warrants protection more than data, but security pros all too often focus more on perimeter security. This may be because it can be more challenging to ­secure data, but once data is locked down, any compromises to the networks and servers that transport and house it almost don’t matter. In this Dark Reading report we recommend several ways that security pros can effectively ensure that data is kept from prying eyes.  

Our InformationWeek 2013 Unified Communications Survey shows projects stalled. Here's how to get unstuck.

Implementing electronic records and meeting Meaningful Use rules are top of the list in our Health IT Priorities survey. Is there room for breakthrough technology?

The Right Health IT Priorities? -- Tech Is Just One Factor

Companies want more than they're getting from their big data analysis. Big and small vendors are working on some key big data problems.

Meeting regulatory requirements barely inched out managing digital patient data as the top priority for our 363 healthcare provider IT pros. More than half, 56%, have completed their EMR or EHR deployments, and 74% are using or planning to use a health information exchange. So what's next on the docket? Hopefully, it's catching up to other sectors. After all, when your head's down, it's easy to walk straight into a swamp.

UC Doldrums: Our 2013 Unified Communications Survey shows projects stalled. Here's why, and how to whip up more enthusiasm.