Vawn Himmelsbach

Articles by Vawn Himmelsbach

Five road warrior IT crisis strategies you can use

Before you let enterprise executives out the door with their mobile computing gear, make sure they have a backup plan in case something goes horribly wrong. Like these ones

Into the wild: A database project like no other

A wildlife tracking project could become the template for corporate IT managers building complex database systems -- and a way to see how climate change is affecting endangered populations

End the endpoint security breaches

Mobile devices and USB sticks offer portability, but also a lot of problems. Watch for these warning signs

One Web site, hold the Web 2.0

Developing a portal brings together both technology professionals and marketing executives, which can create confusion around who does what. Vawn Himmelsbach sets some ground rules

President, HMS Software

Despite budget crunches and tight deadlines, failure is not inevitable. Experts from Canaccord Capital, Moneris and others share their wisdom at a recent conference near Microsoft's HQ

2007: Year in review

This year, technology in government was all about refinement more than anything else. But this was the first year in which the industry saw the amount of digital content created surpass its ability to store it. Here

Top technolog trends in government for 2008

From going green to Web 2.0, government has a lot on its agenda for 2008. CIO Government Review asked industry experts to gaze into the crystal ball and make their top technology predictions for the public sector. Here's a look at what the (near) future holds.

Make the business case for storage virtualization

Vendors claim storage the technology helps reduce costs through better utilization of your hardware, but three in four respondents to a recent IDC Canada survey said they see no need for it

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