Human trafficking is believed to be the third-largest criminal activity in the world, according to the FBI. The Department of Homeland Security advises that industries around the world including agriculture, hospitality, restaurant, and domestic work, as well as prostitution, often take advantage of modern slavery. Those pulled into this underworld are often held in isolation […]
Case Study: UMass Memorial Health Care Migrates onto New Storage Infrastructure
Click to learn more about author Michael Jack. Background UMass Memorial Health Care is the largest healthcare system in Central Massachusetts. It is the clinical partner of UMass Medical School, with access to the latest technology, research, and clinical trials. Its hospitals receive full accreditation by the Joint Commission, a national organization that sets quality […]
Data Governance: Balancing Security and Availability
When Maria Voreh started at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), her first assignment was working on the Integrated Automated Fingerprint System (IAFS), technology often seen in police movies and television shows such as “CSI.” “They take a print and the machine does this magic work, and sub-seconds later the suspect is found.” Voreh is […]
Case Study: Data Protection and HCI for Carrs Tool Data Architecture Upgrade
“Existing conditions” is a term for conditions that don’t last very long. Amazon changed the face of retail. Google democratized access to information. Facebook and pretty much every social media site has changed the way we interact with each other. Change came to Carrs Tool Steels, too. The U.K. supplier of tool steel and high-strength […]
Data Fabric Use Cases
Data is expanding in volume, variety, and sources; therefore, so is the business need for trustworthy, accurate, and timely data for on-demand “competitive intelligence.” A data fabric offers a long-range technological solution for handling the myriad challenges that come with such a complex data ecosystem. This “converged platform,” designed with a unique architecture and a […]
Case Study: AK Productions Increases Efficiency with Cloud Storage Solution
AK Productions found out why economical and efficient cloud storage leads to a better workflow. The freelance company does video production for businesses and individuals, including international brands like National Geographic and the World Bank. Aiden Korotkin, director of photography and editor, stays hands-on throughout each project. He shoots videos from start to finish, edits […]
Case Study: Jerry’s Foods Improves In-Store Data Infrastructure
The ability for people to be able to buy food and essential supplies, in-store IT and data infrastructure must be kept running. Jeff Miller, Director of IT at Jerry’s Foods, a national chain with fifty grocery, retail, hardware, and liquor stores, knows this reality very well. Miller explains that each Jerry’s Foods franchise includes many […]
Case Study: Tracking and Tracing Drugs in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
Failures or lack of visibility in the many-tiered pharmaceutical supply chain have multiple repercussions. Drug shortages have adverse economic and clinical effects on patients — they are more likely to have increased out-of-pocket costs, rates of drug errors, and, yes, mortality. Hospitals and health systems allocate over 8.6 million hours of additional labor hours to […]
Case Study: Venture Logistics Improves Approach to Data Integration
Venture Logistics, a full-service trucking and logistics company, was facing a challenge in communicating data between its transportation management system (TMS) and clients. “We were always behind the eight ball, which lead to our customers telling us that our data failed and we’d missed out on orders or missed out on payments,” said Tom Jeffries, […]
Case Study: Helsana Automates Their Data Warehouse Infrastructure
Switzerland’s largest health insurance provider Helsana serves one out of every four insured, which translates into 1.9 million customers and 6.4 billion Swiss francs in sales annually. In the past, innovation had been prevented by reliance on hand-coding, manual processes, and institutional knowledge held by individuals, said Gallus Messmer, data warehouse architect at Helsana — […]