In the IT world, if a server can fail or traffic can overload the network – it will. And the consequences of downtime are significant. Many IT organizations face database, hardware, and software downtime that last short periods or can shut down the business for days. According to Gartner, the average cost of network downtime alone is $5,600 per minute. What measures can organizations take to reduce IT downtime?

I had a wonderful time at IT Nation 2018 last week, getting to know many of you at the OnPage booth and during networking breaks. I also learned so much from the breakout sessions, not only from the knowledgeable speakers who shared ideas, best practices and experiences out in the field but also from the audience questions. Presentations are so much more valuable when there’s a lot of interaction!

At many points in a hospital’s functioning, workflow touches the outcome. The problem facing much of healthcare though is that the established workflow for alerting and messaging physicians is broken. What are ways for improving scheduling doctors? What are the potential impacts from improvement?