Ara C. Trembly is the founder of Ara Trembly, The Tech Consultant, and a noted speaker on and longtime observer of technology in insurance and financial services. He can be reached at ara@aratremblytechnology.com.

What’s Wrong with Your IT? Try Asking Your Customers
March 3, 2010 IT is a world unto itself, and that’s part of the problem when it proves to be ineffective

Privacy vs. Social Networking: The Battle Begins
February 16, 2010 Google Buzz users went nuts when their contacts were assembled without their consent, but other social media users are only...

Data is King, But How You Use it is Emperor
February 10, 2010 A new study from IBM suggests that data governance is critical, but actions based on data are unique

Tiny IT Pay Hikes Don’t Necessarily Mean that Happy Days are Here Again
February 5, 2010 IT personnel budgets for 2010 are slightly higher, but who will actually benefit from the increase?

Why Bill Gates is Wrong about Online Learning
January 26, 2010 The computer revolution has brought sweeping changes to our lives, and many of these changes have been beneficial beyond our...

Facebook Revelations Highlight Dangers of Social Media for Commerce
January 22, 2010 Everyday users worry about their privacy, so how much more should business users be concerned?

Insurers Ignore the Political Reality of Dealings with China
January 20, 2010 When are we going to “get it” about the Chinese government?

Which Windows Version to Run? Answer is Tied to Hardware Replacement
January 15, 2010 With hardware replacement cycles being what they are every three years or so, we can expect that even the wildly popular XP...

The Problem with Data Storage: Way Too Much Information
January 13, 2010 The primary hope for securely storing critical information should and must lie with technologies that increase capacity and...

Enhanced Security Makes Seagate Portable Hard Drive a Winner
January 8, 2010 “Faster” and “easier” are very appealing buzzwords, but “safer” is even better in the current...