Enterprise News Spotlight: How the Cloud Powers a Dunkin Donuts Supplier, Health IT, Cybersecurity & IoT
While I might run on Dunkin, Dunkin Donuts supplier National DCP LLC runs on a private cloud network. This week, we get an inside look at how this major Dunkin Donuts supplier turned to Verizon to integrate its regional business systems, we also head to HIMSS to discuss health IT standards and security and we check in on the latest data breach investigations and Internet of Things news.
Using a Private Cloud to Keep the Coffee on at Dunkin Donuts
Learn how National DCP integrated its private cloud systems, giving the Dunkin Donuts supplier the security, reliability and scalability it needed without having to build them out and manage all of them on their own. (NETWORKWORLD)
How Meaningful Use Requirements Impact Health IT Standards
With the proposed rules for Stage 3 Meaningful Use and the changes to meaningful use requirements from 2015 to 2017, the EHR Incentive Programs are closing in on the end of road. However, the few years the meaningful use program has left still includes a tremendous amount of work for not only federal regulators and eligible providers but also those responsible for certification and testing. (HealthIT Interoperability)
Healthcare State of Security a Mixed Bag
Let’s face it: Security has never really been the healthcare industry’s strong suit. It’s been criticized for outdated technology, behind-the-times encryption policies, insider snooping woes and now, more recently, hacker misfortune. In Verizon’s 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report, analysts put healthcare security under the microscope and identified the industry’s biggest security threats, top security shortcomings and the actions it needs to take to get its house in order. (Healthcare IT News)
Five Simple Steps to Protect Corporate Data
WSJ's Danny Yadron talked to security companies, government officials and former spooks in an effort to identify the easy things that could make a difference but that many companies still haven’t tried, or are implementing very slowly. (The Wall Street Journal)
"Can You Hear Me Now?” Verizon Predicts Explosive Growth in This Industry — Are You Ready?
If you're unfamiliar with the Internet of Things (IoT), it's the connection of formerly unconnected things (like bicycles, electric grids, cars, etc.) to the Internet so that companies and users can track and analyze the data they collect. So why is Verizon getting excited about the IoT? Because it believes IoT connections will grow by about 350% between the end of last year and 2020. (The Motley Fool)
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