Sandra Gittlen
Contributing Writer
Sandra Gittlen is a freelance writer and editor in the greater Boston area. She covers a range of topics, including technology, business, healthcare, financial and lifestyle.
Cloud vs. on-premises: Finding the right balance
For some IT shops, security is the gating factor for which apps go into the cloud. Others are all-in for the cloud, and still others don't want much to do with it at all.
9 things your service provider wants you to know
Enterprise IT can avoid some of the pitfalls in these tricky relationships by heeding advice from the providers themselves.
10 tips for helming IT through ups and downs
Impending mergers, ultrafast growth and sharp dips all put pressure on IT leaders to make quick decisions about tech plans and priorities. Here’s how to make IT shine during times of change.
Trim your application portfolio for savings
Reducing the number of applications can save money, but be prepared for a potentially tedious inventory process -- and for users with emotional attachments.
Data lakes: A better way to analyze customer data
Get over the idea of perfection. Data lakes are all about 'good enough' information regarding your customers that you can find patterns in, act on and, in some cases, make money from.
Open source: Career-maker, or wipeout?
Is a career focused solely on open source sustainable? Experts predict a wave of opportunities for IT pros with all-open-source résumés — in five years or so.
SDN pioneers gain visibility, control over bandwidth
Software-defined networks can give IT the agility and flexibility to manage today's dynamic data centers and private cloud infrastructures. Some early adopters have already jumped on board. Here's what they've learned.
Best practices for email security
6 ways to tighten up email policies and improve network security.
Cloud jumping: When it's time to switch providers
Best practices for successfully switching cloud providers, plus advice for avoiding traps such as vendor lock-in and more.
Power up! The hunt is on to extend battery life for mobile devices
Check out 5 battery-boosting technologies being tested in research labs now.
Revamping your insider threat program
Companies including MITRE are looking at privileged access and how to better lock it down -- without stopping employees from doing their jobs.