Profile of Michael Healey
Senior Contributing Editor
News & Commentary Posts: 58
Mike Healey is the president of Yeoman Technology Group, an engineering and research firm focusing on maximizing technology investments for organizations, and an InformationWeek contributor. He has more than 25 years of experience in technology integration and business development. Prior to founding Yeoman, Mike served as the CTO of national network integrator GreenPages. He joined GreenPages as part of the acquisition of TENCorp, where he served as president for 14 years. He has a BA in operations management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and an MBA from Babson College. He is a regular contributor for InformationWeek, focusing on the business challenges related to implementing technology, focusing on the impact of Internet- and cloud-centric technology.
Articles by Michael Healey
11/10/2014
Just 30% of respondents say their companies are very or extremely effective at identifying critical data and analyzing it to make decisions, down from 42% in 2013. What gives?
9/18/2014
Success starts and ends with integration. Here's how to finally make collaboration click.
8/25/2014
While there's a role for Ph.D.-level experts, the real power is in making advanced analysis work for mainstream -- often Excel-wielding -- business users. Here's how.
12/19/2013
Too many companies treat digital and mobile strategies as pet projects, our survey research finds. These ideas can help shake up your company.
8/16/2013
Making decisions based on flashy macro trends while ignoring "little data" fundamentals is a recipe for failure.
7/2/2013
Big data is poised for a big backlash from business leaders if we can't deliver what matters clearly, in real time. One answer: visualization technology.
2/28/2013
Companies must focus more on using social networking to build external ties to customers, suppliers and partners -- not just among employees.
12/6/2012
Tech spending is looking up, but IT must focus more on customers and less on internal systems.
10/24/2012
Our 2013 Big Data Survey shows we're not lacking facts, figures, or tools to wrangle them. So why do just 9% of respondents rate themselves as extremely effective users of data?
3/14/2012
IT isn't doing enough to help drive revenue. Here's how it can become more relevant to the sales and marketing teams.
2/2/2012
IT's jumping into cloud services with way too much custom code and way too little planning, our annual State of Cloud Computing Survey finds.
1/18/2012
Enterprise social apps too often get a lukewarm reception, but there are steps IT can take to improve adoption and use.
5/5/2011
Learn how to make the consumerization of IT work for you at Interop, where we'll discuss how to balance the needs of the business against maintaining a happy workforce.
1/13/2011
Migrating to the cloud for pure cost savings? Be honest about the true budget picture--positive or negative.
1/13/2011
Migrating to the cloud for pure cost savings? Be honest about the true budget picture--positive or negative.
3/3/2010
We've just wrapped up our latest InformationWeek Analytics survey on business outsourcing, and there are a few interesting trends worth mentioning before the full report comes out.
2/1/2010
Why doesn't the Linux community brag more? When I was asked to moderate an upcoming InformationWeek Government webinar with Fred Osborne from Red Hat, I immediately thought about discussing the differences between Linux hypervisors versus Microsoft's Hyper-V. When you look at the market as a whole, Linux owns the space.
VMware is built on a Linux kernel, so is Xen. Red Hat is naturally all about Linux and builds upon the open source KVM. I realize they're all competitors, but they have a commo
12/2/2009
Or else. It's no surprise that organizations are now looking at adding netbooks into their device mix. A recent InformationWeek Analytics survey found that 72% of enterprises surveyed planned to expand their use of the devices over the next 48 months.
10/27/2009
I just put the wraps on an InformationWeek Analytics Informed CIO report on the rise of netbooks in the enterprise. These babies continue to make their way into the office, despite the somewhat weak claims from Intel and Microsoft that they're not appropriate for business use.
Says who? Not folks in IT. In our recent InformationWeek Analytics Windows 7 survey of 1,414 business technology professionals, 36% of respondents said they already have some level of netbook use in their organizations
7/24/2009
Sometimes it's hard to gauge whether or not a particular technology has real interest or just the native curiosity all IT professionals have when something is 'new'.
In the case of Windows 7, the interest is real. InformationWeek Analytics launched a research survey this week on organizations plans for Windows 7. Typical research surveys get 500 respondents; folks that are genuinely interested in the topic, not just filling out the survey to win an IPod.
How many have taken the time to revie
7/16/2009
Microsoft is ending mainstream support for XP, and it's unclear whether PC makers and app developers will continue supporting the OS. It might just be time to move on.
6/24/2009
Stop that madness. Before you 'just buy more' think about looking at how you can improve your applications today. Yes, we're talking about load balancers, WAN optimizers, SSL appliances, and network monitoring systems; the stuff true IT geeks love. Cool Tools that can improve performance without spending more on bandwidth.
Mike Fratto, lead Analyst at InformationWeek Analytics, has a new report on improving delivery of applications by leveraging performance tools and appliances.
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