IT INSIGHT
Lexicon founder Jill Barson Gilbert writes the “IT Insight” column for EM magazine, an Air & Waste Management Association publication. The column covers emerging Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) issues and their impact on business, subject matter and IT professionals.
Gilbert is a thought leader on management information systems for Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), enterprise risk management (ERM) and enterprise performance management EPM). Experienced in environment, health & safety (EHS) issues through industrial and consulting positions, she became a subject matter expert (SME) in the software business, focusing on management systems and the technology that supports them.
Samples of recent columns…If
you are involved with, or contemplate undertaking a software initiative, then
12 Tips for Working with Your IT
Organization might give you a boost.
Web 2.0: A New Way to Network looks at
a recent phenomenon called "Social Networking" that reaches
beyond MySpace, Yahoo! and Flickr! into the business world.
IT Insight starts its eighth year with
A Journey in Time, an
introspective on how the Information Age changed one professional's career.
IT Insight Archive
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2008
August
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June
12 Tips for Working with Your IT Organization
April
Web 2.0: A New Way to Network
February
A Journey in Time
2007
December
Technology: Take It or Leave It
October
Software as a Service : A New Generation of Online Software Delivery
August
E-Discovery Rules Reach Beyond Litigation
June
Gauging EH&S Performance
April
Wikis and Blogs Infiltrate the Business World
February
Six Technologies That Shaped EH&S
2006
December
Managing EH&S Software Project Risks
October
It’s Not Easy Buying Green – Purchasing Sustainable Information Technology
August
Lasting Impressions
June
Sustainable Compliance
April
Digital Data Archives--Etched in Stone?
February
10 EHS Software Training Tips... or Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks
2005
December
EH&S Software CEOs Discuss Their Market
October
Information Technology Needs for Small EH&S Businesses, Part 2. Software and Web Solutions
August
Information Technology Needs for Small EH&S Businesses, Part 1. Infrastructure
June
Agility Meets EH&S Software
April
Instant Messaging is Serious Business
February
EH&S Compliance: Leading the Pack, or Sitting Back?
2004
December
Mobile Data Storage: You Can Take It With You
October
Industry Insights on Commercial, Integrated EH&S Software Systems
August
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance in the EH&S Arena
June
The State of the EH&S Software Industry: Insights from Five Top Executives
April
Network Insecurity
February
Caution: Data At Risk! What Have You Got to Lose?
2003
December
Post-Implementation Actions: The Crucial Next Steps
October
Portals: Windows to the World
August
Keeping IT Simple
June
Going Paperless
April
Getting the Most from Your EH&S Information
February
Follow the Money
2002
December
Fasten Your Seatbelts for EH&S Dashboards
October
Fear Factors
August
Survival in the EH&S Software Market
June
Business and Technical Motivations for Implementing an EMIS
April
Mining EH&S Data Gems
February
EMIS Data Interfaces -- More Than Meets the Eye
2001
December
Hop Aboard the e-Train
October
Data to Go: Handhelds in the Enterprise
August
Sharing Data with Your EH&S Management Information System
June
Should You Lease or Own?
April
Data at Your Fingertips
February
Bridging the Gap Between EH&S and Technology
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