Features February 2017

Every year, the largest horse auction in the world takes place in Lexington, Kentucky, the “Horse Capital of the World” and the epicenter of Kentucky’s estimated $4 billion horse industry. In 2006, the most expensive horse ever auctioned, The Green Monkey, was sold for $16 million at Fasig-Tipton, one of Lexington’s two world-renowned equine auction […]

Mike Mayta is a common sense-driven, Harley Davidson-riding kind of guy. He’s also the chief information officer of Wichita, Kansas. In that role, he doesn’t let the shininess of technology or trends distract him. Quite frankly, he says, buzzwords like innovation and digital transformation frustrate him. “IT is not the owner of digital transformation,” Mayta […]

Inside Peekskill City School District (PCSD) classrooms, students and teachers are embracing a new way of teaching and learning thanks to their eagerness to try new technology. As a small city school district whose student population is growing, PCSD has had to get creative in order to provide more technology with limited funding. To help […]

For years the emergency department staff at Arnot Health, a New York-based health care system, wanted an emergency department information system (EDIS). For years, Arnot’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) Gregg Martin said “no” to this. It might seem counterintuitive that a CIO would deny users a new technology, but Martin knows that technology is worthless […]

Since 1976, Eye Associates of New Mexico (EANM) has been providing leading eye care to patients throughout the Southwest as one of the region’s largest ophthalmology medical practice groups. With 50 doctors practicing in 15 locations, two ambulatory surgery centers and 12 optical shops, EANM offers a full range of ophthalmology services across the state. […]

Abba Technologies got its start in the IT world by selling super computers to two national labs in New Mexico, both famous for cutting edge research on nuclear weapons and energy. In its beginning, working with brilliant scientists meant Abba needed equally brilliant IT specialists. So when the company decided to change directions and sell […]

To understand what makes OSO Grande different from other data center technology providers, think about going to a restaurant. “When you go to some of our competitors, you get a menu and you choose from that menu,” says Richard Vasquez, director of sales and business development. “So, for example, they may only provide a full […]

Although the east coast is generally associated with the origins of modern America, Renée Martínez enjoys reminding people that Santa Fe, New Mexico, is actually the oldest capital in the U.S. “A lot of people aren’t aware of the history of this place and it’s fun to see their reaction when they get to hear […]

When he’s walking through downtown Lincoln, Nebraska, Steve Henderson bumps into a lot of familiar faces, many of them co-workers, past and present. “My kids ask, ‘is there anybody you don’t know?’” he jokes. Born and bred in Lincoln, Henderson met a lot of people, personally and professionally, during his 32 year career in the […]

When it comes to IT, Cabarrus County Schools has three major things going for it—or rather, three people: Dr. Katherine “Kelly” Propst, Michael Stocks and Adam Harkey. The trio has a unique management style, which helped build the most robust school district IT network in the state and keeps 36,000 devices up and running. Propst, […]