Multifamily operators are always on the lookout for a way to boost the net operating incomes of their communities. The latest trend of centralizing operations has caught the attention of some firms ...

If it stands, Superior Court judge David Ruoff’s decision that New Hampshire’s school finance system is unconstitutional threatens to make our housing crisis worse and to undermine the quality of ...

The need to centralize stand-alone systems is becoming more urgent as automation hardware and software increase in complexity and functionality. This is especially apparent as certain regulatory ...

A quiet paradox is unfolding in health care. Around the world, governments are centralizing health systems—consolidating hospitals, budgets, data and decision-making—at the very moment when the most ...

If you haven’t already centralized your IT team and infrastructure, the time is nigh. Experts say a combination of factors are making this the right time to consolidate your human and technology ...

Historically, cybersecurity in higher education has been highly decentralized, with individual departments maintaining their own IT and security tools. But this fragmented approach impedes visibility ...

In a previous column, I took a shot at the strategy of centralizing purchasing. I received various feedback on this column, as well as a question. Namely, “Should supply management employees—and ...

There is growing concern among patients and those responsible for paying for health care (payers) regarding the quality of health care that is delivered in the US. Each year, a large number of ...

Microservice architectures are a common model for modern applications and systems. They have a specific characteristic of splitting the business responsibility of a large application into distinct, ...

A decentralized patient placement process results in numerous problems, including long wait times in the emergency department, patients leaving without being seen, delayed discharge notifications and ...