Imagine you are checking into a hotel in a foreign city after a fourteen-hour flight. Instead of standing at a desk presenting a physical passport to a stranger who will then photocopy it and store it in a poorly secured local database, you simply walk toward the elevator. Your Digital

The Risks in Making IT Integration an Afterthought in M&A DOWNLOAD HEKIMA’S M&A PLAYBOOK HERE Most M&A playbooks still position IT as a post-close workstream. Systems will be rationalized later. Security tools will be consolidated eventually. Identity will be addressed once business operations stabilize. This sequencing is backwards, particularly in

They Fail Because IT Leadership Lies to Itself.  Let’s stop using culture as a cover story.  When healthcare mergers fail, leadership almost always reaches for the same explanation: misaligned culture, resistance to change, people issues.  It sounds reasonable. It sounds empathetic. It is also a lie of convenience.  Healthcare mergers fail because leaders knowingly defer the hardest technical

The Biggest Risk in Healthcare M&A Isn’t Compliance It’s the Illusion of Operational Continuity. Compliance isn’t what breaks healthcare mergers. Believing you’re operationally stable does. Healthcare executives obsess over regulatory risk during mergers. HIPAA. HITRUST. Audit readiness. Policy alignment. Those risks are real.They are also rarely the reason a merger

The CIO’s Roadmap: From Day 1 Integration to AI-Ready Enterprise Eight weeks ago, we started with a simple premise: you can’t modernize what you haven’t consolidated. We’ve explored why the first 90 days define a CIO’s credibility. We’ve seen how specialists outperform giants in complex migrations. We’ve demonstrated that identity

Every CIO has the same modernization checklist: migrate to the cloud, implement Zero Trust, and harness AI for competitive advantage. Boards are demanding progress. Budgets are allocated. Projects are launched. Yet 70% of these initiatives stall, fail, or deliver disappointing results. The culprit isn’t the technology—it’s the foundation. Identity sprawl

Most organizations treat integration as the finish line Systems stay online, employees can authenticate, and operations continue without disruption. From the outside, it looks like success. The merger did not break anything. The lights stayed on.  But executives are not evaluating IT by stability. They are evaluating it by financial impact.

CIOs everywhere are racing toward modernization — cloud migration, Zero Trust, and AI transformation. The pressure is relentless. Boards want results. Budgets are already spent. But too many digital initiatives stall before they start, not because the technology is wrong, but because the foundation is fractured. The truth is simple:

Many CIOs already sense that consolidation is the smarter path. But when under pressure, they often postpone it and instead favor quick integrations or patch-work coexistence. That delay carries a steep, compounding tax that slowly erodes merger value, stiffens security, stalls cloud efforts, and frays culture.  In this post, we

When mergers happen, CIOs often brace for chaos: broken logins, system outages, staff frustration. But what if the dream outcome were possible instead? Imagine this: Domains consolidate without conflict or downtime  Systems integrate so smoothly you don’t notice the seams  Users from both sides of the merger collaborate immediately, on

The biggest failure point in healthcare mergers isn’t data loss or application downtime. It’s silence. When systems can’t talk to each other—when identities aren’t recognized across domains, and communication tools don’t interoperate—frontline care teams are left to improvise. That’s not resilience. That’s risk. In complex, fast-paced clinical environments, seamless communication

In healthcare, every login is a link in the care chain. From triage to discharge, clinical workflows depend on reliable,

In most healthcare mergers, the integration clock starts ticking the moment the deal is signed. But long after

In the wake of a healthcare merger, most IT teams are tasked with doing more—with less. Two organizations become one, but the systems, directories, and support burdens often double. While leadership looks for cost savings, the identity infrastructure quietly drains resources. Fragmented authentication processes, duplicate licensing, and unmanaged user access

Every healthcare merger includes an IT integration plan—at least in theory. But theory rarely survives contact with reality…

In most healthcare mergers, the IT line item is where ambitious plans go to die. Executive teams scan a spreadsheet, see seven figures under “integration,” and ask the wrong question: “Can we afford this?” The better question is, “What will it cost us if we don’t?” The reality is that

Healthcare mergers often stumble not because of flawed strategy or cultural misalignment, but because of IT hesitation. The systems don’t talk. The teams don’t connect. The data doesn’t flow. And all the while, the promise of efficiency and synergy slips further away. Every month that passes without a cohesive IT

In most healthcare mergers, IT is treated like office furniture: necessary, expensive, and ultimately negotiable. It’s assigned a number on a spreadsheet, buried under real estate, labor, and legal fees. But that mindset is more than outdated—it’s dangerous. The failure to treat IT as a strategic investment is one of

Most healthcare mergers promise operational efficiencies. Few deliver. Why? Because while leadership focuses on real…

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in healthcare are often framed as financial and operational decisions—expanding market share, improving patient care, and achieving cost synergies. However, one of the most critical yet often overlooked components of M&A success is IT integration. The assumption that technology will naturally align post-merger is a costly mistake.

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are high-stakes endeavors. The strategic rationale often revolves around synergies cost savings, expanded market share, operational efficiency. Yet, one of the most critical success factors is often overlooked: the unification of identity and access management through Active Directory (AD) migration. In reality, IT integration is not just

“A healthcare merger isn’t just about consolidating systems—it’s about empowering people.” Healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) promise cost efficiencies, expanded patient services, and greater innovation. But the reality? Many merged healthcare entities struggle with operational silos, security risks, and workflow inefficiencies— all of which undermine collaboration and impact patient care.

“In banking, a failed merger isn’t just a financial misstep—it’s often an IT disaster waiting to happen.” The financial services industry is in the midst of a massive consolidation wave. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are reshaping the competitive landscape, allowing banks to expand market share, modernize digital offerings, and drive

“In M&A, IT is either a strategic enabler or an invisible threat. The difference is planning.”Healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) promise growth, operational efficiencies, and improved patient care. Yet, history tells a different story—many of these deals fail to deliver their expected value. Executives typically focus on financials, regulatory approvals, and cultural

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