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In the first of this series of three white papers, Mike Ferguson of Intelligent Business Strategies defines what data governance is and then looks at the requirements that need to...
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There is growing interest on behalf of both data management professionals and senior business managers to understand the motivations, mechanics, and benefits of instituting data governance within an organization. This...
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Master data management forms part of an overall enterprise governance program that aims to establish trusted data throughout the enterprise. This white paper from Mike Ferguson of Intelligent Business Strategies...
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Companies worldwide struggle with inconsistent, inaccurate or unreliable data - and often don't know how to build more useful corporate information. This white paper examines a five-step method for...
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As companies brace for more bumps in the economic downturn, many organisations are indiscriminately cutting costs. To ensure a seamless transition into the post-recession market, however, slashing and burning is...
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Centrinet launched an innovative business service - Smartbunker - based on renewable energy and energy-efficient technology(efficient IBM BladeCenter servers and Cisco networking hardware), It's the UK's first managed data centre...
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Virtualization is a powerful technology and can have profound effects on the datacenter; however, it should be viewed as a component of an overall IT strategy that will be able...
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Virtualization changes everything!
Once you start to virtualize your servers and storage, you will find that you can enjoy a higher degree of server utilization and simpler, more comprehensive server management....
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"Combining the strengths of the quadcore Intel Xeon processor, the IBM eX4 technology, and VMware Infrastructure software, organizations can virtualize
x86 servers to transform enterprise-class datacenters, making them more efficient, cost-effective,...
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From industry regualtions to data privacy laws and government mandate, meeting compliances has become a permanent citerion for doing business. This white paper discusses the growing tide of data security...
The ability of dot-com companies to patent mundane business processes was labelled as ridiculous by one guest on this week's Behind the Headlines programme. The issue has been forced into the limelight by high-profile lawsuits involving Amazon.com...
The case was the first of its kind, and because it didn't reach court the industry is still left unclear about the legal niceties of business process patents in the online world. Priceline had contested that Expedia's Hotel Price Matcher service...
Buyers of IT services perceive IBM as the top brand in all key segments of the market except business process outsourcing (BPO). Most of the 197 consumers of IT services surveyed by Gartner ranked Big Blue tops in business and IT consulting...
California-based Tibco is paying a healthy premium in an agreed £123m deal for UK business process specialist Staffware, driving the UK company's shares up by a third to over £8. It's a logical fit," said Ian Charlesworth, senior research analyst...
If you're going to outsource a business process, you should first work through how your organisation already works, says Danny Bradbury. Business process outsourcing has gained a bad reputation over the years, thanks to its association with Anne...
In a twist on the usual story of UK jobs being sent overseas, Indian business process outsourcing (BPO) company ICICI OneSource is creating around 1,000 jobs over the next two years in Northern Ireland.