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Database software
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Excel is the hammer for too many businesses’ nails
Excel is a fine piece of software, but as Public Health England found out, its ubiquity and ease of use does not make it the ideal tool for every job that involves data Continue Reading
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Facebook’s high-stakes privacy gamble goes to Dublin court
A high-wire gamble with billions in compensation at stake for European internet users – part of a complex case between Facebook and the Irish information commissioner – hides challenge to the unlawfulness of US state internet surveillance Continue Reading
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The high price of not understanding how automation works with existing software licences
Businesses must check their software licences before they introduce robotic process automation or they risk breaking the rules Continue Reading
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A Good American: a personal take on mass surveillance
Director Friedrich Moser draws some conclusions on mass surveillance from his groundbreaking documentary on the work of NSA whistleblower, Bill Binney Continue Reading
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It’s not too late to turn the tide on Investigatory Powers Bill
The government has set David Anderson QC an almost impossible task in his review of the sweeping bulk powers proposed in the Investigatory Powers Bill – but it is not too late to make a difference Continue Reading
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A day in the life of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal
Britain's most secretive court combined the surreal with the deadly serious, as it debated the legality of bulk data collection by MI5, MI6 and GCHQ Continue Reading
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Blockchain and the CIO: a new model for IT
The most important emerging technology for the enterprise – and therefore the CIO – is not big data, the social web, artificial intelligence, robotics or the cloud – it’s blockchain Continue Reading
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Graph databases: What are the benefits for CIOs?
With enterprise interest in graph databases on the rise, Clive Longbottom explains why some businesses are favouring them over relational setups Continue Reading
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Why it pays to get messy with big data
Big data does not have to be perfect to give useful insights. The ability to make messy data usable quickly could become business critical Continue Reading
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Democratise internet of things data analytics with virtualisation
Accenture Labs authors contend that data virtualisation can unlock business value from the IoT Continue Reading
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Why the IT dinosaurs should be planning for extinction
The planned merger of two dinosaurs of the hardware world, Dell and EMC, offers a useful insight into how to manage corporate extinction Continue Reading
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Driving digital productivity in the UK
There is a need for British businesses to improve their adoption of digital technologies Continue Reading
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Sale, spin-off or stay put? What should EMC do next?
With reports suggesting some major changes may be afoot at EMC, Clive Longbottom looks at the reasons why Continue Reading
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Apply data governance to maximise data insights
How IT can apply data governance to help the business trust analytics insights and gain the most value from big data Continue Reading
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Patent trolls must not be allowed to encroach on Europe
So-called patent trolls may soon come under attack in the US as part of government-backed efforts against abusive intellectual property litigation Continue Reading
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Time for DevOps to get out of the weeds
Software and service providers face a battle to deliver new products, features and capabilities faster than ever Continue Reading
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Big data put to work in digital transformation strategies
Accenture’s Mike Sutcliff and Narendra Mulani argue that the fuel energising the digital transformation of business is big data Continue Reading
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Opinion: Why small steps in big data count
Don’t get bogged down and fearful that big data means big steps – get started and learn as you go Continue Reading
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Buyer beware: second-hand user licences mired in uncertainty
Despite a recent European Court of Justice ruling on the sale of used software, second user licensing remains a contentious subject Continue Reading
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User acceptance testing needs real training, not just a short course
In spite of its importance, user acceptance testing (UAT) is often chaotic, problematic and ineffective Continue Reading
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Whiteboard it – the power of graph databases
Graph databases map relationships between entities in a network. They won’t replace conventional relational databases, but for harnessing the value of interconnectedness they mark a breakthrough Continue Reading
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The future of application development
As cloud adoption continues to increase , most organisations are making important decisions in executing their cloud strategies Continue Reading
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Where is your Data Migration DMZ?
Johny Morris, author of Practical Data Migration, looks at how changes to procurement practices have created a trap for the unwary to fall into Continue Reading
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In an age of subscription services, ERP is dead
It’s hard to believe now but there was a time when ERP was hot Continue Reading
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Security Think Tank: Configuration is key to virtual security
How should information security professionals get started with securing virtual environments? Continue Reading
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Security Think Tank: Virtual security more than just technology
How should information security professionals get started with securing virtual environments? Continue Reading
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Security Think Tank: Security in the virtual world still not 100%
How should information security professionals get started with securing virtual environments? Continue Reading
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Leveraging the benefits of ‘Big Data’
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Three key considerations to deliver benefits from big data
There is a real commercial advantage to be gained from big data and organisations need to make sure they have the right elements in place to seize that advantage. Continue Reading
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Opinion: Is big data just big hype?
If the deluge of headlines and vendor marketing materials is anything to go by, big data is the next big thing. So how much is there really to all this big data talk? Continue Reading
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The problem with Open Data
Although clearly a good thing in theory, Open Data risks increasing the digital divide and social inequality unless approached right. Continue Reading
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Three trends that will shape the master data management market
Master data management (MDM), has become a crucial discipline. Three key trends will shape this market's growth and evolution, and each trend has its complexities. Continue Reading
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Rising to the information management challenge
In a world of increasingly devolved decision making, few would disagree that it’s important to make the right information available to the right people at the right time. Continue Reading
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Bridging the information gap
The pace at which modern business tends to move has resulted in a situation where centralised decision-making struggles to keep up. Continue Reading
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Let the taxman pay your software development costs
On the back of government consultation, tax relief for companies involved in development activity is set to become even more generous and software development companies should ensure that they are taking advantage of this valuable relief, writes ... Continue Reading
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Software engineering, but not as we know it
With the further developments of the Chartered Information Technology Professional status, or CITP, BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, encourages us to reconsider our understanding of our profession, writes Jon G Hall. Continue Reading
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Why data analytics must change
Wanted: people with the ability to see the relationships in big data, says Stephen Brobst, CTO of Teradata Continue Reading
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How to avoid getting caught out by Oracle Unlimited Licence Agreements
Oracle is one of the most popular databases for business-critical applications among large enterprises, and this popularity is growing. Continue Reading
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Hot skills: DB 9.5
IBM's DB2 is a relational database management system (RDBMS), widely used in enterprises. Continue Reading
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Question time over NHS data
To lose one datacentre may be regarded as a misfortune to lose both looks like carelessness. Continue Reading
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Dealing with the data explosion
We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Continue Reading
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Make sense of corporate data complexities through master data management systems
The emerging field of master data management deals with the issue of how to handle data that needs to be shared between different computer systems. Continue Reading
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Tactics for winning the information battle
Synchronisation of corporate data across disparate systems is vital to give the business the intelligence it needs to compete,... Continue Reading
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Beware upgrading enterprise software: total cost can be many times the licence fee
As Oracle and SAP vie for unsettled PeopleSoft users, what does the future hold? asks Bruce Richardson Continue Reading
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Strategy clinic: How can I make users supply quality data?
The IT team has been criticised over our customer relationship management software. But the real problem is the quality of the... Continue Reading
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Automate to eliminate drudgery
Invest in data entry software and free up employees' time Continue Reading
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Beware proprietary data formats
To let someone encrypt your data and not give you the key is silly, but you do it every day Continue Reading
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Sourcing data from way back
The Alexa Internet archive stops big, powerful companies from trying to bury events Continue Reading
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Lotus has smart way to merge data
Lotus is next week expected to lift the lid on a new generation of software which analysts say could revolutionise the way firms... Continue Reading