Database software

With the volumes of digital data used by businesses growing at exponential rates, having the right information management and database software becomes key to corporate decision-making. While established products such as Oracle, DB2 and Informix remain widely used, open source alternatives such as MySQL and Ingres offer potential alternatives for IT managers. We examine the issues around choosing the right products and strategies for your organisation.

July 26, 2022 26 Jul'22
Lambeth maps future with cloud applications

With its funding dramatically cut, Lambeth Council has turned to cloud delivery of its business applications to have a simpler technology stack and be nimbler in delivering services to its 330,000 population
July 08, 2022 08 Jul'22
How Bank BPD Bali modernised its datacentre infrastructure

The Indonesian bank has deployed the Nutanix Cloud Platform in a move to modernise its datacentre infrastructure and pave the way towards hybrid and multi-cloud
July 05, 2022 05 Jul'22
Legacy UK customs system stops accepting registration requests

HMRC closes new applications to legacy customs system as its shutdown nears
June 20, 2022 20 Jun'22
Neo4j teams up with Deloitte in ASEAN push

Neo4j is partnering with consulting firm Deloitte to meet the demand for graph technology on the back of its growing business in the ASEAN region

File, block and object: Storage fundamentals in the cloud era

We look at the three basic ways that storage accesses data – via file, block and object – as well as the ways in which the rise of the cloud and distributed systems have brought changes to them Continue Reading
Tech sector efforts to root out forced labour are failing

Digitally mapping supply chains to identify forced labour and slavery is no longer a technology problem for the IT sector, but a lack of government enforcement and corporate inaction are major barriers to effective change Continue Reading
Retailers get business-critical IT and data management in order

Decathlon and Toolstation are among the retailers investing in new technology to support business-critical applications and better data management Continue Reading

Self-service rising, Soda Cloud previews data quality checks

If there’s a term that we can already see listed as a top trend for 2022 by the time the Christmas end-of-year retrospective musings come out, it is self-service. Not quite the same as technology ... Continue Reading
Driving real-time value from a data management fabric

This is a guest blogpost by James Corcoran, SVP Customer Value, KX Generating tangible business value from data in as short a time frame as possible is becoming a strategic priority for businesses ... Continue Reading
Cockroach Labs: The killer factor in the dead heat cloud zone

People don’t like the poor cockroach. Although they’re widely despised, generally spurned and definitely a very unpleasant addition to a bathroom, shower, bed or couch once you’re on vacation ... Continue Reading

A trial relying on computer evidence should start with a trial of the computer evidence

Learning from the Post Office Horizon scandal - the most widespread miscarriage of justice in recent British legal history Continue Reading
Watching me, watching you – challenging the rise of digital surveillance at work

Unprecedented levels of digital monitoring at work is embedding a culture of surveillance, despite workers’ opposition to the practices, says Prospect Union Continue Reading
Why the London Data Charter could be a foundation stone in the city’s recovery

London First’s director of connectivity and competitiveness, David Lutton, explains why data is at the core of the capital’s recovery plan Continue Reading