Information management
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01 May 2025
Why is document version control important?
Although best practices have changed, many organizations lack a suitable versioning strategy. Proper document version control can improve collaboration and fact-checking. Continue Reading
By- Laurence Hart, CGI Federal
- Geoffrey Bock, Bock & Company
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Feature
01 May 2025
The year of the ESL in UK retail
Multiple forces combining to make the electronic shelf label one of the more sought-after items to add to retailers’ tech stacks Continue Reading
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News
14 Apr 2014
Are retailers using data analytics to their advantage?
Computer Weekly looks at the challenges the retail sector faces in taking advantage of data analysis Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
08 Apr 2014
Workday sees opportunity for cloud financial management in Europe
Workday plans to push cloud finance and accounting services to enterprise in Europe, but observers say its background in HR technology may prove an obstacle Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
07 Apr 2014
CIO interview: Leandro Balbinot, global CIO, HJ Heinz
Food giant HJ Heinz is gearing up to expand its international presence with a technology modernisation programme encompassing 23 countries Continue Reading
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E-Zine
03 Apr 2014
CW Europe – April 2014 Edition
This edition of CW Europe looks at data protection in Europe after PRISM, asking what the new EU data protection regulation is about and how it could affect your business. CW Europe’s security editor asked industry experts their opinion how the controversial reform and how it could affect the region. Continue Reading
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Feature
31 Mar 2014
Selecting the right SQL-on-Hadoop engine to access big data
Rick van der Lans explains why it's important to evaluate the differences in the technologies that make it possible to access Hadoop data using SQL. Continue Reading
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News
26 Mar 2014
CRM critical to digital transformation in India
Indian businesses integrate customer relationship management (CRM) investments with digital initiatives as customer interaction expands rapidly Continue Reading
By- Anup Basti
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Tip
25 Mar 2014
Seven secrets of SQL Server Management Studio
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the principal interface for working with Microsoft SQL Server. However, many subtleties of this powerful tool evade even the most seasoned professionals Continue Reading
By- Andy Hogg
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Feature
25 Mar 2014
Using NoSQL databases to gain competitive advantage
NoSQL is attracting growing interest from businesses - we examine three case studies: Amadeus, i2O and Temetra Continue Reading
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News
24 Mar 2014
Grant Thornton spends £3m in move to cloud HR services
Financial advisory firm invests in cloud talent management as it gears up to expand its operations in the UK Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
24 Mar 2014
Analysis: Care.data – where next?
Following the public debate surrounding the NHS Care.data plan, it was unsurprising the topic dominated the UK’s largest health IT event Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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Feature
21 Mar 2014
The digital CIO: How digital technology will change the way organisations work
If you are an IT leader, digital technology is likely to be a pivotal factor in your career over the next five years Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
20 Mar 2014
Mine machine data to boost business value
Businesses risk losing their competitive edge if they are unable to drill down into the information captured by machine-generated data Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
20 Mar 2014
Big Digital Leadership
This paper by digital strategist Ade McCormack, offers CIOs advice on turning digital technology trends into a business advantage. Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Mar 2014
Case study: How John Lewis conquered the web
An in-depth look at the inside story of John Lewis' £40m e-commerce strategy. Continue Reading
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News
18 Mar 2014
Oracle pushes Exadata servers aggressively against IBM PureSystems
IDC’s latest market share data for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), has shown that Oracle is beginning to grow its server business Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
17 Mar 2014
Committee report calls for “presumption of openness” with public data
The government should have a “presumption of openness” when it comes to public data, the Commons Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) said Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
14 Mar 2014
Red Bull ramps up network for 2014 F1 championship
An extended relationship with AT&T will support RedBull Infiniti Racing on and off the track as it prepares its 2014 championship bid Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
13 Mar 2014
British Gas uses SAS analytics to reach customers
British Gas, one of the UK’s energy suppliers, is to use SAS analytics to improve marketing efficiency Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
12 Mar 2014
Analytics across the ecosystem
Analytics is a key enabler for life sciences and healthcare organizations to create better outcomes for patients, customers and other stakeholders across the entire healthcare ecosystem, according to this research from IBM. Continue Reading
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News
12 Mar 2014
Gartner: How to build an online community
Gartner analyst Julie Hopkins explains seven ways to lure people to participate in online communities and shows how to choose the tactics that will best suit your business needs. Continue Reading
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News
06 Mar 2014
Thames Water pilots smart analytics with Accenture
Thames Water is six months into an 18 month pilot with Accenture Smart Grid to pilot real time monitoring to deliver an improved service Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
05 Mar 2014
Channel 4 CTO Bob Harris leaves to set up consultancy firm
Channel 4 chief technology officer Bob Harris is leaving the broadcaster at the end of March to set up his own consultancy business Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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Feature
27 Feb 2014
Hadoop 2 opens new vistas beyond current UK data management practice
Hadoop 2 enables a greater range of data-crunching tasks, beyond Hadoop’s previous scope of batch processing, directly within the stack itself Continue Reading
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News
27 Feb 2014
HP Autonomy unveils healthcare analytics system for textual data
HP has unveiled a new healthcare analytics product to enable medical staff to interrogate text and data in relational databases Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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Opinion
12 Feb 2014
Living with Google Glass – not quite useful enough to overcome the dork-factor
Businesses will use Google Glass first, says Simon Dring after spending a few days living with the technology. Continue Reading
By- Simon Dring
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E-Zine
03 Feb 2014
Rural broadband roll-out row
In this week’s Computer Weekly, a small Lancashire village is at the centre of a row over rural broadband – we examine the complex arguments on both sides of an issue that goes to the heart of criticisms of the UK’s roll-out plan. The move to cloud and hosting is changing the market for datacentre technologies – we look at the implications for IT managers. Have you heard of Sepa? We explain why you need to know about the upcoming financial regulation. Read the issue now. Continue Reading
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News
29 Jan 2014
Case study: Scottish Fire and Rescue advances national BI strategy with QlikView
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is using QlikView business intelligence software to bring together its data streams for external reporting and operational intelligence Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
27 Jan 2014
Teradata launches analytics product as SAP BW replacement
Teradata has released an analytics product for SAP ERP, as a full-blown alternative to SAP BW Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
22 Jan 2014
HB Fuller sticks with HR in the cloud
Cloud based HR system gives adhesives maker the ability to manage its global workforce Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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Tip
16 Jan 2014
Using data profiling techniques -- and estimating the effort required
Data profiling is a key part of data quality efforts. Here's a simple formula for calculating the amount of time needed to profile a data set. Continue Reading
By- David Loshin, Knowledge Integrity Inc.
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News
14 Jan 2014
Big Data and Content Analytics: measuring the ROI
There is a high expectation for the potential value of big data analytics early adopters are achieving good results that are helping to drive decision making in the business, this survey of 340 technology professionals reveals. Continue Reading
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News
13 Jan 2014
Big data salary increases present cost pressure for Indian CIOs
As pressure mounts on CIOs to drive business growth through customer acquisition big data skills, which come at a premium, will put pressure on budgets. Continue Reading
By- Viraj Desai
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News
10 Jan 2014
More than 1,100 DWP workers disciplined over benefits snooping
More than 1,100 employees at the Department for Work and Pensions have received official warnings since 2008 for prying into benefits records Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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Feature
03 Jan 2014
Minerals firm Imerys upgrades IFS ERP as economy lifts
Imerys has 30 different ERP systems around the globe. A plan to move to a single instance of ERP, thrown off course by recession, was achieved in 2012; other business benefits have accrued Continue Reading
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News
31 Dec 2013
CW500 Club in 2013
Computer Weekly's CW500 Club attracts the top IT leaders in the UK to talk to their peers about the topical challenges they face Continue Reading
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News
17 Dec 2013
NHS clinical research body uses QlikView to forward open data
The clinical research delivery arm of the NHS is developing an open data platform using QlikView Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
09 Dec 2013
Case study: London Borough of Islington’s smart working journey
The London Borough of Islington is using technology to ensure its staff are as productive as possible travelling along a ‘smart working journey’ Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
06 Dec 2013
Nokia Solutions Networks HR rejects best of breed for best of platform
Nokia Solutions and Networks has chosen a ‘best of platform’ approach for its global HR programme in the wake of a reduction in staff from around 80,000 to 50,000, consequent to a restructure in 2011 Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
05 Dec 2013
700,000 benefit claimants miss out on Universal Credit deadline
The secretary for work and pensions has admitted the Universal Credit benefit scheme will miss its 2017 deadline Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
03 Dec 2013
Tech spend to increase in 2014 as executives explore big data
Over three-quarters of chief financial officers plan to increase technology investments in 2014 Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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Opinion
02 Dec 2013
Intel x86 and IBM Power CPUs: Which, when, why?
There are only three processors left in the market for mission-critical applications. Which should you chose ? Continue Reading
By- Terry Keene
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News
29 Nov 2013
Mobile business intelligence adoption slows, BARC BI survey finds
Mobile BI adoption is slowing and much vaunted social media analytics are little deployed, according to the latest BARC BI global survey Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
29 Nov 2013
IT budgets to rise by 3% in 2014 as companies step up spending on mobile
IT spending will increase by 3% in 2014, up from 1.8% last year. But shadow IT spending will add another 40% to technology budgets Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
22 Nov 2013
Jaguar Land Rover builds data sharing infrastructure
Jaguar Landrover (JLR) has used a proposed data sharing standard to improve car development within its product lifecycle management (PLM) system. Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
21 Nov 2013
Pegasystems CEO Alan Trefler plans his next move for the $500m software company
Alan Trefler discusses his plans for Pegasystems, the BPM and CRM specialist that has grown into a $500m a year company Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
20 Nov 2013
Case study: McGraw-Hill Education mobilises with Salesforce
The educational resources provider utilises Salesforce to develop a mobile app and get its sales reps selling more on campus Continue Reading
By- Jennifer Scott, TechTarget
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News
19 Nov 2013
Human Capital Management
Computer Weekly looks at the steps companies have taken to improve talent management; bridging the gap between the cost savings promised by cloud technologies and the value they deliver. Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Nov 2013
Procter & Gamble uses Teradata cloud analytics for global marketing
Procter & Gamble has 15,000 websites, but sells almost exclusively through retailers. This makes gathering intelligence on customers tough Continue Reading
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Feature
18 Nov 2013
Future Gazing: The Future of IT in 2020
The next six years will see the influence of technology accelerate, and that will mean radical changes for the role of the IT department and the CIO Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
14 Nov 2013
CIO interview: Paolo Cinelli, CIO, Ikea
Ikea's priority is to get closer to its customers using a multi-channel approach which combines digital and traditional methods Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
12 Nov 2013
Big Data analytics: Adoption and employment trends
The report identifies current and future adoption rates for big data by type and size of organisation in the UK Continue Reading
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News
11 Nov 2013
Data on the Balance Sheet
This report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), discusses the economic arguments for placing 'data' as an asset on the company balance sheet. Continue Reading
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News
11 Nov 2013
The trust advantage: How to win at big data
Without consumer trust, most of the trillions of dollars of social and economic value promised from big data will go to waste, this report from The Boston Consulting Group reveals. Continue Reading
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News
11 Nov 2013
Hands-on Oracle Application Express security
This book extract demonstrates how Oracle Application Express (APEX) can be vulnerable to SQL injection, using sample code. Continue Reading
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News
06 Nov 2013
IT spending up as companies invest in digital technology
Businesses are stepping up their spending on IT as they invest in strategic digital technologies, a CIO survey by Deloitte reveals Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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Photo Story
04 Nov 2013
Wellcome Trust maps big data genetics with DDN HPC storage
The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has invested in DDN SFA10K HPC storage to support petabytes of big data generated by genetic mapping and research into diseases such as malaria Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
31 Oct 2013
Companies are not taking advantage of data analytics, research says
Research by Bersin by Deloitte shows that 86% of businesses have yet to progress beyond using their HR data to generate basic reports Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
31 Oct 2013
Government calls for more data scientists in the UK
The government is calling on industry and academia to help produce more data scientists in the UK Continue Reading
By- Bryan Glick, Editor in chief
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News
29 Oct 2013
Emulex ExpressLane and CrossLink boost HBAs for flash and Hadoop
Storage card maker Emulex has added QoS prioritisation for flash storage and leveraged RDMA via Fibre Channel to increase server performance in clustered operations such as Hadoop Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
22 Oct 2013
BT signs multimillion HR technology contract with Oracle
The project, one of the largest contracts signed so far for Oracle’s Fusion technology, is strategically important both to Oracle and BT Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
22 Oct 2013
Case study: Pumps maker Hayward Tyler’s restructure sharpened ERP business focus
When a restructure arrives half way through an ERP upgrade, it could be a threat to the IT programme. But Hayward Tyler saw it as a chance to ensure business goals were at the heart of its Epicor project. Continue Reading
By- Lindsay Clark
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11 Oct 2013
Toyota e-learning upgrade aims to cut mechanics' training time by up to a year
Car distributor Toyota Motor Europe is using e-learning to manage the training and certification of motor technicians and engineers Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly
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News
08 Oct 2013
Rugby Football Union uses analytics to educate and engage with users
The RFU is introducing data analytics technologies for public use to encourage engagement with existing fans and education of the sport Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
01 Oct 2013
UK trading sector faces challenges as US regulator prepare rules
UK trading firms will have to makes their trading software more resilient to ensure they comply with the imminent regulations being put together by the US SEC Continue Reading
By- Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA
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25 Sep 2013
Oracle OpenWorld 2013: Oracle customers continue to invest in big data
Airbus, Thomson Reuters and the New York Stock Exchange have all implemented Oracle's big data products to improve their businesses Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
24 Sep 2013
C-level executives cry out for data scientists
Board level executives are putting pressure on their IT organisations to find data scientists, according to Teradata research Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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Photo Story
24 Sep 2013
Big trends from Oracle OpenWorld 2013: Big data and cloud
Oracle tackled issues of big data and cloud head on at its annual OpenWorld 2013 user conference in San Francisco Continue Reading
By- Caroline Baldwin, Freelance editor and journalist
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News
16 Sep 2013
British Army’s manpower planning saves £770m through SAS BI
The British Army's headquarters is using SAS to analyse and more efficiently allocate manpower and resources Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
13 Sep 2013
Businesses hit digital roadblock due to paper processes
A survey of business and IT leaders has found that paper-based processes are creating inefficiencies Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
12 Sep 2013
Quantum upgrades big data storage to StorNext 5
Quantum’s StorNext big data tiered architecture operating software gets a boost to five billion files and a claimed 10x performance jump via multi-threaded CPU ops Continue Reading
By- Antony Adshead, Storage Editor
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News
09 Sep 2013
Executive interview: Andrew Brem, Connected Homes, British Gas
British Gas is digitising energy. Andrew Brem speaks to Computer Weekly about the internet connected home Continue Reading
By- Cliff Saran, Managing Editor
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News
05 Sep 2013
Unlocking the value of big data
This independent report provides the first in-depth assessment of the role that data-intensive technology can play in supporting jobs and growth in Ireland over the next five years. Continue Reading
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News
04 Sep 2013
Diageo to change how it manages APIs to support digital strategy
Diageo is contemplating introducing a lightweight middleware layer to better manage the APIs that govern the software services it uses Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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E-Zine
04 Sep 2013
Banks tighten data handling in race for compliance
Data is obviously a valuable asset to any company, but managed poorly it could also be a liability. Data in the financial sector continues to grow at a rapid pace, so getting your house in order will ensure you are not hit with any unwanted fines or receive any negative PR due to data loss. In this issue of CW Europe read how data discipline ensures you avoid data loss, as well as helping you to think clearer and to be organised. Continue Reading
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03 Sep 2013
Data steward role needs some shepherding itself
Consultant David Loshin gives suggestions for building and managing a data stewardship program that can effectively support data governance. Continue Reading
By- David Loshin, Knowledge Integrity Inc.
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Feature
29 Aug 2013
Big data adds new complications for data stewards
In order to accommodate big data and the needs of data scientists, data stewards will need to adjust to a more short-term view of data stewardship. Continue Reading
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News
28 Aug 2013
eHarmony finds MongoDB the perfect match for data store
Online dating site eHarmony has used open source NoSQL database MongoDB for its data store, to speed up delivery of matches between users Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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Tip
27 Aug 2013
Coca-Cola overcomes challenges to seize BI opportunities
The Coca-Cola Co. understands that analytics challenges can be overcome and that a team approach helps businesses take advantage of BI opportunities. Continue Reading
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27 Aug 2013
CW buyer's guide: data management
Effective use of data management systems will provide access to consistent, accurate and current information Continue Reading
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20 Aug 2013
Data governance tools: Part, but not all, of the governance puzzle
While tools designed for data governance are helpful, organizations must also implement best practices and standard processes to be effective. Continue Reading
By- David Loshin, Knowledge Integrity Inc.
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News
20 Aug 2013
Big Data in Big Companies
The International Institute for Analytics (IIA) and SAS, assess how 20 large firms have deployed analytics to generate value from their big data assets. Continue Reading
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20 Aug 2013
Winning the Paper Wars
This report from AIIM, a global community of IT professionals, assess the ROI of paper free projects, the drivers for eliminating paper, and the hurdles. Continue Reading
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20 Aug 2013
Privacy and big data
Sixteen key questions companies need to answer when considering the privacy and governance aspects of big data Continue Reading
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16 Aug 2013
Online retailing means the industrialisation of analytics
Figleaves founder and eCommera chief scientist Michael Ross argues that online retailing requires a new type of action-oriented business intelligence Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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Feature
15 Aug 2013
Gartner describes the building blocks for a strong MDM program
MDM teams should consider these seven building blocks, outlined by Saul Judah, research director on the information management team at Gartner Inc. Continue Reading
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Opinion
13 Aug 2013
The data fragmentation challenge
Few organisations have policies to guide where data should and should not be stored. The result: data fragmentation Continue Reading
By- Tony Lock, Freeform Dynamics
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News
12 Aug 2013
Case study: How Premier Inn uses mobile analytics
Premier Inn's mobile app has been downloaded more than two million times and 77% of room bookings are made via the app Continue Reading
By- Graham Jarvis
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Opinion
05 Aug 2013
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
By- Andy Hogg, Contributor
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News
02 Aug 2013
Taylor Wimpey builds cloud forecasting process with Anaplan
Homebuilder Taylor Wimpy teams up with Anaplan to ditch its old Excel suite and head for the cloud Continue Reading
By- Kayleigh Bateman, Computer Weekly
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Feature
31 Jul 2013
Virgin Media uses ETAdirect to manage engineers more predictively
Virgin Media is using predictive analytics to get the right engineer out to the right problem. It believes its use of TOA Technologies cloud-based ETAdirect system gives it a competitive advantage Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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Feature
30 Jul 2013
Big data journalism exposes offshore tax dodgers
How journalists harnessed big data to challenge offshore financial secrecy Continue Reading
By- Duncan Campbell and Craig Shaw
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News
26 Jul 2013
Aintree NHS saves £1m a year with electronic patient records
Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust replaces paper medical records with an electronic system to save £1m per year Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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E-Zine
23 Jul 2013
The need for data speed
In this week's Computer Weekly, we find out how the McLaren Formula One team is using high-speed data analytics to improve race performance. Our new buyer's guide looks at best practices in data management. And we discuss IT leaders' frustrations about the unwanted complexities of software licensing. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2013
The Economic Value of Data
Big data analytics promises to boost the profits of financial services firms, according to this report from Cognizant. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2013
CW500: Back to the Future: Big Data at Channel 4
Bob Harris, Chief Technology Officer of Channel 4 Television, explains the broadcaster's approach to big data in this presentation for Computer Weekly's 500 Club. Continue Reading
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News
12 Jul 2013
Indian banks harness big data analysis amid competition
The increasing penetration of broadband and growth in smartphone usage in India are driving the development of IT-based services for bank consumers. Continue Reading
By- Viraj V Desai
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News
11 Jul 2013
OpenCorporates makes company data public
Company data is being made available as part of an initiative to place more government data in the public domain Continue Reading
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News
08 Jul 2013
Davenport: Travel industry data pioneer has lost way but can be saved
Tom Davenport sees the travel industry as a data pioneer that has lost its way, but can be redeemed Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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News
05 Jul 2013
Case study: Toyota fleet management system gathers global fork-lift truck data remotely
Toyota Material Handling Europe develops operational data management system that monitors and controls fork-lift trucks globally Continue Reading
By- Brian McKenna, Enterprise Applications Editor
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Feature
04 Jul 2013
From chess to ping pong: How Pegasystems is capturing the Fortune 500
Pegasystems is winning business from the world's leading companies as business process management technology enters the mainstream Continue Reading
By- Bill Goodwin, Computer Weekly