Hadoop Appliances and Teradata
Published: 1st October 2017 | By: Philip Howard
This paper discusses the use of Hadoop-based appliances and specific features of the Teradata Appliance for Hadoop.
Exploding the myths of SAP HANA
Published: 4th September 2017 | By: Philip Howard and Jameel Abdul
If you are a long-time SAP application user then SAP would you like you to migrate to SAP HANA. However, this is not a simple decision ...
Governance for Spreadsheet Models Apparity
Published: 7th August 2017 | By: Philip Howard and Jameel Abdul
Spreadsheets are used for multiple purposes. One of the most common use cases is building and on-going use of models.
Clinical Correspondence Maturity - an NHS cost-management opportunity
Published: 23rd May 2017 | By: Paul Bevan, Simon Holloway, David Norfolk, Richard Rose and Jameel Abdul
One of the biggest "hot potatoes" in the UK today is the question of the NHS (National Health Service) and its cost/benefit equation.
IBM Informix on Cloud
Published: 20th January 2017 | By: Philip Howard
This paper discusses the use of the IBM Informix database in the cloud and, more particularly, within hybrid cloud environments.
Discovering data occurrence
Published: 30th November 2016 | By: Philip Howard
In this paper, we examine how to find occurrences of sensitive data and we consider the different techniques that are currently available.
Proactive response - Improving efficiency and effectiveness with a security incident response platform
Published: 22nd November 2016 | By: Fran Howarth and Jameel Abdul
In an era when security incidents and data breaches are everyday news, organisations are struggling to keep up their defences.
Financial Performance Management in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and World Environments
Published: 4th October 2016 | By: Philip Howard
While the distinctive features of financial reporting are re-iterated (briefly) from the previous version of this paper the focus is on EPM.
IBM Informix and the Internet of Things
Published: 5th July 2016 | By: Philip Howard
This paper discusses the IBM Informix database and its suitability for deployment within Internet of Things (IoT) environments.
TCO for Business Intelligence
Published: 4th April 2016 | By: Philip Howard and Jameel Abdul
This paper initially started as an investigation into comparative pricing for BI solutions and then evolved into a consideration of TCO for such environments.