Enhancing security through a trust-based approach - advanced threats require advanced weapons
Published: 7th November 2012 | By: Fran Howarth
By creating a trusted environment in which only known good applications can run, control is handed back to the IT department.
Challenges and opportunities in the telecommunications sector
Published: 6th September 2012 | By: Fran Howarth
Transformation and consolidation are two of the key challenges, but also opportunities, for telecommunications providers.
Security based on trust not fear - ...the importance of a trusted cloud and Internet ecosystem
Published: 30th August 2012 | By: Fran Howarth
To build trust in electronic networks, security needs to be built into a suitable framework, rather than being bolted on.
Data profiling: the business case
Published: 30th August 2012 | By: Philip Howard
This paper discusses the benefits of automating the discovery of data quality issues through the use of data profiling technology.
IBM Informix in hybrid workload environments
Published: 14th August 2012 | By: Philip Howard
In this paper we will start with a brief discussion of various types of analytics and data warehousing, and then consider the sort of facilities that are required to support such environments.
Analytics in Telecommunications
Published: 25th July 2012 | By: Philip Howard
In this paper we will describe some of the key analytic areas that are important to telecommunications companies and discuss the argument in favour of using third party analytic application providers.
Exploring Successful Approaches to Test Data Management
Published: 16th July 2012 | By: Philip Howard
Test Data Management (TDM) is about the provisioning of data for non-production environments.
Next steps for Data Integration
Published: 25th June 2012 | By: Philip Howard
This paper examines the issues facing data integration tools today and in the near future.
The economics of cloud managed integration
Published: 15th June 2012 | By: Philip Howard
In this paper we will consider what is required to enable cloud-managed integration from a technical perspective.
Usage-based billing as a database platform service - Pervasive UseaBiLLity metering at the database level for ISV value-add billing and usage analytics
Published: 12th June 2012 | By: David Norfolk
Usage-based billing services, and provision usage analytics input as a service, will be an important feature of the next-generation software-driven and service-oriented businesses.