IBM Smart Analytics Systems - vs Oracle Exadata X2-2
Published: 10th December 2010 | By: Philip Howard
The basic theme of this paper is to provide a comprehensive comparison of IBM and Oracle's offerings for data warehousing and OLTP.
The changing nature of US healthcare delivery - reform, regulation and technology investments
Published: 9th December 2010 | By: Fran Howarth
This document outlines the challenges faced in the healthcare sector in the US today, including the latest reforms and regulations being put in place to modernize it and improve efficiencies.
Security challenges in the US healthcare sector - high costs and low technology investment plague the industry and create higher risks
Published: 8th December 2010 | By: Fran Howarth
This document outlines the key challenges faced in the US healthcare sector and describes some of the initiatives underway to overcome them.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) - What does it mean to us today?
Published: 8th December 2010 | By: Simon Holloway
Companies wanting to automate their processes using IT services have to clearly know what they want from an ERP package before thinking of implementing them.
EU Compliance and Regulations - for the IT Professional
Published: 26th November 2010 | By: Nigel Stanley
This paper highlights key directives and legislation as it affects the member states of the EU.
What’s Cool and Columns and Their Benefits - and how to extend their benefits
Published: 23rd November 2010 | By: Philip Howard
This paper defines what column-based relational databases do, and how, compared to traditional approaches.
Solvency II: data quality and governance
Published: 12th November 2010 | By: Philip Howard
The Solvency II Directive for insurance and reinsurance companies in the EU comes into force on December 31st 2012.
EMC Data Domain Replicator - for enterprise environments
Published: 28th October 2010 | By: Peter Williams
In this paper, Bloor looks at the capabilities and functionality of EMC Data Domain Replicator software.
IBM pureScale Application System vs Oracle Exadata X2-2
Published: 27th October 2010 | By: Philip Howard
This paper provides a comprehensive comparison of IBM and Oracle's offerings for on-line transaction processing (OLTP) and data warehousing.
Single Customer View in Financial Services
Published: 21st October 2010 | By: Philip Howard
In this paper we will outline what a single customer view is and what the UK requirements are.