The management of operational IT is not without its challenges, the day to day burden can be reduced by applying some simple, practical measures which can also lay the foundation for more strategic initiatives.

Businesses of all sizes have to manage an increasing diversity of remote users and devices. The task ranges from simply keeping systems running to ensuring security, compliance and the achievement of environmental goals.

Through the ubiquity of networks of devices that we rely on for information, security and day-to-day transactions even those who eschew technology now rely on it, even if they do not acknowledge it.

Connection options and services have expanded, with opportunities for internet service providers (ISPs) to add value beyond simply forwarding bit and bytes. This report explores the challenges and opportunities these companies face.

Even when facing challenging economic times, businesses still need to communicate and rely on technology to connect with customers, suppliers etc. Here are 10 steps that can be taken to grow the value and use of communications, while controlling cost

This paper examines how data integration platforms are being used: what types of integration tasks they are being used for, on what scale, and whether this differs by product or vendor.

As the EU continues to expand, European businesses must look to how they can trade across increasing numbers of regional boundaries, languages, cultures and laws, both within the EU and across the greater Europe.

Increasingly, MPS providers are now adopting a partnered out-tasking approach by delivering flexible services that can be tailored to individual customer requirements.

What starts as a useful extra tool or 'competitive edge'soon becomes the accepted norm and a search for improved quality and utility then ensues.

By failing to secure its endpoints an organisation and its executives could be subjected to reputational damage as well as legal actions.

Shadow v7 expands the range of SOA and data connectivity options available to existing System z mainframe users.

Data migration is a very large subset of the data integration market. According to our research the market for data migration was significantly in excess of $5bn last year.

Over the past decade the internet has evolved from a technical environment into a commercial market¬place. The impact on consumers and large enterprises has been significant, but what about the small and medium sized business?

A new generation of IPSec VPNs, which can enable organisations to gain a centrally managed and high security remote access solution without the administrative burdens and overheads generally associated with IPSec VPN deploy¬ments, is now emerging.

The software as a service (SaaS) delivery model has matured to such an extent that there is now an on-demand component to most software applications, whether it is online help, automated updates or the main application engine.