IT-Analysis.com Papers

Sage ERP X3

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Sage targets Sage ERP X3 at companies with 200�2000 employees with a core market from 100 to 500. Support for the product is provided locally either direct from Sage or through a Sage Business Partner. The product is one of the first... [Read More...]

Data profiling: the business case

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100

This paper discusses the benefits of automating the discovery of data quality issues through the use of data profiling technology. While a certain amount of technical discussion will be necessary, the emphasis is on benefits to the... [Read More...]

Unifying electronic communications for enhanced security

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Through combined, integrated web and email protection, organisations will be in a better position to protect personal and sensitive corporate information from online and internal threats, which is especially important given the... [Read More...]

Don't sweat assets, liberate them!

rss@it-analysis.com (Quocirca) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:10:00 +0100

By applying a full IT lifecycle management (ITLM) approach to the complete IT platform, a business-optimised platform can be created - one where business value overrides the embedded concept of sweating assets. [Read More...]

Big Data Analytics with Hadoop and Sybase IQ

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Big data is all the rage. While we will address the question of what big data is, the real question is how it differs from the traditional world of analytics and data warehousing that we were familiar with just a couple of years ago.... [Read More...]

Sybase PowerDesigner for information architecture

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

In this paper we will consider the need for, and benefits of, implementing information architecture and we will discuss how Sybase PowerDesigner, Version 16, enables that process. Briefly, Sybase PowerDesigner has 20+ years history of... [Read More...]

The business case for Data Quality

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

It should be clear from the preceding discussions that there is much to be said in favour of a platform-based approach to data quality. While we do not denigrate the advantages of a best-of-breed approach there are certain requirements... [Read More...]

Powering the data centre

rss@it-analysis.com (Quocirca) — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0100

The cost of energy continues to be variable - but trending ever upwards. With data centres being very energy hungry, there is more focus being placed on how to control energy costs here. [Read More...]

Next Generation Datacentre Cycle II -

rss@it-analysis.com (Quocirca) — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0100

This re-run of the next generation datacentre research covered 10 regions to identify what progress organisations have made in preparing to adapt to new IT architectures and approaches to computing. The first cycle was held in February... [Read More...]

The mobile print enterprise

rss@it-analysis.com (Quocirca) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:00:00 +0100

This report highlights the market drivers for mobile printing in the business environment, discusses some of the main offerings in the market and suggests some best practices for building a mobile print strategy. [Read More...]

Best practices for cloud security

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0100

Rather than being an inhibitor to take up of cloud computing, the use of cloud services can actually improve an organisation's security stance. Cloud delivery is suitable for a range of security services from basic ones such as malware... [Read More...]

Data Migration - 2011

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0100

This paper draws from both our latest research and a comparison with the results of our 2007 survey. The results are instructive: we have been able to see whether the recommendations we made in 2007 have been adopted and how successful... [Read More...]

expressor 3.5 to 4.0

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100

When expressor first came to market in 2008 it was targeting very high performance for complex transformations. However, it subsequently changed its go-to-market model to the structure seen today. In our view this was a sensible change. We... [Read More...]

Tools for Data Governance

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100

The further down this stack you go the more tools there are available and the more relevant those tools are. However, the use of tools can certainly be valuable in the formulation of policies (at least sometimes) and, more especially,... [Read More...]

4 C's of social media: Community, connection, conversation or channel

rss@it-analysis.com (Quocirca) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0100

The social network landscape is packed with choices and pitfalls for the unwary, so a careful, well thought out and appropriately nuanced respoonse is required. [Read More...]

Mapping and Modelling Survey

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0100

It is now 20 years since the first MS Windows-based modelling tools came to market. Many thousands of licences of modelling tools have been sold since then. They are becoming pervasive in software development and were accepted long ago in... [Read More...]

Rethinking MPS: The independent approach

rss@it-analysis.com (Quocirca) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0100

This paper outlines the need for MPS and why organisations that are operating a heterogeneous print environment should consider an independent MPS provider to proactively manage and transform their print infrastructure. [Read More...]

Managing expenses in the legal sector

rss@it-analysis.com (Quocirca) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:00:00 +0100

One of the main headaches is the allocation of expenses to the right client while maximising the amount that can fairly be claimed from each client. Another is ensuring the expenses can be reported in a granular and auditable manner to... [Read More...]

Closing the print security gap

rss@it-analysis.com (Quocirca) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:10:00 +0100

This report provides an overview of the inherent risks when operating an insecure print environment and discusses the current market landscape while recommending some best practices for adopting an integrated information and print security... [Read More...]

The data sharing paradox

rss@it-analysis.com (Quocirca) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:00:00 +0100

This Quocirca small business report looks at the degree to which small businesses are sharing data today, the ways in which they are doing so and the real and perceived risks. It goes on to look at how these risks can be mitigated. [Read More...]

7 Steps to BPM success

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0100

This paper provides the reader with a 7 Step model that seeks to suggest ways in which organisations can maximise their business returns. The model sets out to blend the benefits of non-technology approaches with the more technological... [Read More...]

7 Steps to Business Architecture

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0100

Business Architecture is the glue that links the pieces together as a coherent whole. It is the approach by which you can step forward and deliver the navigation system for business, enabling your business to ask smart questions and get... [Read More...]

Informatica Data Replication for real-time (big) data warehousing

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:00:00 +0100

Data replication has been around for a long time: since the early '90s. The earliest implementations were by investment banks (Goldman Sachs, for example) that wanted to distribute pricing information across time zones so that the Japanese... [Read More...]

Data Quality: more than just master data

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:00:00 +0100

This paper is about data quality and master data management and their relationship. They are complementary, but also differ in many ways. In particular, data quality has a role to play that is distinct from that of master data and which... [Read More...]

Innovator for Business Analysts

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:00:00 +0100

With Innovator for Business Analysts, MID offers a modern, forwards looking tool for the business analyst role-oriented towards business stakeholders (rather than mainly targeting IT). It helps the business analysts in a business to... [Read More...]

Email archiving best practices

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Email is of vital importance as a communications and collaboration tool as it is one of the prime ways that business information is communicated and shared. This makes its storage and archiving a necessity for maintaining and improving... [Read More...]

Managed print services: An SMB priority

rss@it-analysis.com (Quocirca) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:00:00 +0100

This paper discusses the printing challenges faced by SMBs and how, by using a simple and flexible MPS, a business can save time and money whilst improving employee productivity. [Read More...]

Composite Information Server for Netezza

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0100

It is often the case in large enterprises that multiple data marts are deployed, along with a central enterprise data warehouse acting as a system of record. While these data marts serve the requirements of the departments or divisions... [Read More...]

Master Data Management

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0100

This document provides a snapshot of the current state of the Master Data Management market. Master data is data that is shared between computer systems: data domains such as customer, product, location and asset. Large organisations have... [Read More...]

Data Migration - 2011

rss@it-analysis.com (Bloor Research) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0100

Bloor Research has now conducted a further survey of the market for data migration with this survey taking place during spring 2011. On this occasion we have not limited ourselves to the Global 2000 but have spread our survey net more... [Read More...]