Social networking is all the rage. The mainstream press coverage is widespread, but the press seems bored with "old technology" stories on instant messaging, Skype, MySpace, Facebook, SecondLife and Flickr. Blogs and wikis were hot topics, and the idea of Tweeting appears to have caught on. ...
03/03/2009 | Let's be sociable, not confuse things.pdf | VIEW
To outsiders, the world of IT storage can sound a bit dull. However, if they stopped to consider the innovations that have occurred in storage during the last decade they should not fail to be impressed. Certainly those with the power to reward achievement have been so: in 2007 the Nobel committee saw fit to award its Physics Prize to Peter Gruenberg and Albert Fert for their discovery of giant magneto resistance (GMR) in the late 1980s. ...
03/03/2009 | Content security - SNIA - Feb 2009.pdf | VIEW
Organisations primarily outsource business processes to reduce costs and increase value. But careful planning is required. ...
02/03/2009 | Don't set out to fail.pdf | VIEW
When faced with what appear to be insurmountable challenges, what are the options? Think about Keith Waterhouse's challenged hero Billy Liar, agonising about the future with his (favourite) girlfriend. He said he turned over a new leaf every day, but the blots still showed through. She said he was like a child on the edge of a paddling pool, wanting to step in but afraid to take the plunge. So he thought he should turn over a new paddling pool. ...
16/02/2009 | Thinking outside of the paddling pool.pdf | VIEW
Many approaches to Business Process Management (BPM) have centred around the use of standard workflow technology. However, many business processes straddle two or more business applications, and as such, the workflow needs to straddle the applications, and the data, as well. For example, taking an order from a web customer may well straddle the web site itself, a customer relationship management application, and an enterprise resource management application. ...
11/02/2009 | Approaching BPM from a different direction.pdf | VIEW
As client-server technology developed through the early 1990s, it became clear that there was a problem. While workstations and PCs could make users more productive, and their use of computers more enjoyable, many of the most important applications, and the data associated with them, resided on proprietary mainframe computers. To make client-server really useful it needed to be linked in with these legacy applications. ...
09/02/2009 | The value of automated web reading.pdf | VIEW
At its recent EMEA analyst event, HP's Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) discussed its strategy for its consumer, SMB and enterprise markets and its goal of capturing colour or "value" pages across all segments, whilst minimising the environmental impact of printing. ...
08/02/2009 | HP reinforces focus on responsible printing while controlling costs.pdf | VIEW
How do you take the complexity out of systems management, to make it easy enough for small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) to use? ...
06/02/2009 | Simplifying systems management for SMEs.pdf | VIEW
This year promises to be challenging in many ways. Budgets are under close review, and investments will have to be very strongly argued as to how much bang per buck they can provide in full business terms. The IT department will face more intense competition for budget dollars and will be fighting other groups within the business far more than it has been used to - yet IT should be seen as the very platform for survival for many organizations going forward. ...
05/02/2009 | Matching ideas with issues.pdf | VIEW
So, Windows 7 Beta 1 has been out there a while now, to general good reviews from people who have played with it. This blog entry describes the various different attempts I had to install and use it and what Quocirca believes the likely benefits of upgrading are going to be. ...
05/02/2009 | A voyage around Windows 7.pdf | VIEW
