Changes in how technology can be implemented and improvements in connectivity mean that business continuity and rapid systems recovery is now within the reach of many more organisations. Combined with granular information recovery, organisations should now be looking at creating a multi-level strategy to ensure not only survival, but also on-going business capabilities through any impact on the technical platform. ...
23/10/2012 | Availability recovery archive final.pdf | VIEW
Network connectivity, along with hard disk and memory storage, means networked printers and multifunction peripherals (MFPs) are susceptible to the same security risks as any networked device. Without proper control, it is all too easy for sensitive or confidential information to fall into the wrong hands. ...
22/10/2012 | Quocirca Brother Security October 2012 Final.pdf | VIEW
When attempting to maximise the overall value of IT assets through the application of a suitable IT lifecycle management (ITLM) process, the one issue that is found time and time again is how best to deal with the risk the assets pose to the business. However, few IT departments have a strong understanding of what their organisation’s own risk profile is – which is unsurprising, given that the majority of organisations do not have a formally agreed risk profile. This report looks at how an organisation and its IT department should agree a risk profile, and how it should apply a Total Value Proposition to an ITLM strategy. ...
03/10/2012 | Bell - Risk profiling and TVP final.pdf | VIEW
More businesses are now adopting a print management strategy to tackle rising print costs, enhance document security and reduce environmental impact. Intelligent print management features such as secure document release, rules-based printing and advanced reporting are helping businesses operate a cost-effective, secure and sustainable print environment. ...
01/10/2012 | Quocirca Nuance Print Management 2012 Final.pdf | VIEW
Increasing globalisation and diversity of both the suppliers and customers a given organisation has to deal with mean that supply chains are becoming ever more complex. Maintaining capabilities across broad functions requires systems that are well integrated, audited, secure and capable of being reported on at a granular level. Cloud-based approaches introduce new opportunities to gain access to advanced functionality, but also introduce issues around B2B integration for organisations. ...
06/09/2012 | Maintaining the chain final v1.2.pdf | VIEW
Cyber security threats are becoming increasingly complex and can often only be detected by looking at data from multiple sources. This includes the logs from point security products, information about IT systems and the data that is used to store knowledge of users and their rights and other contextual information. A correlated view of all this data enables unforeseen attacks to be thwarted as they happen, as well as providing IT security teams with the insight to do their jobs more effectively and improve base security. ...
18/07/2012 | Quocirca - Advanced security intelligence - July 2012 - final.pdf | VIEW
For many organisations, ‘IT’ is split between two groups. The data centre facility is provided and managed by facilities management, while the IT equipment within the facility is provisioned and managed by the IT department. This can lead to problems – and an outsourced, fully managed solution can allow a business to concentrate on its strategy, rather than on “keeping the lights on”. ...
06/07/2012 | Bluechip - Tiers for Fears final 1.pdf | VIEW
The need to ensure the security of software has become paramount with the rapid increase in the number of applications used in any given organisation and the fact that more and more are being web-enabled. The measures taken to ensure software security need to be scalable, affordable and pervasive. To this end, the research presented is this report shows that the use of on-demand testing services has become widespread. ...
05/06/2012 | Quocirca - Outsourcing software security - Feb 2012.pdf | VIEW
Linux on System z has opened up new opportunities for the mainframe – opportunities that any organisation looking at consolidation and energy efficiency, alongside flexibility, should consider. ...
01/06/2012 | CA - Positioning zLinux in the enterprise final.pdf | VIEW
Managed print services (MPS) have emerged as a proven approach to reducing costs, both financial and environmental, improving productivity and reducing risk. As more organisations turn to MPS, they are demanding higher levels of service quality and reliability from their MPS providers. However, as the market matures, leading to a diverse range of suppliers, organisations need to ensure that they partner with a provider that has proven service delivery capabilities, which are supported by a combination of best-in-breed technology, automated processes and dedicated and skilled MPS resources. ...
30/05/2012 | Service Excellence and MPS.pdf | VIEW
