A survey of software development organizations correlating frequency of deployment, lead time, failures and recovery speed with aspects of the DevOps method considering management style, integration, automation and diversity of team members. A culture that generates high performance involves high levels of cooperation, blameless postmortems, shared risks and shared responsibilities and breaking down silos. The [Read more…]
Archives for 2015
The Role of Big Data in Creating Data Science-Driven Enterprises
The transformation of enterprises required to initiate big data analysis involves many catalysts for successful change. Creating a predictive enterprise involves precise strategic planning and establishing a top-notch data science unit. The position of data science within an enterprise will impact the outcome of Big Data analytics. The fact that data critical to new initiatives [Read more…]
Technology Deployment in Law Firms
The 2014 ILTA Technology Survey revealed significant trends and concerns of more than 450 law firms across the United States. In response to more than 100 questions about the use of technology in day to day business, the team determined that Security, Simplifying and Saving were the greatest factors in determining what firms use now [Read more…]
Managing Data with the Internet of Things
With the projected, exponential proliferation of IoT and the big data it produces, NoSQL databases are demanded. These must be scaleable, flexible and allow for analytics and a unified view. This, the second, in a three-part webinar, focusses on the database requirements for IoT, with contributions by IT professionals from both the developer and a [Read more…]
Cyber Attacks on the Financial Sector – Assessing Risks
Financial service businesses, particularly small and medium sized ones, are vulnerable to attacks by cyber-criminals. Few are prepared for this. Breaches of security of data, personal information, confidential financial documents and connectivity to partner businesses can result in partial or complete loss of business. Cyber-security is frequently easier to breach in smaller financial organizations than [Read more…]
Defining Business Success with the Internet of Things
Using the Internet of Things (IoT) for business success is the wave of the future. This Executive Brief is intended to introduce 7 steps that will enhance a company’s business on all fronts, from customer interaction to the supply chain and third party invoicing while developing an intuitive, user-friendly app that provides decision making data [Read more…]
SaaS Growth Strategies for ISVs (2015-2017)
The fastest growing IT category for enterprise spending is Software-as-a-Service. For independent software vendors (ISV’s) there are compelling business reasons to move to a SaaS model. But choosing a cloud service provider requires consideration of infrastructure management, uptime guarantees and network connectivity. Software firms that use cloud-based deployment have encountered difficulties with one-size-fits-all infrastructure services [Read more…]
Internet of Things (IoT) Security in Smart Home Devices
The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to devices that can send or receive data automatically, without being prompted by human interaction. Examples are cars that notify drivers of low tire pressure, a security system notifying the home owner, or smart thermostats maintaining optimum home temperature based on outside weather. These devices have very low security [Read more…]
Unified Comms: Managing Change and Growth in Your Organization
Cloud-based solutions are becoming a popular choice for unified communication solutions with enhanced capabilities. Businesses today want collaboration tools, mobility and contact center management without the hassle and cost of stand-alone, in-house systems. Selecting the right one for your company requires you to know what you want in a system and identify a provider that [Read more…]
Online Experience For Your Customers – B2B Vs.B2C
A survey of European organisations revealed that consumer-facing organisations are more likely to have achieved a higher level of domain maturity than non-consumer-facing or B2B organisations. Consumer-facing organisations are more likely to have outsourced online customer service. Consumer-facing businesses are most likely to have dealt with security and performance issues thus freeing themselves to focus [Read more…]
