Papers from Bloor Research

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1. Lower your risk with application data migration
In this paper we will review what Bloor Research has learned over the past six years, since we first published our original Data Migration Survey in 2007. While it was clear in our 2011 survey that matters had improved since 2007, it is now to be...
Published By: Bloor Research

2. Compuware Uniface v9.6
Uniface provides a model-driven, component-based, development environment with support for mobile computing, service-oriented and web application developments. It also offers significant capabilities for leveraging legacy resources and bringing...
Published By: Bloor Research

3. Exploiting the Internet of Things with investigative analytics
There is a wealth of information hidden in the Internet of Things that can help organisations to understand what happened or might happen and why it happened or may happen, and help to point towards what to do about it. However, before we consider...
Published By: Bloor Research

4. FireMon Security Manager Platform
FireMon's Security Manager Platform provides organisations with the enhanced situation awareness that is required for effective decision making, allowing organisations to better plan what actions to take and prioritise efforts for maximum gains.
Published By: Bloor Research

5. Getting ahead in the cloud
Cloud-based applications and services, and software-as-a-service applications in particular, are coming into widespread use by organisations of all sizes. Such applications are used to process and store sensitive information making it imperative...
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6. The value of big data in security
Volumes of data created and processed by organisations are spiralling rapidly as ever more information-generating devices, including mobiles and industrial control devices connect to networks. According to the McKinsey Global Institute, the amount...
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7. Uniface Modernisation
Application modernisation is a particularly useful option for bringing legacy Uniface software up-to-date with the latest SOA (Services Oriented Architecture) applications and web services interfaces. You can even add a modern Uniface layer (using...
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8. Analytics in Telecommunications
In this paper we will describe some of the key analytic areas that are important to telecommunications companies and discuss the argument in favour of using third party analytic application providers for at least some of the functions that are...
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9. Next steps for Data Integration
This paper examines the issues facing data integration tools today and in the near future. We consider why these issues represent significant challenges and what can be done to face them and, indeed, if anything can be done to meet these challenges.
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10. Sage ERP X3
Sage targets Sage ERP X3 at companies with 200â€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...
Published By: Bloor Research

11. Uses and benefits of SaaS-based Enterprise Social Networking
This survey looked at the business arguments for using an enterprise social networking (ESN) system based on software as a service (SaaS). We also investigated decision makers' views on the comparative qualities of SaaS based systems and those…
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12. Compuware Uniface version 9.5
Whether you call Uniface a unified development environment or an integrated application platform suite (the latter seems to be preferred), you should see Uniface version 9.5 as a first step to Uniface version 10....
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13. Data exchange and information sharing
The title if this paper may be somewhat misleading: it is about data exchange and the ability to share information but, specifically, it is about those exchanges and that sharing taking place outside the confines of your...
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14. Cluster Computing
In this paper we will describe the nuances of clusterbased technologies and the challenges in making clusters easier and simpler to work with (more like an SMP-based approach). Finally, we will conclude by considering how Waratek, a newcomer to...
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15. The Interactive Medica Life Sciences Application Suite
Interactive Medica's Life Sciences Application Suite offers a range of cloud-based sales and marketing applications that address the key commercial challenges faced by Life Sciences companies today. The Suite combines the cost, flexibility, and...
Published By: Bloor Research