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CA - Same old same old, or new opportunities?

rss@it-analysis.com (Clive Longbottom, Quocirca) — Wed, 01 May 2013 07:00:00 +0100

CA is wanting to change. Its new CEO, Michael Gregoire, looks and sounds good - but can he carry out the changes required? [Read More...]

Dreaming of the perfect trip

rss@it-analysis.com (Clive Longbottom, Quocirca) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:00:00 +0100

Travel is not the exotic and exciting experience it once was. Many aspects are now just drudgery, yet moves are afoot to make travel easier. [Read More...]

Policing the virtual perimeter

rss@it-analysis.com (Bob Tarzey, Quocirca) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:00:00 +0100

The network edge that once defined the IT activities of any given business has all but disappeared. How can you make sure you organisation's use of IT is safe? [Read More...]

Kaspersky Lab - Russia's IT security jewel

rss@it-analysis.com (Bob Tarzey, Quocirca) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:00:00 +0100

Kaspersky Labs has been an important player in the IT security industry for many years and with its continuing innovation it seems set to remain so. [Read More...]

Is the use of cloud sharing systems worrying you?

rss@it-analysis.com (Clive Longbottom, Quocirca) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:00:00 +0100

Cloud file sharing systems are being used heavily, but may be scaring the life out of those organisations that want more control of their intellectual property - or are heavily governanced. Perforce Commons may be a solution. [Read More...]

The age of bring-your-own-identity (BYOID)

rss@it-analysis.com (Bob Tarzey, Quocirca) — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:00:00 +0100

Why bother issuing consumers with identities for accessing on-line service when they already have their own? [Read More...]

The trouble heading for your business in 2013

rss@it-analysis.com (Bob Tarzey, Quocirca) — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0100

In the past, businesses that invested in effective IT security could reasonably expect that random attacks would pass them by and leave their mark on less well-defended organisations. However, this is no longer the case. [Read More...]

The Financial CRD Game - a game of two halves.

rss@it-analysis.com (Clive Longbottom, Quocirca) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 07:00:00 +0100

The Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) is upon the financial industry in its version IV. However, lack of leadership from the centre is threatening to slow adoption of a core technology - XBRL [Read More...]

Gaining strategic technology platforms through financing

rss@it-analysis.com (Clive Longbottom, Quocirca) — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 07:00:00 +0100

The use of managed financing is an accepted approach when it comes to cars, office equipment and even coffee machines. However, within the UK's SMBs, it doesn't seem to have taken off quite so well for IT and telecommunications equipment [Read More...]

Measuring the social perceptions of big data

rss@it-analysis.com (Clive Longbottom, Quocirca) — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 07:00:00 +0100

Big data was a growing topic during 2012. However, just how did the general user perceive the topic - what better way than to analyse every Tweet during 2012 that covered the topic? [Read More...]

The wastage of human capital in IT operations

rss@it-analysis.com (Bob Tarzey, Quocirca) — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:00:00 +0100

Businesses are aware they are under-using the skills of their IT staff and are not doing enough to fix the problem. More automation could be the answer. [Read More...]

Does "Where?" trump "How?"?

rss@it-analysis.com (Clive Longbottom, Quocirca) — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:30:00 +0100

The choice of external data centre is fraught with issues. The Patriot Act, FISA and other governmental laws around data mean that intellectual property held within data may be compromised. Do small nation states hold the answer? [Read More...]

Power to the people

rss@it-analysis.com (Clive Longbottom, Quocirca) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:00:00 +0100

Data centres are increasingly seen as energy hogs. Fiddling with servers and so on may help, but dealing with inefficiencies at the UPS level can have lasting impact [Read More...]

Symantec versus CA

rss@it-analysis.com (Bob Tarzey, Quocirca) — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Two similar looking, ageing software giants are more different than they are alike [Read More...]

When is a cloud not (quite) a cloud?

rss@it-analysis.com (Clive Longbottom, Quocirca) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 07:00:00 +0100

The definition of cloud computing by NIST is quite definitive - but is a missing of one small point enough to make a cloud just a bit of advanced virtualisation? [Read More...]

Absorbing DDoS; Akamai's Kona security service

rss@it-analysis.com (Bob Tarzey, Quocirca) — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:00:00 +0100

If DDoS attacks can be stopped in the cloud, before they get anywhere near web and application servers, all the better. The content distribution vendor Akamai has a way of doing this. [Read More...]

Cleaning out the data pipes

rss@it-analysis.com (Bob Tarzey, Quocirca) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:00:00 +0100

Data will always expand to fill next works unless control are put in place [Read More...]

Facing Jeopardy: Which company is finding problems in identifying the right homes for its Watson?

rss@it-analysis.com (Clive Longbottom, Quocirca) — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 06:00:00 +0100

At a recent event, IBM's Watson was an area for discussion. Watson sprung to fame in the US by beating two humans in a TV games show, Jeopardy! This led to a lot of coverage for IBM - but also to a lot of problems. [Read More...]

The identity bridge - the extended value of single sign on

rss@it-analysis.com (Bob Tarzey, Quocirca) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Single sign on (SSO) has been around for many year, however changing trends in IT deployments and usage have extended that ways in which SSO is being used [Read More...]

The integrator-MSP and the mid-market

rss@it-analysis.com (Bob Tarzey, Quocirca) — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 06:00:00 +0100

Many mid-market organisations need help to right-source the infrastructure that runs their business critical applications. Help is as hand. [Read More...]

The long term future of "the cloud"

rss@it-analysis.com (Bob Tarzey, Quocirca) — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:10:00 +0100

The long term future of the cloud is assured, because it will prove to be the best way to provision the IT requirements of more and more organisations [Read More...]

Cloud Chains - Integrating beyond boundaries

rss@it-analysis.com (Clive Longbottom, Quocirca) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0100

As cloud computing becomes more prevalent, just how can the different functions and services available to an organisation be identified, managed and integrated to best support the business? Behold the cloud aggregator... [Read More...]

The cloud - business continuity at affordable pricing?

rss@it-analysis.com (Clive Longbottom, Quocirca) — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 06:00:00 +0100

The cost of true business continuity is beyond the means of many small and mid-sized organisations. However, the cloud may be able to bring such capabilities within their reach. [Read More...]

Data controllers and compliance in the cloud

rss@it-analysis.com (Bob Tarzey, Quocirca) — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Wherever data is stored, compliance is down to the data's owner. The cloud throws up some challenges. [Read More...]

The highly secure cloud

rss@it-analysis.com (Bob Tarzey, Quocirca) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:00:00 +0100

For many organisations, using cloud infrastructure is as, if not more, secure than internally deployed IT systems [Read More...]

Deploying advanced cyber-security intelligence

rss@it-analysis.com (Bob Tarzey, Quocirca) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 06:00:00 +0100

More is need than traditional point security product to protect against today's cyber-security threats [Read More...]

The future is all about SaaS

rss@it-analysis.com (Bob Tarzey, Quocirca) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Even those who say they do not use cloud service probably do. [Read More...]

Beating physics - latency doesn't have to be an issue.

rss@it-analysis.com (Clive Longbottom, Quocirca) — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:00:00 +0100

The bane of a remote system is response - the latency between the user initiating something and the time for a response to happen. Although bounded by the laws of physics, the correct technical architecture can mitigate the problem. [Read More...]

Ensuring that "top down" and "bottom up" meet in the middle

rss@it-analysis.com (Clive Longbottom, Quocirca) — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Too many times have projects that have been driven from the bottom up failed to meet the business' reuiqrements. Similarly, those driven from teh top down have failed to have the right technology underpinnings. Can things be done right? [Read More...]

When an apple is not an apple

rss@it-analysis.com (Clive Longbottom, Quocirca) — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:00:00 +0100

Trying to compare the technical aspects of different cloud environments is not easy, as each provider uses different measurements. Is there a simple way to compare apples with apples - or is this always going to be a fruit salad? [Read More...]