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Storage roadmap

Data storage costs are running high. What steps can organisations take to bring them under control?

Credit worthy processes

Consumer credit company Cattles has transformed its IT infrastructure to enable business agility.

Agent of change

BT is undertaking a radical overhaul of its vast data centre estate. The aim: cut costs, free up valuable space, and improve services.

Collecting utility points

Moving to a utility computing service has provided Nectar loyalty card operator, LMS, with flexible and predictable IT costs.

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XML databases come of age

New hybrid XML/relational databases are liberating the power of XML.

Grid's evolution

Commercial deployments of grid computing technologies are becoming a reality.

In practice: Leveraging XML databases

Many claims are made for XML databases – greater flexibility, better application and information integration, and, in certain areas, better performance. What is the user experience?

The trust factor

A company’s reputation now hinges on how well its IT security systems authenticate users and protect – and respect – customer privacy.

Risk managers

At software giant CA, security and compliance go hand in hand as the company strives to weave best practice into its everyday operations.

The business of security

A changing business environment is affecting the way IT is delivered. And this is having major implication for enterprise security.

Resources for the intelligent enterprise

Supplementry material for business intelligence.

Enhancing performance

Corporate performance management, the so-called ‘future of BI’, gives the finance department a reality check.

The quality threshold

Data quality is increasingly being viewed as pivotal to improved accuracy in business intelligence systems.

Timely decisions

Today’s enterprise applications generate vast amounts of data. Finding the right tools to turn that into timely information is another matter.

Instant gratification

A real-time data warehouse may seem extravagant and unnecessary, but the evolution of business infrastructure may make it a necessity.

Tried and Tested

Business continuity plans are often carefully crafted but they can be let down by inadequate testing.