Appearing in 2005, ISO/IEC 20000 was the first set of international standards for IT service management to emerge. Since its inception, this framework has provided the guidance needed to drive IT departments across the world toward improving their services and ability to meet the demands of their parent company as well as customer base. Fairly [...]
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You know what they say, you can’t run a large business without some type of inventory on hand; and what do you need to store your supply? That’s right, some type of warehouse. Since we’re now living in the so-called “information age”, where data has essentially become intrinsically valuable, virtually all businesses have had to [...]
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Perhaps you’ve heard this old folk quote already, “things usually get worse before they get better”? While some might think this was a largely pessimistic saying, there’s actually a ring of truth to those words. Perhaps you’ve experienced this firsthand already? Additionally, the second part of the quote says, “But when they do, remember who [...]
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To say that most software design is “chaotic” is of course mostly meant as a joke here, but for those that have direct experience, well, they know just how many variables are involved in such an endeavor. At its heart, MDA (or Model Driven Architecture) is a system of guidelines which seek to greatly simplify [...]
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With the advent of the internet we saw information being spread around much faster in more unexpected ways than virtually anyone could have imagined in their wildest dreams. Not too long ago, before cloud computing became a legitimate technology, distributing information over the internet was still a rather involved procedure and might have entailed a [...]
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When you look at the potentially positive effects of data mining in a specific area like healthcare it’s hard not to draw certain comparisons elsewhere. One could argue that mining medical records is sort of reminiscent of time travel; in a movie where the hero is in possession of a book with a detailed list [...]
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What you should know The thing about most retail operations is that they tend to fan out and “sprawl” over time. Just one look at any large retailer and its resources will usually reveal a number of potential sources of data loss. In fact, many retailers might not even realize that their actions are putting [...]
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While it’s true that Big Data is something that we have to learn to collectively deal with (it’s not going to simply disappear, information accumulation is growing exponentially) that doesn’t mean that there won’t be dips and dives from time to time. So far this year (2013) we’ve seen Big Data stocks take a bit [...]
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We knew it was just a matter of time until we would start seeing some significant expansion of the various cloud markets; it looks like 2013 is going to be a banner year for cloud computing as a whole. Sure, we’re not even half-way through 2013 yet, so it might be considered somewhat premature to [...]
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Also, will it be included in the iPhone 6? If there’s one thing that we’ve all come to expect from Apple it is technological advancement, which usually occurs incrementally and in tandem with some new upcoming product release(s). While it’s safe to assume that a great number of people are extremely excited about the upcoming [...]
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When it comes to discussing the finer points of Big Data with people you’re just as likely to make new friends as you are potential enemies. But just why is this, exactly? Is there something inherently wrong with Big Data itself? First off, please realize that the entire field of Big Data analysis is merely [...]
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Business in this modern age is fraught with challenges and potential hazards, most of us are clearly aware of this. However, there are also a great number of new opportunities and possibilities which have opened up in the last couple of decades, thanks to the influence of the IT sector, of course. On the “hazard” [...]
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In a sense, a data warehouse is the central repository for all the collected and stored information that a business creates and compiles. Moreover, analysis and reporting has always been a facet of most contemporary data warehousing strategies. So it’s a bit perplexing (for most people) when it comes time to draw a distinction between [...]
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You know what they say, “two heads are better than one”. Throughout human history the very survival of our species has often been tied to our ability to think and act in groups. One might even say that mutually beneficial goals and perks are part of the very life-blood of our entire civilization. Similarly, knowledge [...]
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You know what they say, when it comes to doing smart business one should “expect the unexpected”. Often times, it is the things that don’t exactly go according to plan that effectively derail an otherwise solid business strategy. Of course it’s virtually impossible to construct a business model that’s impervious to all risks, but that [...]
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While Samsung has already been implementing basic forms of Haptics technology in some of their mobile products, a recently signed multi-year license agreement with Immersion Corporation will likely propel them forward even further. As you are no doubt already aware, the mobile market has been flourishing over the course of the last couple of years, [...]
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There are a number of polls which seem to suggest that a number of key individuals within the IT and business communities simply don’t believe that we’re collectively doing enough to ensure data security. Sure, in recent times we’ve seen some pretty amazing solutions being developed of the likes which promise to keep the thieves [...]
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Say these two words, “data mining” and you’re likely to receive an extremely mixed reaction from people ranging from piqued interest to outright fear. As they say however, we often fear things which we don’t understand, and at this point it’s safe to assume that many individuals don’t understand how data mining can actually provide [...]
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There are several factors which seem to be the major driving forces behind most decision-making in the IT world right now, chief among them of course has been (and continues to be) security. Following closely behind is the notion of capability, or in other words, what one’s IT resources can actually achieve or provide at [...]
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In the short time since cloud computing has become more widely adopted we’ve seen it adapted for use in a large variety of different situations. Perhaps the most notable use of cloud computing right now however is media service delivery. In fact, all of the top cloud providers are delivering services which seem to be [...]
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