Mobile Fusion: Power Play or Meltdown?

Research in Motion (RIM) hopes to be the comeback kid in the mobile battles for king of the BYOD hill. At the very least they hope to secure their position firmly on the side of enterprise IT. That’s no small feat considering Blackberry has been covered in mud and sliding down the hill for quite…

Taming BIG Data: Taking Back Control, Part 2 – Creation

CIOs and others responsible for corporate technology initiatives are challenged to gain control of the ever expanding amount of data available today. The “Taming Big Data” series of articles focuses on solutions that build a sustainable model to keep up with such changes. In this article, we will look at formalizing your enterprise information management…

Taming BIG Data: Taking Back Control

The common cliché “It’s like herding cats” is an expression that refers to a task that is extremely difficult to control due to chaotic factors. With the ever increasing volumes of data, executives are looking for ways to change the game and simplify information management; to herd the “information cat,” if you will. The solution…

Taming BIG Data: Taking Back Control

The technical representatives in the workgroup will be responsible for: Compiling the list of reports, users and frequency of usage; Categorizing data elements and usage across reports and decision making tools; and Determining the cost of maintaining the relevant systems and developing a cost model. The technical staff may be able to gather statistics such…

When MDM Becomes “Plan B”

For some time now, data has been moving around the enterprise at faster and faster speeds. Banks, retailers, communications companies, healthcare providers, and high-tech firms, etc. all have an urgent need to share data across business applications, end-users, and core systems. The emergence of new technologies, most notably message bus solutions, facilitates these new levels…