The chance meeting… Or how not to adopt a collaboration solution by accident
We have the skills, the experience and the ability to deliver a ‘best fit’ meeting and collaboration solution for your business. Since the word ‘Skype’ became a slang term for a video call and...
Oracle data integrator: enabling the transition to SOA
This article will review the web service features of ODI and discuss how they can be used to develop and deploy a ‘data service’ layer that will prove critical within a Service Oriented...
Transitioning from N3 to HSCN
By the end of the decade, the NHS’s N3 wide area network will have passed into IT history: as of 2017, the transition to the next generation Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) will begin....
IaaS Meaning: What Is Infrastructure as a Services?
If you’re migrating to a cloud environment – or maybe you’re already operating within a virtual space and just want to learn more about the available solutions – it’s important to know...
Migrating from Oracle financial analyzer (OFA) to Oracle Hyperion planning
This article compares the two systems and highlights the similarities, differences and details what is to be gained by moving over to Hyperion Planning from OFA. It also looks at the methodology to...
What is PaaS (Platform as a Service) in cloud computing?
Platform as a Service (PaaS) is best visualised as sitting in the middle of a three-tier Cloud computing pyramid that also comprises IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) and...
Top tips for creating a unified communications strategy
Have a Vision Before you even get to define your business case, proactively engage with your end users to understand how they work today, find out what’s important and how the introduction of a...
What is SaaS (Software as a Service) and what are the advantages?
Cloud computing is becoming increasingly-common in business, with online software and applications revolutionising the way we work – from communicating to file sharing. And, as part of our evolution...
Top 10 tips when considering cloud services
For well over a decade, outsourcing tried to take a foot hold, but only over the last two to three years, things have matured, most notably with providers presenting us with stronger, more compelling...
Migrating from business objects planning to SAP BPC (budget planning and consolidation)
Following the acquisitions of Outlooksoft and Business Objects in 2007, SAP have recently announced a revised go-to-market offering for Planning, Budgeting and Consolidation. As a result of this,...
Top 10 tips for disaster recovery planning
Essentially, the key to Disaster Recovery success is having a realistic and well understood set of objectives that are based on the business needs. This involves planning and preparation, from the...
Confusion reigns: when 20mb/s internet speed is only 2mb/s
The technology industry loves its confusing terminologies and TLAs (three-letter acronyms). Things had improved mainly because of the consumerisation of IT but yet there still exist a lot of different...