The terms “Inside-Out” and “Outside-In” are used in an IT context to explain the dynamic for acquisition and delivery of software solutions within a business. The drive of “Inside-Out” is seen as being IT focussed,...
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Application Management for Executives
This master class was delivered by Andy Kyte, (Gartner Fellow and SVP) to an audience of CxOs and senior IT people, and I was immediately struck by his almost counter-intuitive thinking, as well as the pivotal role played by Enterprise Architecture,...
Read moreHANA Lifecycle Services - Using an Outcome based approach to drive IT Target Operating Model change
Right so HANA is faster and can process more data but......How do you get the value? Where do I start? How do I take it to the next level? How do you make it stick? Where do I host it? Who has the new skills? Can I reuse my old skills? How will...
Read moreRecommending a SMART approach to cyber security
The cyber security threat to both national safety and economic prosperity is very real. Following the publication of a set of national cyber security strategies (NCSSs), a new paper assesses the different approaches to addressing this threat.Nineteen...
Read moreFighting back despite shrinking budgets
The figures are stark. The total number of police officers, community support officers and other staff employed by polices forces in England and Wales fell by 5.6% between 2011 and 2012. This number is set to drop again in 2013. The police, like all...
Read moreMaking the right connections
In our digital world crime is global. Criminals are connecting with each other at the touch of a smartphone keypad from virtually any location. They’re moving quickly and should be stopped. Where the criminal activity is local, speed too is of the...
Read moreBig Data success needs Big Metadata transparency
Eisenhower once said, "In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable". If the new battle is that of Big Data with revenue generation, cost reduction and/or risk mitigation the outcome,...
Read moreNew crimes: new policing tactics
Crime is changing. New patterns of criminality and crime types are emerging as a result of society’s digital transformation. Identity theft is a common problem, while organised crime regularly exploit digital payments processes. There is also an...
Read moreGood news from HMRC
It’s time for some good news from the world of tax and revenue. After all, there can’t be many organisations that successfully deliver services to 38 million individual customers and 4.5 million business customers. HMRC is responsible for the...
Read moreWhat is a Standard? What is a Policy?
Sometimes people get confused by terms and recently I've come across a bit of confusion as to the difference between a standard and a policy and critically which comes first. So this is an attempt to give a clear and simple definition of the two...
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