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Up For Adoption

Gerard Bermingham is S.V.P. of Business Strategy at Information Mosaic.

“What if they gave a war and nobody came?” While there seems to be as many variations of that line as there are claims of origination, this version has been attributed to the German poet and playwright,

Last Updated on Saturday, 25 May 2013 08:29

Don’t be overwhelmed by the videoconferencing explosion

VQ’s CTO, Mike Horsley, looks at the recent explosion in corporate video usage and what large financial institutions need to do in order to ensure it’s a productivity tool rather a drain on resources.

The financial industry was one of the earliest adopters of video conferencing technology. The sector

Last Updated on Friday, 17 May 2013 05:38

Data migration – It’s all about the data

Jon Milward is Operations Director, Integrated Solutions at Northdoor. From experience, he knows that data migration is not for the faint-hearted. In this article he covers some of the key drivers for undertaking a data migration project, the challenges involved and the vital role good quality data plays in

Last Updated on Thursday, 16 May 2013 07:57

The Top 5 Brilliant things the Cloud Can Deliver - If You Get Your Security Right

Dave Anderson, Director of Strategy, Voltage Security

Everyone has an opinion about the ‘Cloud’ and its effect on business – some believe it is dark and scary and fraught with unnecessary risk, while others would argue it’s silver lined and the path to greater business performance and cost savings.

Last Updated on Thursday, 09 May 2013 07:29

Big Data & Fraud Detection

Kiran Kalmadi and Niraj Juneja, Principal Consultants for Financial Services and Insurance at Infosys.

Fraud is on the rise. Collectively, this global criminal enterprise is hitting financial services firms with a severe one-two punch.

The first punch involves cash. Lots of it. In 2011 alone, fraud losses on UK cards

Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 May 2013 15:56

Warning. You are entering Windows XP danger zone

Sumir Karayi, CEO at 1E explains the pitfalls of having waited so long to move away from Windows XP and how best to tackle a Windows 7 migration in the short time there is left before extended support for Windows XP expires in April 2014.

In less than a year’s

Last Updated on Friday, 03 May 2013 06:35