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An interoperable Europe is coming, but not that soon
We take services that work the same way all over Europe for granted, such as withdrawing cash from any ATM in the euro zone and easily transferring money between European [...]
Taking a more formal approach to your risk management
We face risks all the time but we have learned to manage them by making smart decisions, both in our personal lives and in our professional environment. The question is, [...]
Spock, a groovy way to test
The status quo in unit testing Inertia is the biggest enemy of innovation. People want to work with familiar tools and upgrading to a newer tool is always a big [...]
Tooling support for modern front-end development
Successfully implemented software is not only about writing code, but comes from a development process that ensures productivity and quality. The cornerstone of such a process is continuous integration, where [...]
10 key contributors to project success
Drawn from lessons learned from the trenches, after 15+ years’ experience in implementing IT solutions, here is a list of ten key contributors to project success. Of course, projects and [...]
From SOAP to REST: web service evolution and hidden pitfalls
XML Web services brought a breeze of fresh air in the way B2B interactions happen in today's digital world. Logistics, transportation, invoicing and other retail sectors were revolutionized, since real-time [...]
Why should you implement ITSM best practices?
Taking into account the budget, resource, and staffing pressures organisations are facing today, IT service providers and IT departments have had to figure out how to do a whole lot [...]
Get your security out of the closet
Security is a peculiar thing. There never seems to be any problem with it. You hardly ever hear of big companies being hacked or of specific cases of industrial espionage [...]
Code reuse: dream or possibility?
Every organisation that develops software wants to minimise the work needed to build new IT systems. But no matter how effective a development process may be, a real reduction in [...]
Taking control of content
The amount of content residing in your company is growing exponentially every year. We’re talking about all the documents, emails, videos, contracts, social media and chat messages, and more. Most [...]
Your IT strategy is incomplete without an IT governance plan
IT governance is generally accepted as the best way to maintain a long-term partnership between IT and the other departments of a business. Every CIO knows that this business-IT alignment [...]
Real business cases for big data
Big data will impact all businesses and the way they use IT. At least, that is what the believers are shouting in our ears. They are right, but only partly. [...]
Data science to predict the future
Old school BI tries to find patterns in what happened. Users have access to smart reports that give them insights to make better decisions. A new specialization within information technology [...]