Since a new baby arrived in the Andrews household this month (Holly, pictured), my sleep-deprived brain started to notice the many similarities between babies and IT projects. Perhaps there’s something useful to learn from the […]
If you’ve ever been involved in building or using any kind of new business system, chances are you’ve probably heard “the database” being spoken of by wise technical colleagues in almost mythical terms. In project […]
Many of your individual contacts will be affiliated to one or more institutions. Identifying these ‘related contacts’ in your data can be a challenge, but this information is a valuable component of a ‘single view’ […]
Companies are always keen to look at systems and processes to improve productivity, but often ‘the little things’ relating to personal productivity can be equally important. Here we list our top 5 tips for working […]
Good quality information is essential for decision-making, yet publishing staff may sometimes lack easy access to the right facts and figures. A dashboard combines related charts and metrics into a concise one-page view, which can […]
Passwords have become a fact of online life: the chances are you’ve entered several and perhaps created (or even forgotten) one or more already today. With such widespread use, it can be easy to view […]
The term ‘data visualisation’ is often associated with unusual or complex (and often artistic) visual representations of data. It’s easy to be drawn to these images, and to overlook the value of more traditional and […]
One of the main benefits to publishers of a ‘single customer view’ is the means to combine data from different sources into a one-page ‘at a glance’ overview of each institution. This might present a […]
For any business-critical system, resilience is important: the ability to maintain an acceptable level of service in the face of faults. When you hear about aircraft flying on after the failure of one engine, that’s […]
In this month’s feature, we list our pick of the topics tipped to dominate online technology news in 2010. All of these predicted trends point to an interesting and innovative year ahead for web based services.
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