Data Management

How financial services providers can reap the rewards of migrating to the cloud

Posted: 04/19/2016 - 20:30

Author: Adam Eaton

Before discussing the rewards available for a financial services organisation in the cloud it is important to get an understanding of the regulatory backdrop. In October 2014 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launched Project Innovate, an initiative to foster innovation in the cloud. The key driver behind this project was to understand in more detail where the regulatory framework needed to be amended in order to foster innovation.

What employers really expect in an Applicant Tracking System

Posted: 04/07/2016 - 11:31

Author: Kelly Barcelos

The fact that an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) makes work easier for you cannot be overemphasised. However, some HR executives do not even know that ATSs exist. Instead of screening candidates using outdated or ineffective approaches, invest in modern methods such as cloud-based recruiting software. The following are features of ATS software that you should consider.

Disaster recovery: proactive beats reactive

Posted: 04/06/2016 - 02:42

Author: Ray Woodford

Cyber-attacks have topped the list of biggest threats to business for the second year in a row, followed closely by data threats and an unexpected IT/telecoms outage – according to the fifth annual Horizon Scan Report published by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) in association with BSI (British Standards Institution).

Data warehousing: moving from a T&M to a Managed Service model

Posted: 03/10/2016 - 03:07

Author: Yadu Singh

I often get asked whether managed service is just hype and nothing but glorified “time and material” (T&M) in a different guise. Usually we understand a managed service to be measured, and paid for, based on a pre-defined effort and output for the work in hand, as opposed to T&M which is a simple calculation of the amount of time taken multiplied by the rate card value, plus the cost of any materials consumed. The simple answer is that it is hype if it is not done properly.

Privacy Shield: a new regime for international data transfers

Posted: 02/09/2016 - 01:43

Author: Adam Rose

The basis upon which European businesses are able to send personal data outside of Europe – and, especially, to the United States – has recently been the subject of intense scrutiny and negotiation between the EU Justice Commissioner and the US Department of Commerce. The outcome seems to be that EU businesses are allowed to send data to the US, but it’s useful to understand the background and what has been agreed.

Two very different things set the backdrop to last week’s EU/US agreement.

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