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Bloor Research Library - Our Latest Papers

Bloor has a library of over 750 published research papers which provide incisive but cost effective decision support information. Our research publications can help your organisation by giving you:

Greater insight into the business issues technology is addressing
Thorough concise reviews on technologies and the issues they address, with comparisons between all the vendors and the ways in which they solve the problems
Detailed evaluations of individual IT solutions, effectively communicating their value and the issues they address

Here are some of our latest papers - to see others, please select an option from the right-hand menu or use our search facility.

The value of big data in security - leveraging big data for intelligence-led security
By: Fran Howarth

This paper discusses the benefits that implementing a security intelligence platform can bring and discusses the essential components that organisations should look for when selecting a system.

Atego Asset Library
By: David Norfolk

Storing system and software engineering artefacts for large-scale reuse.

Uniface Modernisation - moving enterprise integration into composite applications without pain
By: David Norfolk

In the current climate, wasting existing resources is not an option and Uniface modernisation allows you to deliver modern web applications that donât compromise the exploitation of web and service orientation models.

Enhancing security through a trust-based approach - advanced threats require advanced weapons
By: Fran Howarth

By creating a trusted environment in which only known good applications can run, control is handed back to the IT department.

Micro Focus Silk Performer 2012 - in comparison with HP LoadRunner
By: David Norfolk

The purpose of this report was not to find a âwinnerâ but instead to provide information, to assist with purchasing decisions, that sheds light on the differences and similarities of these tools.

Data Masking
By: Philip Howard

In this paper we shall discuss why it is important, why you should consider using a tool, and what features you should look for.

Service Virtualisation
By: Philip Howard

This document represents a snapshot of the current state of the service virtualisation market.

Master Data Management
By: Andy Hayler

This document provides a snapshot of the current state of the Master Data Management (MDM) market.

Business Process Management
By: Simon Holloway

Since I last did a review of the market for BPMS it has been interesting to note that many of my predictions for what would happen have mostly come true.

Challenges and opportunities in the telecommunications sector
By: Fran Howarth

Transformation and consolidation are two of the key challenges, but also opportunities, for telecommunications providers.

Data profiling: the business case
By: Philip Howard

This paper discusses the benefits of automating the discovery of data quality issues through the use of data profiling technology.

Security based on trust not fear - ...the importance of a trusted cloud and Internet ecosystem
By: Fran Howarth

To build trust in electronic networks, security needs to be built into a suitable framework, rather than being bolted on.

Analytics in Telecommunications
By: Philip Howard

In this paper we will describe some of the key analytic areas that are important to telecommunications companies and discuss the argument in favour of using third party analytic application providers.

uRiKA
By: Philip Howard

uRiKA is an appliance for graph analytics which contains a graph database, but what exactly is a graph database or, for that matter, a graph, and why should you care?

Exploring Successful Approaches to Test Data Management
By: Philip Howard

Test Data Management (TDM) is about the provisioning of data for non-production environments.

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