Data & Information Management

Storing, accessing and unlocking the full potential of your data

As we store ever greater volumes of information, and as regulatory requirements evolve, the need for strong information management and governance is greater than ever. At the same time, we want to get as much value as possible out of that stored information. Achieving that while maintaining good governance is one of the biggest challenges facing the modern business.

Our Content:

Automation of SAP Master Data Management

6 September 2023

Solving the dirty data dilemma and laying the foundations for continuous change and optimisation[...]

Want to become a data-driven organisation? Start thinking differently about change management

14 June 2023

Need a strong data strategy? Look for a CDO who’s a change manager and data[...]

Are tech vendors pulling their weight on fixing fragmented IT?

27 April 2023

Many organisations have silo’d data and fragmented IT systems, but[...]

The global information access opportunity

13 February 2023

Making a business case for investment in modern file data management[...]

Does application modernisation mean what you think it means?

5 January 2023

Most people in IT probably think they know what application modernisation is[...]

Frustrated with your company’s cloud obsession?

4 July 2022

What goes around, comes around[...]

Singing the key management blues

22 June 2022

We need cryptographic keys, but who is going to manage them?[...]

Distributed Cloud Computing

9 February 2022

An emerging strategic imperative for IT leaders[...]

One SSD to ruler them all

31 December 2021

Why the new EDSFF storage format is hot stuff – and what else you need[...]

Ransomware teaches the importance of data protection

16 December 2021

Several years ago, around the time that ransomware attacks started making the front pages[...]

Is ‘suite’ becoming a dirty word?

11 October 2021

How much attention do you pay to the pros and cons of software and service[...]

SMB-friendly IT solutions are needed

22 September 2021

Your business deserves more than a cut-down enterprise offering[...]

Software-Accelerated S/4HANA Migration

5 August 2021

Striking the right balance and maximizing ROI[...]

Are Your Crucial Database Workloads Ready for the Public Cloud?

29 July 2021

How to Choose the Right Cloud Data Option for Your Business[...]

Evaluating the potential of hyper-converged storage

22 July 2021

What to consider when planning for modern IT and the hybrid cloud era[...]

The business need for simpler storage

29 June 2021

What to consider when planning for modern IT in the hybrid cloud era[...]

Even data fragmentation has gone virtual

27 May 2021

Throwback Thursday: If there’s one thing our report from eight years ago reminds us[...]

EDSFF: a new standard for enterprise SSDs

13 May 2021

Bringing NMVe up to date with the needs of the data center[...]

Data governance in software testing

6 May 2021

Throwback Thursday: this week we're going back to 2008[...]

The importance of modern data archiving

12 April 2021

In today’s business world, the value of archiving is greater than ever[...]

Accelerating your journey to data maturity with S/4HANA Infographic

27 January 2021

Contributors: Dale Vile and Laura Rose[...]

The data-driven business – Infographic

14 December 2020

The maturity perspective[...]

The road to becoming a data-driven business

18 November 2020

How ready is your organization for insight-enabled digital transformation?[...]

Modernizing database technology stacks

17 November 2020

How many different database technologies are you running, how up to date are they, and[...]

Taming your information sprawl with cloud data management

17 November 2020

An Evaluation Guide for Business [...]

Zero Trust: securing the endpoint

12 November 2020

How continuous authentication could help secure the work-anywhere world[...]

Seeking storage flexibility, scalability and automation

10 November 2020

Can Software Defined Storage provide some answers?[...]

Modern Data Protection Revisited

6 November 2020

Business advantage is all about ensuring access to data[...]

It is time to reconsider Server Based Storage

5 November 2020

What you thought you knew about storage has changed[...]

Modernizing database technology stacks

28 October 2020

Remember the storage upgrade option[...]

Network security in the spotlight

10 September 2020

Understanding why it can go wrong is key to making the right investment decisions[...]

The role of machine learning and automation in storage

30 July 2020

Drivers, perceptions, readiness and practicalities[...]

Manage your data, not just your storage

29 July 2020

Don’t get burnt by keeping ‘cold’ data on expensive ‘hot’ storage systems[...]

Analytics-Driven Storage Management

29 July 2020

An evaluation and decision guide for IT leaders and professionals[...]

Modern Data Protection for HCI

27 July 2020

HCI has moved on, and data protection for HCI has to catch up[...]

Investing in data storage in the age of cloud & compliance

24 July 2020

A guide for business executives [...]

Updating your data storage plans for the era of cloud

24 July 2020

An assessment guide for IT teams [...]

Taking the drudgery out of analytics

17 July 2020

Analyst Blog: In recent years the importance of analytics has grown dramatically[...]

From data migration to VM mobility

15 July 2020

Analyst Blog: We need to think differently about data migration[...]

Why backup to flash

13 July 2020

Analyst Blog: There are some things that simply have to happen, no matter how modern[...]

How hybrid IT changes your data journey

7 July 2020

Hybrid IT drives a shift in storage thinking from capacity to service[...]

Can integrated systems help build hybrid IT?

16 June 2020

Things to know when planning your hybrid future[...]

Golden Copy Storage

1 June 2020

What, why, when and how?[...]

Storage and Data Center Evolution

21 October 2019

The role of NVMe and NVMe-oF[...]

Storage Investment Woes

17 September 2019

Analyst Blog[...]

The real value of NVMe is end-to-end

17 September 2019

Analyst Blog Although much is made of NVMe’s role as the modern successor to SAS[...]

Are you ready for NVMe?

17 September 2019

Analyst Blog IT has always been hit by marketing waves that speak of new systems[...]

NVMe – The State of Play

17 September 2019

Is the new protocol ready to take the storage world by storm?[...]

HCI solutions & SAP HANA

30 August 2019

Modern systems for modern software[...]

Data Centre Evolution

14 June 2019

Will HCI change how we design and build core IT systems? The way we build[...]

The non-volatile memory opportunity

7 June 2019

Why NVM matters[...]

Storage in the Era of NVMe

24 April 2019

An Evaluation Guide for IT Teams As an IT professional dealing with storage, you will[...]

Choice in a Shifting Landscape

24 April 2019

A Business Perspective on Enterprise Storage in the Age of Flash and NVMe As you[...]

NVMe: a fresh start for storage

30 January 2019

It’s time for a real change, not just iterative AFA evolution[...]

Persistent Container Storage: The Business Case

15 November 2018

Considerations for organizations deploying containers in production[...]

Moving to HANA

14 August 2018

Key migration considerations for SAP HANA and S/4HANA[...]

Dealing with the GDPR Challenge Infographic

22 July 2018

The catalyst for a move to modern data protection[...]

Data Protection Revisited – Business

28 June 2018

A risk review and investment guide for business executives[...]

Data Protection Revisited – IT

28 June 2018

A risk review and investment guide for IT professionals[...]

All-in-one Data Protection

22 June 2018

Taking the pain out of information management[...]