The case for better data management (The rime of the data manager)

"Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink" Samuel Coleridge wrote in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. If we fast forward 200 years, he may have written something similar about one of the ancient mariner's descendants, the hard-put-upon data manager! "Data, data everywhere, but it's hard to find the stuff that is of … Continue reading The case for better data management (The rime of the data manager) →

Making sense of your data – welcome to a new Techstringy video series

Data is crucial. The amount we hold continues to grow rapidly as we collect more to drive our data-driven business. However, while that data may have great value it comes with risks. It is at risk from loss, theft and is under attack from ransomware and other malicious code. The risks around our data don't … Continue reading Making sense of your data – welcome to a new Techstringy video series →

Defend against ransomware or the causes of ransomware?

Recently I noticed the results of a survey carried out by security detection and response specialists SecureWorks that asked the following question. While seeing ransomware top of the list of concerns was no surprise, the results of this poll did get me thinking. While ransomware is the headline grabber if we look into the other … Continue reading Defend against ransomware or the causes of ransomware? →