The 80/20 Rule

The Pareto Principle can be applied to most things, from analytics to the physical world.

For organisations the principle is a great reminder to focus on the 20% that matters and should serve as a daily reminder

In last weeks blog post we looked at the factors that prevent EU-28 Enterprises using the cloud. This week we have another infographic based on further information from the Eurostat ICT Usage Report.

This Infographic shows you how Enterprises in

There is a general acceptance that usage of Cloud can help enterprises to save money by spending less on machines and software licenses and simply paying for what they use. The concept of scaling up based on demand also

Any new project being planned at the moment will have at least some element of open source included and, in many cases, the entire project will be based on open source, community licenses and potentially some service agreement to support

Unfortunately ‘Big Data’ has now become a trendy term from a marketing perspective and everyone has jumped on the band wagon twisting the ‘Big Data’ message to whatever suits their cause. Ultimately we have had ‘lots of data’ for many

The Power of and Threat to Open Source

Everyone is now jumping on the band wagon of Open Source and many are now extolling its virtues that would not have touched it with a barge pole a number of years

While data is the life blood of any business, how that data is visualised is the difference between just raw data and information upon which actions can be taken.

There are many tools around to visualise data such as Excel,

Hosted by the OPW & LGMA Friday November 28th 2014

I attended this event last Friday which was ostensibly for our local/national IT organisations to share information on how they are using open source. Given that I can be prone

Legacy Data Issues at Dublin Web Summit 2014 - Ignoring the Elephant in the Room

Having attended the recent Web Summit in Dublin, it’s clear that it was a massive event, very well organised, brought lots of people to Dublin,

As the old saying goes, before you can define a problem you must first realise and accept that you have one. Once you have done this, you’re ready to start defining what it is.

Defining a problem can be an

Walking through the keyboard framed tunnel was like stepping into another world. Swarming masses from every far flung corner of the globe were milling about looking at stalls, wondering who was here, who could be the next big thing.

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The emerging Digital Economy and Digital Innovation, presents a series of challenges to established business across the globe. These terms Digital Economy and Digital Innovation are presented under a series of guises, but fundamentally with the adoption of new technology,

When 20,000 people come to Dublin for any event, it is a massive boost to the city of Dublin in terms of tourism and world standing. When these 20,000 people include the world’s most innovative people, business leaders, entrepreneurs and

Bloor Research claims the failure rate of data migration projects is 38%, a pretty off-putting statistic if you’re planning on migrating any time soon.

What is clear in many organisations is that some are not all together sure what data

Your data is essentially the ‘pot of gold’ at the end of your business rainbow. With the recent developments in IT, new applications are now appearing and evolving in days instead of months or years as happened in the past.

We are delighted to announce that our new website is live! The new Ostia Solutions website is designed to improve user experience, streamline content and enable users to find what they are searching for quickly and easily.

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