Columns: Dev How-To and Advice


Companies Finally See Value in BI

Jonathan Wu is senior principal with Knightsbridge Solutions, where he advises customers about business intelligence and data warehousing. The firm recently issued a survey, declaring companies are finally taking BI seriously. During an interview with ADT, Wu examines these reasons.

Online, docs take care

Doctors at the CareGroup Healthcare System were looking for a better way to access patient information, so the Boston-area health service developed CareWeb, an intranet system that gives physicians real-time access to patient records.

ANALYST SPEAK: Outsourcing is not just for cutting costs anymore

Outsourcing is not just for cutting costs anymore, according to the 2005 Global IT Outsourcing Study from DiamondCluster. Instead, enterprises should, and are beginning to, see it as part of an overall strategy.

Does XML give away the keys to the warehouse?

Data security is a matter of good architecture, and XML doesn’t do anything to aggravate security problems.

Red Sox call the bullpen for IP telephony

Steve Conley is director of IT for the Boston Red Sox, where he oversees infrastructure for the World Series Champions. In this interview with ADT, he discusses the IP telephony implementation of Avaya at Fenway Park and Fort Myers, Fla., Red Sox’ spring training facility.

FACT MATTER

Annual online retail sales will grow to $172.4 billion this year, up 22 percent over $141.4 billion in 2004, according to Forrester Research.

Business rules: Tips, traps and other pratfalls

As you might expect with any emerging technology, business rules—even when implemented in tandem with a high-performance business rules management system—are anything but turnkey.

Thinkpiece: Think before pushing development offshore

Sending software development offshore is what everyone wants to do, but sometimes it's not the right way to go.

Extreme programming for a rainy day

XP's failing is that it encourages software development without fully exploring the customer's requirements before teams begin coding.

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Data warehouse builders advocate for different architectures

Most enterprises build hybrid data warehouse architectures that borrow elements from four different approaches.

Innovative makeovers win awards

For 11 years, ADT’s annual Innovator Awards have recognized IT departments that have successfully launched development projects that have paid off with noteworthy business and financial benefits.