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Bloor is an independent research and analyst house focused on the idea that Evolution is Essential to business success and ultimately survival. For nearly 30 years we have enabled businesses to understand the potential offered by technology and choose the optimal solutions for their needs.
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The Chaos Factory by Adam Wasserman
David Norfolk reviews “The Chaos Factory” by Adam Wasserman, an excellent historical guide to how IT got the way it is today.
IBM Think 2020 – Online
IBM is actively encouraging the movement of mission critical workloads onto suitable public clouds using what it calls Intelligent Workflows.
Outsmarting attackers: the role of threat hunting in MDR
The ability to infiltrate networks and remain undetected is a key capability for attackers to gain access to systems, hence the need for threat hunting.
Not all IT monitoring and management solutions are born equal
If high performance and availability of IT is critical for your business, not all IT monitoring and management solutions are born equal.
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Managed Detection and Response
Managed detection and response (MDR) refers to a threat monitoring, detection, incident analysis and response services.
Managed detection and response (MDR) refers to a threat monitoring, detection, incident analysis and response services.
Identity and Trust
Identity and access management tools are key weapons in any organisation's arsenal for protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of sensitive information.
Identity and access management tools are key weapons in any organisation's arsenal for protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of sensitive information.
Bloor TV
Bloor TV brings analyst insights and reports to life in a new, easily consumable way with a range of live stream and video programmes.
Bloor TV brings analyst insights and reports to life in a new, easily consumable way with a range of live stream and video programmes.
ArchOps
A combination of tools, practices and cultural philosophies, that increases an organisation’s ability to design, implement and manage agile IT infrastructure.
A combination of tools, practices and cultural philosophies, that increases an organisation’s ability to design, implement and manage agile IT infrastructure.
Data Movement
Data movement does what its name suggests and there are multiple ways of doing so and of avoiding do so.
Data movement does what its name suggests and there are multiple ways of doing so and of avoiding do so.
Trust in Data
There are various data tools that enable us to trust, specifically data profiling, data quality and data preparation.
There are various data tools that enable us to trust, specifically data profiling, data quality and data preparation.
Operational Databases
An operational database is designed to run the day-to-day operations or transactions of your business.
An operational database is designed to run the day-to-day operations or transactions of your business.
Data Discovery and Catalogues
Both data discovery and data cataloguing are designed to allow you to know what you have and how it is related.
Both data discovery and data cataloguing are designed to allow you to know what you have and how it is related.
Graph Databases
Graph databases store data in terms of entities and the relationships between entities.
Graph databases store data in terms of entities and the relationships between entities.
Data Warehousing
A data warehouse is a database implementation that supports the storage and analysis of historic data, with the aim of understanding what happened in the past or predicting what will happen in the future.
A data warehouse is a database implementation that supports the storage and analysis of historic data, with the aim of understanding what happened in the past or predicting what will happen in the future.
Blockchain
A blockchain is a distributed ledger, implemented across many servers, consisting of a continuously growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked across the whole network and secured using cryptography.
A blockchain is a distributed ledger, implemented across many servers, consisting of a continuously growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked across the whole network and secured using cryptography.
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
At its simplest it is using computers to run algorithms that give them the ability to undertake reasoning that was previously seen as the preserve of humans.
At its simplest it is using computers to run algorithms that give them the ability to undertake reasoning that was previously seen as the preserve of humans.
Discovering Sensitive Data
This Market Update discusses, reviews and compares products specialising in the discovery of sensitive data.
Ab Initio Semantic Discovery
Ab Initio Semantic Discovery is a data discovery solution offered as part of Ab Initio’s broader data management platform.
Seeker DLP
Seeker DLP finds sensitive data within files on Windows and Macs, across SMB-based file servers and web servers.
STEALTHbits Sensitive Data Discovery
STEALTHbits supports discovery against a comprehensive list of file systems, SharePoint and OneDrive, Exchange, Dropbox, Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
DataSunrise Sensitive Data Discovery
DataSunrise supports the discovery of sensitive data across a wide range of both relational and NoSQL data sources.
Solix Technologies Sensitive Data Discovery
Solix Common Data Platform acts as a one stop shop for the management and governance of all enterprise data.
Dataguise DgSecure
Dataguise started by offering sensitive data discovery and masking but now includes, additionally, encryption/decryption and extensive reporting.
MENTIS iDiscover
MENTIS iDiscover offers a range of modules that cover all necessary functions for discovering, protecting and monitoring sensitive data.
BigID
BigID specialises in (sensitive) data discovery and classification and unlike other vendors has been built from the ground up to concentrate in this area.
Ground Labs Enterprise Recon
Enterprise Recon offers enterprise-wide discovery of personal, PII and PCI data in accordance with a wide range of compliance regulations.
Informatica Data Privacy Management
Informatica Data Privacy Management is a datacentric privacy, governance and security solution that is focused on discovering and classifying sensitive data.
Global IDs Sensitive Data Discovery
Global IDs offers data discovery and classification as part of its EDA platform, thereby providing sensitive data discovery and compliance with regulations.