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Data retention requirements for business information in UK
How long do businesses have to keep different types of business information - this article summarises data retention law for the UK.
Web Security Design - Network Security Design
Web design security and internal company network security links:
Worldwide Interrnet & ICT statistics
This compilation of worldwide Internet and ICT statistics includes data from all the OECD countries. Probably now a better source than the International Telecommunications Union.
Intranet best practice podcasts
Describe best practice for intranets from academics and professionals working for agencies. Topics include why intranets fail and return on investment for intranets.
Technology waste management
In Chapter 11, we mention the challenges of controlling technology waste. Legistlation known as WEEE is now in place in Europe to manage this.
How to structure an intranet
An article on how to structure an intranet by an information architect at a design company.
CIO (Chief Information Officer) Research from IBM
IBM has researched the emerging role of CIOS and their relationship with CEOs. You can download this free research here.
Internet searching / research tutorial guide for students
My free research Guide / Tutorial to Smarter Web / Internet searching for business students has just been published online.
E-mail addiction research
Research summarising for the US how many of us are now addicted to reading and replying to E-mail.
Intranet extranet articles and links
Managing content and usage of Intranets and extranets are key challenges for organisational information management.
Explanations of web tracking technology
These definitions of cookies, web beacons and spyware will be useful for educators and trainers.
New UK Information Security Breaches Survey
Read the most comprehensive UK report on managing security and its UK effectiveness.
European Guide to good Practice in Knowledge Management
Produced by European Committee for standardisation
Infomania-IQ Dips More on Email Than Pot
Reported by the BBC based on a study by Kings College London, commissioned by Hewlett Packard, Red Herring have the more interesting headline:IQ Dips More on Email Than Pot
Human area networking (IT)
A scary view of the future with data delivered to personal devices like personal stero using a network on the skin's surface. Even suggests data exchange by kissing!
Voice-over-IP (VOIP) briefing
This didn't make it into the first edition of BIM. It is relevant to all businesses as a method for saving costs on voice calls and improving the capabilities of making a call.
Knowledge management case study
This case study is for an annoymised utility, written by an IT lecturer from Cranfield. It is about the right length for a tutorial/seminar activity.
The Cost of measuring
A briefing from Cranfield Centre for Business Performance on the cost of measuring with particular reference to the Balanced Scorecard.
PWC global data survey
This updates on 2001 survey referenced in the book. It shows that still, data quality doesn't have a high profile at senior management level in many companies. Although 2 in 5 do have an approved board-level strategy, apparently driven by legal and regulatory compliance.
Google Technology (lecturers)
This ZDNet article is an interesting piece on technology behind Google, although already out-of-date since Google has increased its index to 8 billion pages which at 10Kb per page average is 80 Terabytes.
Introduction to Information Auditing
This is a good intro with links to other resources written by Steve Wood, my co-author of BIM.
IT Governance Global Status report
This exec summary of a PwC report commissioned by ISACA/COBIT has a good summary of perceptions of directors about the importance of IT Governance.
NHS IT expenditure massively underestimated
A classic example of change in project scope on a mind-boggling scale.
Efficiency and effectiveness explained
In the BIM text a simple definition of Efficiency is presented - Effectiveness is ‘Doing the right thing’ and Efficiency is ‘Doing the thing right’ This note provides an alternative explanation from Darnton, G. and Darnton, M. (1997)Business Process Analysis, Thomson-Learning. UK. p201-2
The high cost of not finding information
Chapter 1 and 4. Article by Susan Feldman of IDC in KM World about cost of searching for information. Similar to Outsell (2001) research presented in Chapter 4.
BIM Chapter 3 updated links
A couple of links related to activities have changed:
Lecturers-IT-related videos from Silicon.com
Silicon.com has talking head interviews with some of the leading figures in the IT industry with a US Bias, e.g. Oracle, Microsoft, Intel, etc.
Data management solutions company
GB Group are a good example of a listed company that provide services to companies to improve data quality.
Performance Prism Article Neely
Detailed article summarises the approach recommended by Cranfield School of Management which is published in Andy Neely et al. book on the performance prism. BIM C10.
BPM State-of-the-Art Research
For BIM Chapter 10 - Improving Data Quality. Survey sample - late 2003, 780 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) from the 5,000 largest organisations in the United States. An excellent report for those teaching or researching BPM.
Unstructured Information Management
Seven articles from IBM research centre on managing unstructured information.
