Management Guidelines

NCC Guidelines - Volume 3 - Number 3

As computing moves away from the onsite server room or data centre model to cloud services and cloud service providers (CSPs), so disaster recovery becomes much more disparate and often complex. The purpose of this Guideline, written by Oscar Arean and Mark Thomas of Databarracks, is to provide practical advice on disaster recovery (DR) when using cloud services.

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NCC Guidelines - Volume 3 - Number 2

This Guideline, written by PwC's Mark Sowerby, presents a self-contained view of data loss prevention (DLP or sometimes called data leakage prevention) and covers an overview of DLP for those unfamiliar with it, together with advice and guidance for the implementation and use of DLP technology as part of a wider business programme.

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NCC Guidelines - Volume 3 - Number 1

Unified communications and collaboration is fast becoming a serious business imperative and many organisations are recognising the benefits that it brings to their business. But knowing where to start is still a real challenge; understanding which technologies offer the most value and which employee groups to target. This Guideline, written by Dimension Data's Doron Youngerwood and Pete Menadue, is designed to help.

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NCC Guidelines - Volume 2 - Number 5

The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend is not new but is gaining momentum. This Guideline, written by Kroll Ontrack's Tracey Stretton and Ashley Winton from White and Case, sets out the key issues companies need to consider as they address the use of mobile devices in their businesses.

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NCC Guidelines - Volume 2 - Number 4

In the senior manager's toolkit, the maxim 'information is an invaluable asset' comes second only to 'staff are our greatest asset'; that is why an information management strategy (IMS) should be a key lever in any organisation's approach to running the business. Serco Consulting's Justin Waters and Pierre Morel explore the complexities and the difficulties involved in creating an IMS.

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NCC Guidelines - Volume 2 - Number 3

This Guideline, written by Andy Burton, chair of the UK Cloud Industry Forum, offers help in assessing the business case for cloud computing and how it is deployed, provides advice on practical cloud implementation and looks at the key questions to consider on migrating to cloud-based services.

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NCC Guidelines - Volume 2 - Number 2

There is no accepted definition of big data and it means different things to different people. However, recent research for Capgemini shows that using big data has already improved organisations by an average of 26% in the past three years. Together with cloud and mobility, big data is changing the rules of 21st century business.

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NCC Guidelines - Volume 2 - Number 1

The time has come to change how B2B marketers think about social media. In these Guidelines, Richard Brenkley, managing director of Coast Digital, takes you through that transition to get you to a place where you can effectively implement social media with great effect.

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NCC Guidelines - Volume 1 - Number 6

In this Guideline, NCC head of information assurance, Dr Daniel Dresner, describes what SMEs need to do to protect their information - and how the IASME standard can help.

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