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KuppingerCole’s Advisory Notes are short reports that present information about a specific topic, company, or product. Advisory Notes are published on a regular basis and are aimed at the management of a company. An Advisory Note gives usage recommendations and helps decision makers solve specific problems.
Demystifying the Blockchain: What Makes a Blockchain Useful to a Firm?
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Demystifying the Blockchain: What Makes a Blockchain Useful to a Firm?
Blockchain technology – as the hype advertises – can be a value-adding solution for businesses and individuals. However, it is necessary to separate blockchain’s functionality from its fame before...
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Protect Your Cloud Against Hacks and Industrial Espionage
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Protect Your Cloud Against Hacks and Industrial Espionage
Hacks against on-premises and cloud infrastructure happen every day. Corporate espionage is not just the stuff of spy novels. Unethical corporate competitors and even government intelligence...
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Vulnerability Management (How Do I Do It Right, Where Do I Start)
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Vulnerability Management (How Do I Do It Right, Where Do I Start)
Vulnerability Management (VM) is a security practice that focuses on the process by which organizations identify, analyze, manage, and prevent the exploitation of IT vulnerabilities. If implemented...
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Business Continuity in the age of Cyber Attacks
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Business Continuity in the age of Cyber Attacks
Business continuity and cyber security remain largely in separate siloes. But changes in the IT and cyber threat landscapes mean there is an urgent need for organizations to alter their approach....
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The Impact of Blockchains on Business Process Management and Optimisation
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The Impact of Blockchains on Business Process Management and Optimisation
Distributed and decentralised ledger technology with Smart Contracts and the Internet of Things (IoT) can enhance BPM (Business Process Management) and BPO (Business Process Optimisation) processes...
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2022 IAM Reference Architecture
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2022 IAM Reference Architecture
IAM has been one of the central security infrastructures for many years. The changing role and importance of digital identities lead to fundamental changes in IAM architectures. The challenges for...
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Information Stewardship in the Age of Blockchain
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Information Stewardship in the Age of Blockchain
Blockchain seems to be one of the most important basic technologies of emerging business models and countless entrepreneurial initiatives using it have been started in the recent past. This...
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How to Assure Cloud Services
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How to Assure Cloud Services
This report is one of a series of documents around the use of cloud services. It identifies how standards as well as, independent certifications and attestations can be used to assure the security...
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Emerging Technologies Fostering Digital Business Innovation: Finance Industry
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Emerging Technologies Fostering Digital Business Innovation: Finance Industry
The relative success of FinTech drives the conversation surrounding finance and emerging technologies, and their products are capturing the hearts and minds of consumers. But despite the disruptive...
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Why High-Profile Digital Transformation Initiatives Fail: How to do better
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Why High-Profile Digital Transformation Initiatives Fail: How to do better
A growing number of organizations are adapting their products, processes and strategies to capitalize on the benefits of digital technology, but some high-profile Digital Transformation (DX)...
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The Blockchain and Life Management Platforms
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The Blockchain and Life Management Platforms
The core features of blockchains - decentralization and algorithmic consensus – can enable the creation of Life Management Platforms (LMPs) with better security and availability, as well as promote...
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The Role of APIs for Business
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The Role of APIs for Business
An Application Programming Interface (API) is an intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other. Without APIs, the digital experiences consumers have grown accustomed to, such as...
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