Should you outsource human resources? The definitive answer to this question lies with you and your knowledge of your company and its needs. However, there are a few key factors that should be weighed when making your decision. This guide will cover some of the pros and cons you will want to consider as well as tips for getting started if you should choose to outsource. First, what types of …
It is now 7 years since I wrote the second edition of An Introduction to Network Programming with Java and so, when approached to produce a third edition, I felt that it was an appropriate time to agree to do so (possibly rather later than it should have been). One of the very first things that I did after being approached was examined the literature to find out what texts had been produced in…
As discussed above, there are many types, sub-types, variants, and sub-variants reported in the literature about security attacks in MANETs. The efforts carried out by the research community to understand and solve the different attacks are remarkable. However, the absence of valid classifications from a practical perspective can be seen in the in existence of studies that try to extract commo…
With these words, John Finnis, while still in his late 30s, began his masterwork, Natural Law and Natural Rights—the book that would not only revive scholarly interest in the venerable, but deeply misunderstood, idea of natural law and natural rights, but also powerfully challenge dominant ways of thinking among philosophers of law and moral and political philosophers in the analytic traditio…
To compare the relationship between Big Data and its value for business (Smart Data) in a connected world where information technologies are perpetually evolving: several billion people connect to the internet and exchange information in a constant flow every day; objects will be connected to software agents in increasing numbers and we will delegate many supervision tasks to them, etc., thereb…
This paper provides an overview of the problems and risks associated with increasing amounts of data and the inability to quickly and efficiently identify sensitive data for business and legal reasons and the impact of data privacy requirements. It also provides an overview of challenges associated with Intellectual Property and how an organization can utilize eDiscovery solutions to address t…
The equipment you will be using is a personal computer or PC. Computers have transformed the way we live, as they allow us to conduct so many different activities more efficiently than before. Using one is very straight forward. Computers allow us to work with numbers and information in a way few of us could ever conceive of even 20 years ago. Computers allow us to organize al types of informa…
Many people and organizations today have a new—or renewed—interest in project management. Until the 1980s, project management primarily focused on providing schedule and resource data to top management in the military, computer, and construction industries. Today’s project management involves much more, and people in every industry and every country manage projects. Project management…
This work is intended for the enjoyment and education of individuals that are just entering the world of Information Technology. It is intended to give a brief, high-level overview of the technologies in use today, their history, and their use in the world of business. As a result of trying to cover a very large and diverse topic in under two hundred pages, as well as the author’s attempt t…