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| After receiving a BS and MS in Computer Science from the Polytechnic University of Milan, Andrea was employed for some time in the information technology (IT) department of a large logistics and warehousing company. Andrea soon discovered that the nine-to-five life was rather dull for him; so, in search of more stimulating experiences, he established his own IT practice. At first he just helped small enterprises get started with IT, but soon this activity became more and more structured as a network of collaborations took shape, for example, on the academic side with AICA (Associazione Italiana Calcolo Automatico). Andreas collaborated with AICA in the establishment of the European e-Competence Framework, a reference to the competences needed in the information and communications technology (ICT) profession and a project developed on behalf of the European Union (EU). Nowadays, with the ever-growing strategic role of ICT in companies of all sizes, Andrea’s practice has expanded into an established network of collaborators that offer advice and solutions on most aspects of enterprise ICT, from infrastructure design to application development to data husbandry, transforming the ICT infrastructure of his customers from an undefined assortment of almost casual activities to a structured driver for business value. Andrea often lectures on these topics for enterprises and professional associations, as well as the general public. He has been a reviewer for Computing Reviews since 2004. He is currently working on transforming his experiences in the field into guidelines, for the establishment and evolution of a sound IT environment for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). |
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Predictive and simulation analytics: deep insights for better business decisions Paczkowski W., Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland, 2023. 395 pp. Type: Book (3031318862) In a world where complexity is increasing by the day, a group of disciplines collectively known as “data science” is becoming more and more important and useful in addressing compelling problems in an increasing number of scientific br...
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Tied factors analysis for high-dimensional image feature extraction and recognition application Liao H., Chen Y., Dai W., Ruan R. Pattern Analysis & Applications 20(2): 587-600, 2017. Type: Article
Face recognition is one of those unstructured tasks that the human brain excels at, but that is difficult for computers to perform. But as it becomes crucial for many modern activities, it would be a great help for us humans if we coul...
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Jun 15 2017 |
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Data minimisation in communication protocols: a formal analysis framework and application to identity management Veeningen M., de Weger B., Zannone N. International Journal of Information Security 13(6): 529-569, 2014. Type: Article
The amount of data exchanged on the Internet is growing every day, outpacing the growth in speed of communication protocols. So to avoid data congestion, solutions are needed quickly: one of them could be data minimization, which consi...
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May 20 2015 |
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Beginning SQL Server 2008 administration Walters R., Fritchey G., Taglienti C., Apress, Berkeley, CA, 2009. 400 pp. Type: Book (978-1-430224-13-6)
Although the title of the book mentions SQL Server 2008, the book has a broader focus, on database administration as a profession. SQL Server 2008 seems to be only the tool used to describe it. The book presents SQL Server 2008 and its...
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Jun 8 2010 |
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The economics of iterative software development: steering toward better business results Royce W., Bittner K., Perrow M., Addison-Wesley Professional, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2009. 192 pp. Type: Book (9780321509352)
Should this book fall into the hands of an old-fashioned, engineering-oriented chief information officer (CIO), it might provoke severe shock, as it likens software development to movie making and other artistic endeavors. Seriously sp...
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Beginning PHP and Oracle: from novice to professional Bryla B., Gilmore W., Apress, Berkeley, CA, 2007. 763 pp. Type: Book (9781590597705)
Programmers with varying degrees of experience can benefit from this book. It can be useful at a high, theoretical level, because it presents a broad overview of major features of both a programming language and a relational database m...
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Hitchhiker’s guide to Visual Studio and SQL Server: best practice architectures and examples (7th ed.) (Microsoft Windows Server System Series) Vaughn W., Blackburn P., Addison-Wesley Professional, 2006. 1128 pp. Type: Book (9780321243621)
To all those who think corporate data is difficult to tame, this book will come as a welcome relief. It is a comprehensive, in-depth review of almost every way to design, implement, and connect to efficient and reliable data sources. T...
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