Krescendo not impacted by the Heartbleed OpenSSL bug
On April 7th 2014 the Heartbleed bug was reported. This bug exposed vulnerabilities in the OpenSSL library.
Krescendo can confirm that its client services were not affected.
Read MoreKrescendo Disaster Recovery Test
On Sunday February 23rd 2014 Krescendo executed their annual Disaster Recovery (DR) test.
The scope of this test was to simulate a complete outage of the primary data center.
Read MoreFinovate London: a summary
Earlier this week I attended Finovate London on a recommendation from a friend.
The 7-minute-presentation format – strictly enforced – ensures that you get through the many innovations pitched during the conference at a good pace.
Read MoreKrescendo: why NoSQL
In 2012, Krescendo introduced NoSQL technologies to its infrastructure.
MongoDB was the chosen distribution as it provided answers to the key requirements of scalability, resiliency, performance, and flexibility.
Read MoreEnd-of year Risk Assessment: done
Krescendo runs a Risk Assessment Program aimed at delivering a continuous evaluation of its risks associated with people, process, technology or data.
As part of the Program, Krescendo performs a six-monthly internal review and shares the results with all its clients.
Read MoreHappier Holidays with Good Planning and Forecasting
More and more, organizations are asking their managers to engage in detailed forecasting of the investment programs they are in charge of.
Is this just another administrative exercise that comes in the the way of timely delivery and execution?
Read MoreKrescendo upgrades its SSL certificates to 2048-Bit RSA
In their publication SP800-57 on Computer Security, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology recommended the use of 2048-bit RSA keys until 2030, moving away from 1024-bit on account of increased risks.
Read MoreTop-down or bottom-up? A burning question
A few days ago, as I walked across Tower Bridge in London, someone pointed out that a new building, named the “walkie-talkie” on account of its eye-catching shape, was causing street-level damage as a result of the sun rays hitting its concave glass surface (it’s true!).
It made me think how complex projects can be perfectly planned on paper but then encounter “burning” issues upon implementation.
Read MoreHow Krescendo can help transform your tactical solutions
At Krescendo, we specialise in helping you scale your existing business process to one that can deliver value for years to come.
We offer robust online software solutions, often evolving an existing setup that is typically spreadsheet-based.
Read MoreAudit Trail: Let There Be Light
Audit trails, or activity logs, are the ever-growing shadow of data. Every time you click ‘submit’, snapshots are taken and pushed down into a virtual underworld.
As time passes, it gets deeper and darker: sometimes it can turn into a black hole, suddenly sucking out your system resources.
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