JON COLLINS, MANAGING DIRECTOR / CEO

Email jon@freeformdynamics.com, phone +44 (0) 1285 771433

As Managing Director, Jon looks after Freeform Dynamics’ overall strategy and direction, as well as overseeing the company’s primary research activities, which provide ongoing insights into how IT industry developments map onto practical business needs in the Enterprise and SMB mainstream.

Also an active industry analyst, Jon has an end-user background, having worked as an IT consultant, network manager and software engineer for companies such as Admiral Management Services Ltd, Alcatel and Philips Electronics. Through positions such as these, Jon has accumulated significant real world expertise and experience in many areas of IT service delivery over the years.

Jon has worked as an industry analyst since 1999 for companies including IDC, Bloor Research, Quocirca and Macehiter Ward-Dutton. He is a widely published author and has acted as an advisor to leading vendors including Cisco, EMC, IBM and Microsoft; and to large IT user organisations in the Government, Telecommunications and Financial Services sectors.

Current areas of focus: BPM, Software (Architecture & Development), Security

Recent work

The long and winding road to server virtualisation
Jon Collins, The Register
Blog/column published February 2010 (external link)

Can virtualisation reduce the management overhead?
Jon Collins, The Register
Blog/column published February 2010 (external link)

Show me the money! Uncovering the financial aspects of IT
Jon Collins, The Register
Blog/column published January 2010 (external link)

Storage is boring, right?
Jon Collins, The Register
Blog/column published January 2010 (external link)

Data protection and virtualised machines
Jon Collins, The Register
Blog/column published January 2010 (external link)

Post-Copenhagen, does green IT matter?
Jon Collins, The Register
Blog/column published January 2010 (external link)

Why an embedded OS is like a mammal
Jon Collins, The Register
Blog/column published January 2010 (external link)

Is dynamic IT management necessary for mid-sized firms?
Jon Collins, The Register
Blog/column published January 2010 (external link)

Understanding service requirements: How true are the truisms?
Jon Collins, The Register
Blog/column published January 2010 (external link)

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