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

Most recent work

Managing change in the application portfolio
Jon Collins, The Register
Blog/column published July 2010 (external link)

The basics of app management
Jon Collins, The Register
Blog/column published July 2010 (external link)

Collaboration, complexity and compliance
Jon Collins, The Register
Blog/column published July 2010 (external link)

Who cares about encryption?
Jon Collins, Poll Results, The Register
Blog/column published July 2010 (external link)

The terror beyond the firewall
Jon Collins, The Register
Blog/column published July 2010 (external link)

Doing the right thing on ID management isn’t enough. It’s proving that you did it
Jon Collins, The Register
Blog/column published July 2010 (external link)

Identity management is a pain in the backside
Jon Collins, The Register
Blog/column published July 2010 (external link)

Thinking Beyond the Clouds
Supply, demand and service-centric IT
published July 2010

Are your project timescales shrinking?
Jon Collins, The Register
Blog/column published July 2010 (external link)

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Covers: BPM, Software, Security

Dale Vile
Research Director
Covers: IT Strategy & Investment

Helen Vile
Operations Director / COO
Manages Research Execution

Andrew Buss
Service Director
Covers: Infrastructure & Access

Tony Lock
Programme Director
Covers: Systems, ITSM, Cloud

Josie Sephton
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Covers: Telecoms, Mobility, UC

Linsey Berry
Data analyst
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Barry Saunders
Business Development Manager
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