Author Archives: Bryan Betts

Can steel fences halt the march of cyber?

Cyber: for some, it’s a prefix that conjures up images of Dr Who’s silvery cyborg[...]

A straightforward look at SAP master data automation

If you’re knee-deep in the world of SAP and data management, you almost certainly know[...]

A CX perspective on the Contact Centre

Automation, AI and the transition to a new era

Automation of SAP Master Data Management

Solving the dirty data dilemma and laying the foundations for continuous change and optimisation

Time to sound the alarm as AI hype catches fire

One of the most worrying things that’s coming out of recent research

An AI crash is coming: don’t let it drag you down

All the signs are there that an AI crash is coming: overinflated claims and dodgy[...]

Want to become a data-driven organisation? Start thinking differently about change management

Need a strong data strategy? Look for a CDO who’s a change manager and data[...]

Tackling the software skills crunch

How IT leaders grow their software engineering resources

Are tech vendors pulling their weight on fixing fragmented IT?

Many organisations have silo’d data and fragmented IT systems, but

Digital identity: the many images of you

More and more of the topics we deal with at Freeform Dynamics now also relate[...]

Trust: easy to lose, hard to recover

Here are just a few of the topics that my fellow Freeformers and I have[...]

Dealing with the growing problem of edge and IoT sprawl

Amidst all the hype regarding the massive growth potential for IoT

The global information access opportunity

Making a business case for investment in modern file data management

Does application modernisation mean what you think it means?

Most people in IT probably think they know what application modernisation is

Kubernetes and the open-source maintainer question

While much of October's KubeCon-CloudNativeCon North America

VMware’s breadth and depth impresses, but is it still a safe bet?

At the recent VMware Explore conference in Barcelona

Digital identity and opening up the smartwallet

When an 80 year-old relative asks you how she can use her phone to both[...]

The modern SD-WAN advantage

Even if you run an SD-WAN today, it’s time to check what’s new

Manufacturers in a world of constant change

Why ERP modernization could yield the ESG and Industry 4.0 synergies that you need

What’s up with Google’s plan to supplant SMS and drive mobile e-commerce?

Ask most people what RCS stands for, and you’ll probably get a blank look.

Like a teenager, Kubernetes looks almost grown-up, yet still a bit awkward and confused

Platform: that’s the key word that sprung to mind after attending Kubecon

Singing the key management blues

We need cryptographic keys, but who is going to manage them?

Hybrid working isn’t turning out as expected

Last year, as companies recognised both the value of face-to-face interaction