Author Archives: Dale Vile
Business adoption of mobile devices
By Dale Vile Some of the most rapid and exciting developments in technology are taking[...]
Agile Development – The reality behind the philosophy
Business people often complain that IT projects take too long and deliver results that fall[...]
Cloud Computing Checkpoint
By Dale Vile KEY POINTS Views of cloud computing are wide, varied and often contradictory[...]
Is the backward, protectionist IT channel holding back cloud progress?
I have been conducting a lot of interviews recently with vendors, resellers and SIs about[...]
Mobile Computing Checkpoint
By Dale Vile & Andrew Buss KEY FINDINGS Tales of the laptop PC’s death are[...]
Consumerism and productivity Part 1: Do users really know what technology is best for business?
Let me put my cards on the table. I do not, repeat not, subscribe to[...]
Consumerism and productivity Part 2: How to deal with employees’ devices in the workplace
In the first part of this discussion, I covered the hard reality of consumerisation and[...]
Information is a right, not a privilege
By Dale Vile Organisations today rely on effective management of business performance at all levels.[...]
A road warrior’s experience with the iPad
Tales from 10 months of trial and error I have now been an iPad user[...]
Is IT really broken?
A quick sanity check I have just been reading a blog post from a vendor[...]
Do not rush into cloud
If you work in what is known as the IT channel, chances are you will[...]
When information sharing goes wrong
One of the most troubling phone calls I have ever received was from the irate[...]
Negotiating your way to a dynamic IT environment
That thorny question of software licenses The principle of server virtualisation is now pretty well[...]
Lessons from the library: Behind the UK’s web archive
After all, the role of libraries in general has been increasingly threatened by the march[...]
Investigating the channel aspects of the cloud
I am currently looking at the extent to which it makes sense for those in[...]
Mind mapping for IT pros
Let’s clear up a couple of things to start with. The term mind mapping doesn’t[...]
Where is the immediate cloud opportunity?
Let’s get specific Pinning the term ‘cloud computing’ down to a single definition is not[...]
Cloud computing in context
Audience – IT & Business professionals Occasion – BCS Meeting, Leeds, July 2010 Presenter(s) –[...]
The Consumerisation of IT
Audience – IT & Business professionals Occasion – BCS Meeting, Leeds, October 2010 Presenter(s) –[...]
SaaS suppliers are no black box, evaluation is key
An aspect of cloud computing that is often overlooked is supplier evaluation and management. We[...]
SaaS providers – The good, the bad and the ugly
Interested in software as a service (SaaS) but worried about the risks to your information?[...]
Information in action
Information is power, right? Only if you can harness it and deliver it where and[...]
Software as a service can breed dependency so choose suppliers with care
Cloud computing is frequently likened to utility services such as electricity, water or gas. If[...]