Author Archives: Dale Vile
Desktop budget wrangles
Whose device is it anyway?
Cloud computing reality check
Introduction: Is cloud really a kind of magic? Many have positioned cloud computing as the[...]
Poor capacity planning is not our fault
Sysadmins explain why things are so crap
All-flash storage uncertainty and doubt
In a nutshell All-flash arrays are arguably coming of age, but in an early market,[...]
IT Ops as a Digital Business Enabler
Some argue that IT operations doesn’t matter anymore; it’s all about developers. Our aim in[...]
A peek behind the AI bandwagon
When an important topic or trend gives rise to a marketing and media bandwagon, any[...]
Intelligent Systems in Action Infographic
The rise of the machines has already begun
The Impact of Cloud on IT Teams
We often hear that cloud computing dramatically reduces the need for in-house IT teams, and[...]
Taking Sales Performance to the Next Level
So you’ve invested in CRM, and maybe a set of sophisticated modelling and analytics tools[...]
Intelligent Systems in Action
As technology becomes smarter, more opportunities arise to exploit AI, machine learning and other forms[...]
Digital Disrupters do it to Themselves
The word ’digital’ seems to have overtaken ’cloud’ as the hottest word in the IT[...]
Timeless principles of selling
When I first moved into software sales about 25 years ago, my then boss gave[...]
Taking DevOps to the Next Level
It’s all about continuous delivery
Agonising over cloud versus on-premise
In a nutshell Keeping your IT infrastructure in line with evolving application and business needs[...]
A higher impact approach to IT investment
In a nutshell You may have doubts about the value for money or level of[...]
Enterprise Git in Perspective
In a nutshell If asked to name a distributed version control system (DVCS), most people[...]
Cyber Security Ownership and Responsibility
It’s easy to be caught out by a cyber attack or internal mistake that leads[...]
iPad Pro as a laptop replacement? WRONG QUESTION. Ditch that paper notebook!
I have used iPads for many years, but they have always been ’nice to have’[...]
Experience with the iPad Pro
The rumour mill says that that Apple will soon launch a smaller (9.7 inch) version[...]
APIs and the Digital Enterprise
Application programming interfaces (APIs) have been around for decades. In the early days of IT[...]
If you think DevOps is BS, you may be a victim of bandwagon marketing
I’ve been coming across more DevOps naysayers and sceptics recently. Whether online or face-to-face, I[...]
Readers of The Register speak out on Thin Client technology
Managing PC estates is a time-consuming, expensive and thankless task. Better provisioning and management tools[...]
Thin Client Devices Revisited
Technology best forgotten or time for a renaissance?
Stressed Networks Create a Channel Opportunity
No one needs telling that the pressure on their network infrastructure is growing. In fact[...]