Author Archives: Freeform Dynamics
Exploiting the mainframe for new workload requirements
IT architects and CIOs have a number of factors to take into consideration when it[...]
PaaS potential and practicality: This is a hype-free zone
One of the advantages of using Platform as a Service (PaaS) to develop and deploy[...]
RSA hack demonstrates need for proactive security and multi-layer protection
The recent news that RSA Security suffered a security attack and breach that resulted in[...]
Can telephony and IT work together?
Terms such as ‘network convergence’ and ‘unified comms’ have been used to describe the coming[...]
Trust and security in the cloud
By Andrew Buss & Dale Vile KEY FINDINGS Many companies could do much better when[...]
Getting to grips with software licencing
IT is becoming more embedded within the business, with more use of IT for business[...]
The realities of SaaS and Security
With upgrades to Windows 7 and Office 2010 high on the agenda, questions are being[...]
Video in the workplace
There have been many false dawns for video collaboration at work. We’ve all bought videoconferencing[...]
Better trading practices
It’s 2011, the age of high-speed electronic communications, and we still see companies faxing orders[...]
The automation conundrum
By Andrew Buss Our research tells us that the move to virtualisation on volume servers[...]
SaaS security: it comes down to knowing what you are doing
A lot of things have happened recently that may cause us to think twice about[...]
Driving value from IT
While no one has the luxury of wiping out history and designing the optimum infrastructure[...]
Buying into the cloud
A lot of companies are reporting that individual departments and even business users are adopting[...]
BPM Beyond Automation
BPM has an application beyond highly structured process automation. Dale Vile talks with The Register’s[...]
Intelligent cacheing for optimised storage
Virtualisation is an accepted part of server and data centre strategy. One of the biggest[...]
Secure your departmental apps
Throughout a workshop on The Register, we’ve been looking at resiliency and security for hosted[...]
Next generation systems management
By Andrew Buss Complex environments undergo continual upheaval. For many businesses, although the IT infrastructure[...]
What you think about SaaS
Throughout a workshop conducted on The Register, we have been looking at the factors that[...]
Desktop Virtualisation
By Tony Lock Desktop management has long been an almost “taboo” subject in most businesses.[...]
The next stage of network evolution
The modern enterprise network is at the heart of IT service delivery, and consideration needs[...]
Nailing the question of SaaS security
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Mobile data: There’s no quick fix for network issues, so do your homework
Smartphones have become increasingly smart, providing access to multimedia content and social networking sites. On[...]
Want to bring your own PC?
There’s a problem brewing in the workplace – employees want to bring to work aspects[...]
Moving beyond consolidation: The steps towards a private cloud
Many companies have essentially completed their migration to server virtualisation. The next challenge is moving[...]