But it is a great sales tool if introduced early enough (This article was originally written for IT vendors and resellers, but may also be of interest to those involved…
By Andrew Buss Way back in the mists of time, when computers were first developed as servers they used specialised external storage devices – often large tape drives or hard…
If the deluge of headlines and vendor marketing materials is anything to go by, ‘big data’ is the ‘next big thing’. So how much is there really to all this…
All too frequently the IT industry gets caught up in a whirlwind of marketing stories indicating that the next revolution bringing answers to peace, happiness and world hunger has begun.…
Looking after an organisation’s estate of desktop and laptop PCs can be a difficult and thankless task. On the one hand, users want the freedom and flexibility to do anything…
When business IT was young and channel partners had plenty of hardware margins to play with, managing the machines used to access company applications, data and systems was straightforward. Life…
Obtaining budget for new technology investments can be a difficult exercise at the best of times. So how can companies make the business case for investing in their information management…
In this webinar, Martha Bennett of Freeform Dynamics and Harry Labana of AppSense discuss the issues and constraints associated with delivering end user computing today, review the key changes in…
In a world of increasingly devolved decision making, few would disagree that it’s important to make the right information available to the right people at the right time. Equally, few…
Back in the deep dark past, when I designed and optimised relational databases for a living, I pretty much used every data modelling tool on the planet – at least…
It is recognised across almost all companies that disasters or major events can interrupt business processes and that it is important to be prepared to resume operations in a timely…
The mainstream media generally portrays the financial services industry as being in a total mess, with customers failing to be served and management often apparently serving themselves. What’s really required…
On January 23rd, 2012, Research in Motion (RIM) announced Thorsten Heins as President and CEO. Mike Lazaridis, former Co-Chair and Co-CEO becomes Vice Chair of the Board, and also Chair…
There’s no magic bullet, but there’s a formula Many IT and business executives groan when the topic of disaster recovery (DR) appears on the agenda. While most regard DR as…
Last week was extremely busy, so the first I heard of Amazon’s Direct Connect service being available in the UK was when my colleague Tony forwarded me a journalist request…
By Freeform Dynamics We wanted to gain practical insights into the context for some of the ideas and solutions often associated with the ‘Big Data’ phrase, and to test the…
It’s got the point where the majority of small and medium businesses (SMBs) take the internet for granted. The Web is exploited as general information resource and email is used…
With decision making among banks under so much scrutiny, the important question arises of how well financial services companies are using information to support the decision making process.
I couldn’t say this for certain, but I get the impression that the marketing noise around ‘big data’ has now exceeded that of ‘cloud computing’. Either way, there is no…
If you have an old email server in need of an upgrade or have calls from the business for more comprehensive and integrated collaboration capability, could cloud-based office services be…
Over the last three or four years, many have been advocating the use of social media by businesses. The initial wave of evangelism was aimed at encouraging enterprises to unlock…
Stakeholders are increasingly looking to get information ’on demand’ to regulatory bodies; seeking more complex reports on operational and budgetary matters. And that is even before considering the demand for…
User virtualization can make life easier for IT and end users alike Few would dispute that the needs of the business come first when it comes to IT service delivery.…
What are the drivers of data centre networking investment? As companies rely ever more on IT for enabling their business operations, networks have become the vital plumbing that enables information,…
