Author Archives: Freeform Dynamics
Selected highlights from IBM UK Impact 2012, London
Websphere and beyond On June 12th, IBM Southbank hosted a one-day version of its Impact[...]
Private Cloud and IT Service Delivery
By Martha Bennett, Tony Lock & Dale Vile Key Points IT funding is under stress,[...]
The Links between Public and Private Cloud
By Martha Bennett and Tony Lock Key Points ‘Cloud’ concepts are widely understood, but practical[...]
Beware of what you ask – you might just get the answer
One of the perils inherent in Big Data projects About 20 years ago, we were[...]
Working smarter, not harder
What options are there to help people work together more effectively? The emergence of new[...]
Your office in the cloud – dream or nightmare?
Considerations for SaaS-based email and office productivity tools Why go to all the trouble of[...]
Time to assess the value of the data you hold
Failing to do so could be costly There’s no need to rattle off another set[...]
Office 365 in the real world
A run through of precisely what it takes to move your business productivity apps to[...]
Fast Forward to Big Data
Does ’cloud’ have a roll in providing customers with access to new data sources to[...]
Readers tell us why implementing change is so hard
Readers have provided some great feedback during our latest workshop on a topic that has[...]
Managing IT like a (service) pro
Organisations are often told that running their IT as a service would be the right[...]
The Consumerisation of IT – exposing a few myths
Ignoring key trends could be harmful to corporate health Is it really true that organisations[...]
Turning virtualisation into advantage
Freedom to move, not bogging things down The road to hell, they say, is paved[...]
Getting mobility working for you
Breaking down the barriers to effective communications For many companies, particularly in these challenging economic[...]
Meeting the information needs of disparate stakeholder communities
Insights and lessons from the public sector When it comes to information management, many of[...]
Martha Bennett and Kieran Hines at Intellect
In this podcast interview, Martha Bennett shares her thoughts on some of the key challenges[...]
Virtualisation roadblocks: From sprawl to stall
A prompt to move to the next level of management? The early days of x86[...]
IT financing is not a deal saver
But it is a great sales tool if introduced early enough (This article was originally[...]
Managing Big Data
By Andrew Buss Way back in the mists of time, when computers were first developed[...]
Is Big Data just Big Hype?
If the deluge of headlines and vendor marketing materials is anything to go by, ‘big[...]
Big data storage technologies – “Rip and replace” or “Complementary”?
All too frequently the IT industry gets caught up in a whirlwind of marketing stories[...]
Understanding desktop virtualisation
Looking after an organisation’s estate of desktop and laptop PCs can be a difficult and[...]
User Virtualization – Moving beyond device-centric computing
When business IT was young and channel partners had plenty of hardware margins to play[...]
Information management: technology investment pays off
Obtaining budget for new technology investments can be a difficult exercise at the best of[...]