Author Archives: Tony Lock
IT Governance for Today and Tomorrow: Minimum Viable Principles
Introduction The traditional one-size-fits-all approach to IT governance, particularly in relation to data, is becoming[...]
From Barcode Scanning to Smart Data Capture
Time for a more intelligent approach
Beyond the Barcode: Smart Data Capture
The emerging business imperative for richer, smarter data collection
It’s Time to Raise the Bar on Observability
Observability has come a long way in the last 30 years
Evaluating the Potential of Hyper-Converged Storage
What to consider when planning for modern IT and the hybrid cloud era
It’s time to look again at IT and Software Asset Management
In the realm of IT administration, it’s all too easy to get stuck in familiar[...]
The key to future IT success is a switch to managing services, not systems
For most of the history of commercial IT, system design has focused on meeting the[...]
Getting real about IT sustainability
From good intentions to tangible results through smart systems selection
Have you made the right platform choices to minimise risk?
Critical systems have to run and run…
Don’t let your smart software suffer from poor platform choices
Mismatched AI and analytics can be massively inefficient
Supporting the needs of highly unpredictable workloads
It’s all about flexibility, scalability and cost effectiveness
Has the cloud caught up with the mainframe?
Yes, you read that right
Linux and sustainability
The emerging role of modern, high-scale consolidation platforms
CIOs plans for 2022
Priorities and interests
Ransomware teaches the importance of data protection
Several years ago, around the time that ransomware attacks started making the front pages
Is it a Suite, Package, Bundle or Platform?
People have been selling collections of products and tools for centuries, and with the advent[...]
Where vendors too often go wrong: SMBs need enterprise-grade IT too
For far too long now, many vendors seem to have assumed that the IT requirements[...]
SMB-friendly IT solutions are needed
Your business deserves more than a cut-down enterprise offering
Is IT investment handled better now than a decade ago?
Throwback Thursday: People like to think that the way IT works with business has changed
Software-Accelerated S/4HANA Migration
Striking the right balance and maximizing ROI
So many ways to pay for IT
Which best suits your needs?
The business change agenda
Throwback Thursday: Research carried out in 2011
Data governance in software testing
Throwback Thursday: this week we're going back to 2008
The importance of modern data archiving
In today’s business world, the value of archiving is greater than ever