Author Archives: Tony Lock

The industrialisation of the IT Threat Landscape

Business and IT are now changing with a rapidity never before seen while at the[...]

Just how special are Power Users?

Power users are often at the cutting edge of an organisation’s revenue generation, product development,[...]

The True Cost of Desktop Support

Desktop support is something every organisation does using a variety of tools, people and processes,[...]

CIOs and ’Data Protection’

By Tony Lock The rapid growth in the amount of stored data means that the[...]

Is your server estate becoming too complex to manage?

In earlier articles in this workshop we reported on research carried out by Freeform Dynamics[...]

Are you delivering IT and creating wiggle room?

According to Freeform Dynamics research, many IT departments are seeking to become better aligned with[...]

Automation – one step closer to lights out?

In an earlier article in this workshop we considered the challenges associated with procuring system[...]

Desktop virtualisation: The control-plus-flexibility problem

Desktop virtualisation is attracting serious attention as organisations consider the future potential directions for delivering[...]

The Time has come for “Chargeback”

Ever since the industrial revolution there have been periods when businesses have prospered simply on[...]

Managing IT and business risk in the times of eroding enterprise boundaries

Managing risk in business has always been more of an art form than a science.[...]

Systems monitoring: what’s possible, and what really happens

IT increasingly plays a pivotal role in business processes. The importance of systems to the[...]

Storage Technology Evolution and Alignment

By Jon Collins and Tony Lock Executive summary Few organisations today would deny their absolute[...]

Desktop virtualisation: The control-plus-flexibility problem

Desktop virtualisation is attracting serious attention as organisations consider the future potential directions for delivering[...]

Your desktop virtualisation reality check

Migrating desktops is never easy. The promise of better management and security that is offered[...]

Desktop virtualisation: why, how, and how much?

As anyone who has started down the path will confirm, desktop virtualisation is not a[...]

The Mainframe Extends its Reach

Over the course of the last decade there has been considerable discussion about the future[...]

Streamlining the network

Ethernet networks have evolved dramatically in capabilities and scale over the past decade. Networks have[...]

How can Organisations be helped to exploit Storage Management Solutions?

The amount of data stored by organisations continues to grow at a very fast rate.[...]

The cloud’s impact on security?

We tried to get through this workshop without using the five letter C-word, but we[...]

Time for action on storage management

The amount of data stored by organisations continues to grow very fast. It has become[...]

Cloud Confusion

By Tony Lock In this article we revisit some research conducted in 2008, covering perceptions[...]

Is it possible to measure IT Security?

It is a commonly held principle in many areas of business that if you can’t[...]

The joy of software licensing on the desktop

One of the joys of working as a manager of desktop and laptop systems is[...]

Using systems management tools in IT security

Every IT professional recognises the importance of securing the IT systems that are now at[...]