Author Archives: Tony Lock
Key Advances in Storage Technology
While your storage infrastructure may be meeting current needs, you will almost certainly be investing[...]
Cloud and Security Challenges
Cloud adoption is taking place in organisations of all sizes. Internal cloud systems are being[...]
The Role of Cloud Storage
The chances are that your storage systems are subject to a range of pressures, almost[...]
The Impact of VMware VVOLs on Storage
VMware Virtual Volumes (VVOLs) are due to be released in 2015 and have been designed[...]
Is your storage ready for the future?
In a recent research study we looked at the challenge of building a storage infrastructure[...]
Justifying end user computing investments
In a nutshell Device proliferation and loss of control over at least some end user[...]
Are data centres heading towards a future of technology hardware monocultures?
You have probably heard the representatives of at least a few vendors say IT is moving[...]
Data Protection and RAID
Rapid data growth, a greater emphasis on operational risk and developments in storage hardware are[...]
Storage Infrastructure Wakeup Call
The storage solutions you run today face many challenges, of which the explosive growth in[...]
Snooper-proofing laptops and tablets?
Given how important the company’s data is and the ever more stringent nature of the[...]
A new approach to verifying user identity
By Tony Lock We all know that trying to authenticate our users when they access[...]
Inertia has its virtues, but change is happening
As the old year draws to a close it’s time for CIOs and analysts to[...]
21st century data protection: Get back up to date
In this webcast discover how you create a new architecture for backup and recovery, how[...]
Disaster Recovery for the masses
Most organisations, even SMBs, have some sort of plans to deal with recovery from disasters,[...]
Manage security in real time
You face more, and more dangerous threats every day – drive-by infections, APTs, executive targeted[...]
Do more of your apps deserve better DR?
What does IT disaster recovery (DR) mean to you? Does it bring to mind racks[...]
Software Defined Data Centres
Recently the vendor community has put considerable efforts into promoting the ‘Software Defined Data Centre”[...]
Information Management and Access in the Public Sector
With the advent of digitisation, all public sector environments generate and capture a significant amount[...]
How to simplify your IT with blade servers
Blade systems can help you establish control over sprawl while simplifying the administration of your[...]
Why we need converged infrastructure (and how to do it)
In recent years, physical server numbers have remained static but virtual server numbers continue to[...]