Category Archives: Infrastructure & Platforms

Secure your departmental apps

Throughout a workshop on The Register, we’ve been looking at resiliency and security for hosted[...]

Next generation systems management

By Andrew Buss Complex environments undergo continual upheaval. For many businesses, although the IT infrastructure[...]

What you think about SaaS

Throughout a workshop conducted on The Register, we have been looking at the factors that[...]

Whose data is it anyway?

Losing control of one’s data is among the first concerns that arise when software as[...]

Desktop Virtualisation

By Tony Lock Desktop management has long been an almost “taboo” subject in most businesses.[...]

The next stage of network evolution

The modern enterprise network is at the heart of IT service delivery, and consideration needs[...]

Putting the SaaS into security management

In all areas of business, security and privacy are built on good policy, properly applied.[...]

Channel impact of cloud computing

The writing is on the wall. As cloud computing steamrolls across the market, on-premise infrastructure[...]

Is cloud data secure?

Would your data be more secure in the hands of Google or left where it[...]

A question of performance

Software as a service (SaaS) promises a lot but many are still nervous about relying[...]

Trust and risk in the cloud

Stick enough kit and multi-tenant software in one huge data centre and there is no[...]

Moving beyond consolidation: The steps towards a private cloud

Many companies have essentially completed their migration to server virtualisation. The next challenge is moving[...]

Who said anything about green?

Desktop virtualisation gets you part way there anyway Green and sustainability initiatives might be interesting[...]

Desktop virtualisation: One size doesn’t fit all

The many solutions to be found under the term ’Desktop Virtualisation’ have been vigorously promoted[...]

The changing shape of the desktop

By Josie Sephton, Dale Vile & Tony Lock KEY FINDINGS The desktop environment is ready[...]

The perception and reality of cloud security

Some back to front thinking in evidence? One of the most frequent concerns about cloud[...]

Modern solutions to an ever-growing challenge

What could be new about backup and recovery? After all, everyone has been doing it[...]

IT Services and Systems Management

By Andrew Buss KEY FINDINGS The passive evolution of systems and tools has led to[...]

What’s the real deal on cloud?

Back to basics on what cloud computing is really about – what’s real, what’s not,[...]

Public Cloud: Sorting out the peaks from the troughs

We know many of you remain sceptical of the whole ‘Cloud’ thing and are unsure[...]

x86 Server virtualisation check point

How dynamic should your data centre be?

The great mainframe utilisation debate

Are you getting the most out of yours? Someone recently asked me why mainframes are[...]

Cloud computing will devalue the role of IT professionals

Exploding this and other myths You’ve heard the rhetoric: Cloud computing changes everything. The days[...]

Intel helps customers take ownership of the cloud agenda

Most major players in the IT industry have attempted to take ownership of the cloud[...]