Category Archives: Infrastructure & Platforms
Architecting for IT service delivery
A few years back I was involved in a project that turned out far more[...]
Provisioning – how do you approach it?
Buying new physical servers has always taken time and effort. Unfortunately virtualisation has managed to[...]
Exploiting the new dynamism
Got the new kit? Now make it work A combination of today’s fast moving, interconnected[...]
Demystifying architecture for non-enterprise organisations
By Jon Collins Architecture, schmarchitecture… words like “architecture” get banded around in IT like they[...]
Change management in x86 server estates
Changes to the IT environment are the source of some of the biggest headaches for[...]
Is IT service delivery really changing?
The new world we’ve been hearing about for years is slowly drifting into focus. Globally[...]
Business Communications in Context
by Josie Sephton and Dale Vile The proliferation of communications channels has set expectations around[...]
Virtualisation and sorcery: We’re all apprentices now
It’s funny to think what might be made of this virtualisation lab in a few[...]
Are CIOs ready to use cloud computing?
By Tony Lock Seldom in the history of IT have CIOs faced a marketing barrage[...]
High Performance for All
by Jon Collins, Tony Lock and Dale Vile Most medium and large organisations need to[...]
Virtualisation and Security
As x86 / x64 server virtualisation moves into everyday operations, what impact does it have[...]
IT infrastructure for midsized companies
Zeynep Koch of Oracle joins Jon Collins to discuss IT infrastructure for midsized companies, the[...]
Infrastructure Consolidation
By Tony Lock Research results obtained by Freeform Dynamics towards the end of 2009 show[...]
Keep an eye on the big picture
By Martin Atherton In a nutshell: There are lots of things we could do to[...]
Can IT Financing and Management Models Survive IT Change?
By Tony Lock In a nutshell: The models used for businesses to create IT budgets[...]
Storage in the virtual era
by Freeform Dynamics The growth in use of server virtualisation technology is having a knock-on[...]
Approaching x86 Consolidation
by Freeform Dynamics All IT initiatives need an objective view of requirements and choices on[...]
Server Virtualisation for real: When your IT shop really is a Zoo
Keeping virtualised IT systems running requires more than technology. This webcast looks at how Chester[...]
How do you manage service levels in a virtualised environment?
In previous research projects we’ve examined the impact of service level monitoring and management, and[...]
The case for storage virtualisation
‘Virtualisation’ is acknowledged by IT professionals as being a pretty good thing. But when we[...]
Server Virtualisation for Hard-Nosed People
This webcast reveals the experiences of organisations who have extensive practice of x86 server virtualisation.[...]
Evolution of x86 Server Estates
by Dale Vile and Jon Collins Justifying the purchase of x86 servers to run new[...]
Desktop Modernisation
by Dale Vile and Tony Lock The personal computer is one of the few parts[...]
Breaking out of the virtualisation pilot
By Jon Collins The IT industry is full of bad habits, none greater than treating[...]