Category Archives: Infrastructure & Platforms
Managing Cloud Complexity
The emerging role of converged services
Unleashing the full potential of all-flash arrays
The network is part of the system too
Cloud computing reality check
Introduction: Is cloud really a kind of magic? Many have positioned cloud computing as the[...]
Enterprise Flash – The New Normal?
In a nutshell All-Flash Arrays (AFAs) have come a very long way in a short[...]
Poor capacity planning is not our fault
Sysadmins explain why things are so crap
Will hyper-converged infrastructure kill traditional storage?
In a nutshell Deciding which direction to take with your storage purchasing is a tough[...]
Protecting data in your hyper-converged environment
In a nutshell Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) has been gaining popularity as a way of simplifying[...]
All-flash storage uncertainty and doubt
In a nutshell All-flash arrays are arguably coming of age, but in an early market,[...]
IT Ops as a Digital Business Enabler
Some argue that IT operations doesn’t matter anymore; it’s all about developers. Our aim in[...]
Managed Services in the Data Centre
From stability to agility Data centres have been around a long time during which various[...]
AMZN, AAPL, GOOGL, FB, and MSFT
With a combined market capitalization of $2.3 trillion, Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft hold[...]
Everyone’s talking about Dedupe
In a nutshell Storage is a very hot topic in every data centre and computer[...]
The Impact of Cloud on IT Teams
We often hear that cloud computing dramatically reduces the need for in-house IT teams, and[...]
Facebook CIO says: “Microsoft got cool again”
Microsoft used day two of its Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) to focus on announcements related[...]
Capacity planning in an age of agile and on-demand IT
Capabilities are still far from ideal
2016 – The year of the ‘Butterfly Wings’ effect?
Changing data centres step by step or wing flap by wing flap
Agonising over cloud versus on-premise
In a nutshell Keeping your IT infrastructure in line with evolving application and business needs[...]
A higher impact approach to IT investment
In a nutshell You may have doubts about the value for money or level of[...]
Enterprise Git in Perspective
In a nutshell If asked to name a distributed version control system (DVCS), most people[...]
Why are backup and recovery measures often not as robust as they should be?
Data protection is essential for every business and its importance cannot be underestimated for disaster[...]
Scale-out storage: Proprietary? Commodity? Or both?
There is no doubting that scale-out storage is now thoroughly achievable. Indeed, scale-out is pretty[...]
IBM’s Spectrum Suite of storage tools is going to be a hard sell
IBM’s announcement of a storage suite with per Tb pricing is a natural move following[...]
Combining DCIM and Cloud / CoLo / Managed Services
There is no doubt that requirements for IT to deliver additional capabilities continue to increase.[...]
Network Security Solutions
IT Security is complex and trying to work out whether it is better to use[...]