Category Archives: Vendors & Service Providers

Is it a Suite, Package, Bundle or Platform?

People have been selling collections of products and tools for centuries, and with the advent[...]

Where vendors too often go wrong: SMBs need enterprise-grade IT too

For far too long now, many vendors seem to have assumed that the IT requirements[...]

So many ways to pay for IT

Which best suits your needs?

EDSFF: a new standard for enterprise SSDs

Bringing NMVe up to date with the needs of the data center

Remember when cloud was going to kill the IT channel?

Throwback Thursday: taking a regular stroll in the Freeform Dynamics archives. 

Why I’m uneasy about the Salesforce Slack acquisition

Analyst Opinion: Most coverage on the Salesforce acquisition of Slack has focused on the industry[...]

Seeking storage flexibility, scalability and automation

Can Software Defined Storage provide some answers?

It is time to reconsider Server Based Storage

What you thought you knew about storage has changed

Key factors in the network security buying decision

How – and why – network security professionals select solutions and suppliers

Lifecycle Management of HCI Systems

Every element of the solution needs attention

The pain of intermittent problems

Can data centres handle sporadic faults?

The truth about software reliability

Research results: It's not just about quality

Optimizing the software supplier and customer relationship

Insights and lessons from the sharp-end

Content priorities in the IT decision cycle

Optimising your digital asset portfolio for maximum impact

Operational Feedback and People

The overlooked element of DevOps

Disrupting workforce stereotypes through digital transformation

The workplace has always been the visible face of change, shifting between evolution and revolution[...]

How will Apple increase its market relevance in 2018?

Belief systems have a time and place

Is Hybrid Computing Taking Place?

Research reveals the reality of hybrid computing

The politics and practicalities of IT procurement

Is cloud becoming a strategic disrupter?

Socitm 2017 Annual Conference

Public sector IT practitioners snatch a few hours to think, listen and learn

Storage modernisation

An evaluation and decision guide for IT teams

Investing in data storage

A guide for business executives

A Finance Perspective on Storage Investments

Getting past ‘No’ with your CFO