Category Archives: [ Analyst Opinion ]

Is the commodity server bandwagon running out of steam?

The term “paradigm shift” gets flung about far too much in IT, but we may[...]

One SSD to ruler them all

Why the new EDSFF storage format is hot stuff – and what else you need[...]

Why does ransomware still work?

As someone who first encountered ransomware during the last millennium

Ransomware teaches the importance of data protection

Several years ago, around the time that ransomware attacks started making the front pages

Having trouble overcoming the S/4HANA confidence gap?

As John Lennon and Yoko Ono didn't quite sing

Got a strong story to tell? Don’t settle for a place in the chorus

Have you lost your voice? Or is the market just not hearing you?

Has Windows 11 strengthened the case for Chromebooks?

Analyst Opinion: I was left with two overriding thoughts

Forget the ‘free’ software, the real value of open-source is the collaboration

Analyst Opinion: It’s a cliché, but why are we still reinventing wheels?

Which is worse: noise, or the sound of silence?

Analyst Opinion: If you’re one of the many people who find offices too noisy

Google Calendar auto-adds shared meeting notes

Analyst Opinion: If, like me, you often find yourself hunting for notes

Is it a Suite, Package, Bundle or Platform?

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

Is ‘suite’ becoming a dirty word?

How much attention do you pay to the pros and cons of software and service[...]

Windows 11: could this ‘feel good’ update actually help IT pros?

Much has been written about Windows 11, and many YouTube videos have been published. If[...]

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[...]

Remember when Agile was treated with suspicion?

Throwback Thursday: When we researched the topic of Agile development back in 2008

Is IT investment handled better now than a decade ago?

Throwback Thursday: People like to think that the way IT works with business has changed

From virtual desktops to Chromebooks and the work-anywhere web

Throwback Thursday: If there’s one thing our report from eight years ago reminds us

The allure of the log-in-anywhere desktop

How can organisations simplify desktop management if we all still want our own devices?

Of cats and clouds

A lifetime TCO question

So many ways to pay for IT

Which best suits your needs?

The SMB solution selection challenge

It's all too easy for smaller businesses to get caught out

The business change agenda

Throwback Thursday: Research carried out in 2011

How to boost supplier commitment without spending more money

Time to tune into those non-revenue goals

Even data fragmentation has gone virtual

Throwback Thursday: If there’s one thing our report from eight years ago reminds us