Category Archives: [ Analyst Opinion ]

Effective IT recovery in small/midsize businesses, 10 years on? Maybe tomorrow…

Throwback Thursday: this week we're going back to 2011

The #WFH ‘New Normal’ is nothing of the sort

Analyst Opinion At least, not yet. The world is still in the very abnormal grip[...]

10 years on, and HPC is taken for granted

Throwback Thursday: Heading back to 2010

Business performance management still chasing the real-time dream

Throwback Thursday: This week we are going back to 2007

How have attitudes to risk and resilience changed?

Throwback Thursday: Looking back to June 2008

A prophetic look back at Green IT

Throwback Thursday: Back in the summer of 2008

x86 Server virtualisation check point

Throwback Thursday: This week we are heading back to 2010

Why I’m uneasy about the Salesforce Slack acquisition

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

Linux on the Desktop

Throwback Thursday: The first thing that struck me when I re-read our ‘Linux on the[...]

We need to start prioritizing workforce health and wellbeing

Analyst Opinion: “This has been a shot in the arm for those who have long[...]

The authentication arms race continues

Throwback Thursday: This week we are heading back to 2006

Social interaction in the digital workplace

Analyst opinion: As workplaces increasingly pivot to virtual presence, how can we stay connected?

IT Support, now and then

Throwback Thursday: Comparing IT support in 2020 with IT support in 2006

The #WFH extended talent opportunity

Analyst Opinion: The rise of the virtual “workplace” – implications for inclusivity and Generation Z

Make the camera work for you, not against you

Analyst Opinion: Hands up anyone who expected not just to spend 2020 at home, but[...]

The pandemic and productivity: a Covid-19 conundrum

Analyst Opinion “I’ve never been more productive!” With so many people getting their first experience[...]

Are you ready to pay the ‘mental debts’ of Covid-19?

Analyst Opinion It’s easy to predict many of the pains that are going to hit[...]

AI without tears: the drive for automation and self-service

Analyst Opinion In the post-pandemic, post-Brexit world, businesses of all sorts face a range of[...]

How Covid-19 can sicken your AI apps too

Analyst Opinion AI might not be the first thing you think of when you start[...]

Outsourcing: a clear look at a cloudy subject

Analyst Opinion “Wasn’t cloud just another name for outsourcing back then?” joked another guest in[...]

Data protection is too complex for RTO and RPO to be singular

Analyst Opinion I think we can all agree that protecting data is important – perhaps[...]

Consent and GDPR: get the basics right!

Analyst Opinion Why do companies find it so hard to get their heads around even[...]

For business AI, focus on psychology, not technology

Analyst Opinion There’s no doubt now that AI works, and it can work very well[...]

DevOps needs more perspective and humility

Analyst Opinion DevOps started as a grass-roots movement led by practitioners. The motives were pure,[...]