Category Archives: IT Strategy/Transformation
Making the most of licence flexibility
A few months ago we highlighted the difficulties that many companies have when it comes[...]
End User Productivity Revisited
Despite the plethora of ‘productivity solutions’ available from IT suppliers, why is it that real[...]
Software Licensing and Subscription
By Tony Lock KEY FINDINGS Few organisations know what software they are using The vast[...]
Are you slaving away on the wrong projects?
Get your priorities straight One of the hardest decisions that the IT department faces was[...]
The impact of Cloud on IT
By Andrew Buss and Dale Vile KEY POINTS Cloud is complementary to existing IT infrastructure[...]
End-to-end service assurance
It may not always seem like it, but wherever IT is responsible for providing applications[...]
Complexity killed the IT quality of service …
“Ring, ring…” “IT support. How can I help you?” “The system’s really slow. It’s taking[...]
Service management: we are all judged on service delivery
All IT departments are judged on the basis of service delivery, whether they work that[...]
The how and why of virtualising core business applications
When it come to virtualisation and private cloud, it seems that IT is happy to[...]
Marketing, selling and listening: essential elements of the IT skills set
There’s nothing new in the concept of IT marketing or selling itself to the business,[...]
Cloud Connectivity
By Andrew Buss KEY POINTS Connectivity is not widely perceived to be a major barrier[...]
Apples and Oranges – Are people really comparing like with like on the question of Mac versus Windows?
A couple of weeks ago, I had occasion to spend some time on a 4-5[...]
Does Office 365 keep its promises?
Running your email and office applications in the cloud is not a new idea; Google[...]
Business adoption of mobile devices
By Dale Vile Some of the most rapid and exciting developments in technology are taking[...]
Agile Development – The reality behind the philosophy
Business people often complain that IT projects take too long and deliver results that fall[...]
Cloud today, tomorrow, not yet
Given all the hype and conjecture recently, we could be forgiven for thinking that we[...]
Cloud Computing Checkpoint
By Dale Vile KEY POINTS Views of cloud computing are wide, varied and often contradictory[...]
Licensing in the virtual age
By Andrew Buss Having sat through countless vendor cloud pitches, there seems to be an[...]
Mobile Computing Checkpoint
By Dale Vile & Andrew Buss KEY FINDINGS Tales of the laptop PC’s death are[...]
Consumerism and productivity Part 1: Do users really know what technology is best for business?
Let me put my cards on the table. I do not, repeat not, subscribe to[...]
Consumerism and productivity Part 2: How to deal with employees’ devices in the workplace
In the first part of this discussion, I covered the hard reality of consumerisation and[...]
Information is a right, not a privilege
By Dale Vile Organisations today rely on effective management of business performance at all levels.[...]
Compliance: The legal landscape and how to navigate it
Every IT professional recognises the importance of securing the IT systems on which critical business[...]
Cloud and Storage
By Tony Lock The topic of “Cloud” has not escaped the attention of anyone in[...]