Category Archives: IT Strategy/Transformation
Desktop budget wrangles
Whose device is it anyway?
Cloud computing reality check
Introduction: Is cloud really a kind of magic? Many have positioned cloud computing as the[...]
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[...]
Digital transformation initiatives hampered by poor ICT skills
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently published a report detailing the results of an[...]
Managed Services in the Data Centre
From stability to agility Data centres have been around a long time during which various[...]
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[...]
Digital Disrupters do it to Themselves
The word ’digital’ seems to have overtaken ’cloud’ as the hottest word in the IT[...]
Capacity planning in an age of agile and on-demand IT
Capabilities are still far from ideal
Taking DevOps to the Next Level
It’s all about continuous delivery
A higher impact approach to IT investment
In a nutshell You may have doubts about the value for money or level of[...]
The dangers of digital smokescreens
A recent global study (1,442 senior respondents) revealed that those reporting particularly good returns from[...]
If you think DevOps is BS, you may be a victim of bandwagon marketing
I’ve been coming across more DevOps naysayers and sceptics recently. Whether online or face-to-face, I[...]
Readers of The Register speak out on Thin Client technology
Managing PC estates is a time-consuming, expensive and thankless task. Better provisioning and management tools[...]
Thin Client Devices Revisited
Technology best forgotten or time for a renaissance?
Assembling the DevOps Jigsaw
The world we live in is increasingly digital. As the smart use of technology leads[...]
Exploiting the Software Advantage
Advances in digital technology create significant opportunities to transform both customer engagement and business operations.[...]
Infrastructure Readiness Temperature Check
IT infrastructures are often coping pretty well with current business requirements, but many IT professionals[...]
User-Centric Mobile Security
Not so long ago, many were speculating that ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD) would define[...]
Future Proofing Your Network
Network traffic flows have become pretty complex in today’s distributed business environment, and not just[...]