IT Strategy & Planning - Freeform Dynamics

Getting ahead and staying ahead in today’s fast-changing world

Two sets of dynamics impact your technology agenda today, and each drives continuous change in the other. On the one hand demands from the business are constantly changing, while on the other the march of technology and new ways of exploiting it never stops. Against this background, success depends on looking ahead, anticipating developments on each side of the equation, and acting proactively.

Our Content:

The global information access opportunity

13 February 2023

Making a business case for investment in modern file data management[...]

Getting real about IT sustainability

8 February 2023

From good intentions to tangible results through smart systems selection[...]

Have you made the right platform choices to minimise risk?

3 February 2023

Critical systems have to run and run…[...]

The IT Transformation Imperative

17 January 2023

Driving meaningful change to make tangible difference[...]

To maximise potential, mainframers must reach out and engage

10 January 2023

The team here has always had immense respect for the mainframe community[...]

From multiple clouds to multi-cloud

20 December 2022

Time to strengthen your cloud operating model[...]

Kubernetes and the open-source maintainer question

19 December 2022

While much of October's KubeCon-CloudNativeCon North America[...]

S/4HANA without compromise

15 December 2022

A modern ERP architecture needs a powerful and future-proof platform[...]

VMware’s breadth and depth impresses, but is it still a safe bet?

8 December 2022

At the recent VMware Explore conference in Barcelona[...]

Supporting the needs of highly unpredictable workloads

2 December 2022

It’s all about flexibility, scalability and cost effectiveness[...]

The modern SD-WAN advantage

24 November 2022

Even if you run an SD-WAN today, it’s time to check what’s new[...]

Manufacturers in a world of constant change

27 September 2022

Why ERP modernization could yield the ESG and Industry 4.0 synergies that you need[...]

Has the cloud caught up with the mainframe?

6 September 2022

Yes, you read that right[...]

Like a teenager, Kubernetes looks almost grown-up, yet still a bit awkward and confused

Platform: that’s the key word that sprung to mind after attending Kubecon[...]

Frustrated with your company’s cloud obsession?

What goes around, comes around[...]

‘Traditional’ is not a dirty word

Sometimes ‘new’ and ‘disruptive’ really doesn’t make sense[...]

Linux and sustainability

The emerging role of modern, high-scale consolidation platforms[...]

The Post-Pandemic CIO

Views on leadership, communication and engagement[...]

Hybrid working isn’t turning out as expected

Last year, as companies recognised both the value of face-to-face interaction[...]

Modernizing the digital workplace

Accelerating your desktop delivery in the post-pandemic era[...]

CIOs plans for 2022

Priorities and interests[...]

Is the commodity server bandwagon running out of steam?

20 January 2022

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

One SSD to ruler them all

31 December 2021

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

Why does ransomware still work?

20 December 2021

As someone who first encountered ransomware during the last millennium[...]

Ransomware teaches the importance of data protection

16 December 2021

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

Having trouble overcoming the S/4HANA confidence gap?

16 December 2021

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

6 December 2021

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

Has Windows 11 strengthened the case for Chromebooks?

6 December 2021

Analyst Opinion: I was left with two overriding thoughts[...]

people working together

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

23 November 2021

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

Customer and employee experience

5 November 2021

Time to join the dots[...]

Is it a Suite, Package, Bundle or Platform?

12 October 2021

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

Is ‘suite’ becoming a dirty word?

11 October 2021

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[...]

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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[...]

SMB-friendly IT solutions are needed

22 September 2021

Your business deserves more than a cut-down enterprise offering[...]

Agility image

Remember when Agile was treated with suspicion?

16 September 2021

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

IT investment image

Is IT investment handled better now than a decade ago?

9 September 2021

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

Achieving success with your S/4HANA proof of concept (POC)

What to consider when selecting platforms, tools and services[...]

Should Telcos become more like Amazon?

An integration and automation perspective[...]

Are Your Crucial Database Workloads Ready for the Public Cloud?

How to Choose the Right Cloud Data Option for Your Business[...]

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[...]

The business need for simpler storage

What to consider when planning for modern IT in the hybrid cloud era[...]

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[...]

Private cloud in contexts old and new

Throwback Thursday: What a difference a decade can make[...]

The importance of modern data archiving

In today’s business world, the value of archiving is greater than ever[...]

Remember when cloud was going to kill the IT channel?

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

Has the data centre of the future already arrived?

Throwback Thursday: Predicting the future back in 2012[...]

Self-Service IT Delivery

20 January 2021

From opportunity to strategic imperative?[...]

Planning your journey to modern apps and Hybrid IT

18 January 2021

Platform choices remain important[...]

Covid quick fix payback time

15 December 2020

How long will people put up with the emergency fixes?[...]

The data-driven business – Infographic

14 December 2020

The maturity perspective[...]

Defining your SAP modernization journey

11 December 2020

Quick wins on the road to S/4HANA[...]

Dispelling the myth of the industry-standard server

8 December 2020

What you thought you knew has changed[...]

Identity and access management revisited

26 November 2020

A changing world demands simplification and an urgent focus on security[...]

The Hybrid IT imperative Infographic

23 November 2020

Building a foundation for digital transformation[...]

Hyper-converged has come of age Infographic

19 November 2020

Modern infrastructure options are now integral to service delivery[...]