Time to sound the alarm as AI hype catches fire

One of the most worrying things that’s coming out of recent research[...]

It’s time to look again at IT and Software Asset Management

In the realm of IT administration, it’s all too easy to get stuck in familiar[...]

An AI crash is coming: don’t let it drag you down

All the signs are there that an AI crash is coming: overinflated claims and dodgy[...]

Want to become a data-driven organisation? Start thinking differently about change management

Need a strong data strategy? Look for a CDO who’s a change manager and data[...]

Just because it’s innovative, doesn’t make it good!

One of my hobbyhorses at the moment is how words and adjectives that ought to[...]

The key to future IT success is a switch to managing services, not systems

For most of the history of commercial IT, system design has focused on meeting the[...]

Are tech vendors pulling their weight on fixing fragmented IT?

Many organisations have silo’d data and fragmented IT systems, but[...]

Digital identity: the many images of you

More and more of the topics we deal with at Freeform Dynamics now also relate[...]

Trust: easy to lose, hard to recover

Here are just a few of the topics that my fellow Freeformers and I have[...]

Does application modernisation mean what you think it means?

Most people in IT probably think they know what application modernisation is[...]

Kubernetes and the open-source maintainer question

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

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

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

Digital identity and opening up the smartwallet

When an 80 year-old relative asks you how she can use her phone to both[...]

Has the cloud caught up with the mainframe?

Yes, you read that right[...]

What’s up with Google’s plan to supplant SMS and drive mobile e-commerce?

Ask most people what RCS stands for, and you’ll probably get a blank look.[...]

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[...]

HP Inc’s Poly opportunity: look beyond devices and software to a real collaboration strategy

Could its takeover of workspace collaboration specialist Poly[...]

‘Traditional’ is not a dirty word

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

Singing the key management blues

We need cryptographic keys, but who is going to manage them?[...]

Hybrid working isn’t turning out as expected

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

Citrix and Microsoft: who’s really leading the transformation agenda?

Citrix loves Microsoft and Microsoft loves Citrix[...]

Do you feel trapped by Microsoft?

Thoughts on loosening Redmond’s grip on your business[...]