Author Archives: Bryan Betts
The Evolving Role of Converged Infrastructure in Modern IT
Where does CI fit in a world of hybrid cloud?
Can contributing to open source get you a job?
Could voluntary work on open source projects be a stepping stone to employment?
Tape is back on the main menu
The news that another of the big players in global file systems, Hammerspace, has integrated[...]
Why laptops and other edge devices are being AI-enabled
Why do we need dedicated AI engines in laptops, and especially in the ultrathin laptops[...]
Why Intel has joined the race for the AI-enabled laptop
A new AI battlefield is opening up, not among all the GPU ‘farms’ in data[...]
Broadcom swings its axe at VMware
What a difference a week can make. The dust had barely settled on Broadcom’s $69bn acquisition of[...]
Broadcom finally swallows VMware: what now?
The news that Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has finally gone through, after more than a[...]
Custom chatbots and model gardens: putting Private AI to work
Part 2: More to think about It’s essential to decide where to run your Private[...]
Understanding the rise and role of Private AI
Part 1: AI hype vs fear and doubt The leakage of proprietary IP and other[...]
Kubernetes as an enterprise multi-cloud enabler
Building out your environment to create a full lifecycle delivery platform
Can steel fences halt the march of cyber?
Cyber: for some, it’s a prefix that conjures up images of Dr Who’s silvery cyborg[...]
A straightforward look at SAP master data automation
If you’re knee-deep in the world of SAP and data management, you almost certainly know[...]
A CX perspective on the Contact Centre
Automation, AI and the transition to a new era
Automation of SAP Master Data Management
Solving the dirty data dilemma and laying the foundations for continuous change and optimisation
Time to sound the alarm as AI hype catches fire
One of the most worrying things that’s coming out of recent research
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[...]
Tackling the software skills crunch
How IT leaders grow their software engineering resources
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[...]
Dealing with the growing problem of edge and IoT sprawl
Amidst all the hype regarding the massive growth potential for IoT
The global information access opportunity
Making a business case for investment in modern file data management
Does application modernisation mean what you think it means?
Most people in IT probably think they know what application modernisation is