By Dale Vile & Andrew Buss KEY FINDINGS Tales of the laptop PC’s death are greatly exaggerated Full function PCs are the most important client device for business computing today…
Let me put my cards on the table. I do not, repeat not, subscribe to the view that users always know what’s best for them in a work environment. Indeed…
In the first part of this discussion, I covered the hard reality of consumerisation and the dangers of letting end users take too much control of IT. The argument I…
By Dale Vile Organisations today rely on effective management of business performance at all levels. Research suggests, however, that a lack of complete, accurate and timely information frequently hampers effective…
That thorny question of software licenses The principle of server virtualisation is now pretty well accepted in the mainstream IT professional community, but Andy Buss, Tony Lock and I have…
After all, the role of libraries in general has been increasingly threatened by the march of online media. Why drive to a physical building to look something up when we…
Let’s clear up a couple of things to start with. The term mind mapping doesn’t come from a Spooks plot line. It isn’t about poking around in people’s noggins to…
Let’s get specific Pinning the term ‘cloud computing’ down to a single definition is not just hard, it’s impossible, primarily because vendors have habitually used and abused it to refer…
Audience – IT & Business professionals Occasion – BCS Meeting, Leeds, July 2010 Presenter(s) – Dale Vile Cloud computing in context View more presentations from Freeform Dynamics To view…
Audience – IT & Business professionals Occasion – BCS Meeting, Leeds, October 2010 Presenter(s) – Dale Vile Bcs consumerisation View more presentations from Freeform Dynamics To view full screen,…
An aspect of cloud computing that is often overlooked is supplier evaluation and management. We spend time considering the pros and cons of new delivery models, but just like any…
Interested in software as a service (SaaS) but worried about the risks to your information? That’s understandable, given the chatter and FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) that surrounds this area.…
[row] [col span=”8″ span__sm=”12″] Faced with an increasing range of computer device types and application delivery options, coupled with changing working practicesand the growing tendency for staff to make use…
Information is power, right? Only if you can harness it and deliver it where and when it’s needed. Today, the effectiveness of information delivery to support realtime decision making in…
Cloud computing is frequently likened to utility services such as electricity, water or gas. If all that’s being consumed is compute cycles or storage space, then this analogy can be…
The delivery of cloud based application functionality via the Software as a Service (SaaS) model frequently sparks security-related concerns. In our latest workshop on hosted apps, Reg readers have been…
Losing control of one’s data is among the first concerns that arise when software as a service (SaaS) is mentioned. Fans may point out the merits of applications running in…
The writing is on the wall. As cloud computing steamrolls across the market, on-premise infrastructure will be the first to go. And with nothing to implement or look after, there’ll…
Would your data be more secure in the hands of Google or left where it is? Your answer to that depends on where you store business information at the moment…
Software as a service (SaaS) promises a lot but many are still nervous about relying on it for business use. The concerns we hear most centre on security, privacy and…
Stick enough kit and multi-tenant software in one huge data centre and there is no arguing with the economies of scale that can be achieved. Megahosters like Google and Microsoft…
