Author Archives: Dale Vile
The SME security challenge
Over the years, research findings have consistently demonstrated widespread exposure to risk when it comes[...]
Are you slaving away on the wrong projects?
Get your priorities straight One of the hardest decisions that the IT department faces was[...]
The impact of Cloud on IT
By Andrew Buss and Dale Vile KEY POINTS Cloud is complementary to existing IT infrastructure[...]
Complexity killed the IT quality of service …
“Ring, ring…” “IT support. How can I help you?” “The system’s really slow. It’s taking[...]
Service management: we are all judged on service delivery
All IT departments are judged on the basis of service delivery, whether they work that[...]
Apples and Oranges – Are people really comparing like with like on the question of Mac versus Windows?
A couple of weeks ago, I had occasion to spend some time on a 4-5[...]
Business adoption of mobile devices
By Dale Vile Some of the most rapid and exciting developments in technology are taking[...]
Agile Development – The reality behind the philosophy
Business people often complain that IT projects take too long and deliver results that fall[...]
Cloud Computing Checkpoint
By Dale Vile KEY POINTS Views of cloud computing are wide, varied and often contradictory[...]
Is the backward, protectionist IT channel holding back cloud progress?
I have been conducting a lot of interviews recently with vendors, resellers and SIs about[...]
Mobile Computing Checkpoint
By Dale Vile & Andrew Buss KEY FINDINGS Tales of the laptop PC’s death are[...]
Consumerism and productivity Part 1: Do users really know what technology is best for business?
Let me put my cards on the table. I do not, repeat not, subscribe to[...]
Consumerism and productivity Part 2: How to deal with employees’ devices in the workplace
In the first part of this discussion, I covered the hard reality of consumerisation and[...]
Information is a right, not a privilege
By Dale Vile Organisations today rely on effective management of business performance at all levels.[...]
A road warrior’s experience with the iPad
Tales from 10 months of trial and error I have now been an iPad user[...]
Is IT really broken?
A quick sanity check I have just been reading a blog post from a vendor[...]
Do not rush into cloud
If you work in what is known as the IT channel, chances are you will[...]
When information sharing goes wrong
One of the most troubling phone calls I have ever received was from the irate[...]
Negotiating your way to a dynamic IT environment
That thorny question of software licenses The principle of server virtualisation is now pretty well[...]
Lessons from the library: Behind the UK’s web archive
After all, the role of libraries in general has been increasingly threatened by the march[...]
Investigating the channel aspects of the cloud
I am currently looking at the extent to which it makes sense for those in[...]
Mind mapping for IT pros
Let’s clear up a couple of things to start with. The term mind mapping doesn’t[...]
Where is the immediate cloud opportunity?
Let’s get specific Pinning the term ‘cloud computing’ down to a single definition is not[...]
Cloud computing in context
Audience – IT & Business professionals Occasion – BCS Meeting, Leeds, July 2010 Presenter(s) –[...]