Author Archives: Dale Vile

Mobile Working without the Tears

As both company and personally owned mobile devices are increasingly used in business, understanding and[...]

Windows Server 2003 end of support – Don’t panic, do something secure, now

Webcast recorded 12th June 2015 Firstly, Tony Lock and Dale Vile show you where your[...]

Cloud Security Temperature Check

In a recent online survey in which responses were gathered from almost three hundred IT[...]

What scares you most about ‘the cloud’?

Cloud computing has gone mainstream. While a hard-core of naysayers still exists, the black-and-white negative[...]

Evolution of the OpenText portfolio

A few days into my first software sales role back in the 90’s, I was[...]

Storage Quality of Service Management

Organisations are increasingly turning to multi-tiered shared storage environments to deal with growing data volumes,[...]

Orchestrating the DevOps Tool Chain

A great deal has been written about how trends in digital communication and engagement are[...]

Data Virtualisation for DevOps

The DevOps movement is supported by a whole range of tools, and is particularly well[...]

Strategic DevOps Adoption

An interesting remark I heard at a recent CIO gathering was “DevOps is the first[...]

Virgin Media Business and its SMB proposition

Over the years, I have grown increasingly sceptical about the ability of most Telcos to[...]

The Promise and Practicalities of Flash

With the flash storage market developing rapidly it’s important to understand the nature of the[...]

Hyper-Scale Data Management

The term ‘Software Defined Storage’ is used to describe a wide range of ideas and[...]

Devices, recruitment and staff retention

In a nutshell Some say it’s not possible to recruit and retain good staff nowadays[...]

Build a DevOps culture

Everyone’s talking about DevOps, but not everyone can do it. This webcast covers the balance[...]

STORAGE under PRESSURE

Meeting basic storage needs has been a necessity for some time now. But with rapid[...]

Creating the Storage Advantage

By Dale Vile Management Summary Most organisations are able to deal with their basic storage[...]

Industry analysts and the IT decision cycle

By Dale Vile Industry analysts provide information, insights and guidance to help technology buyers and[...]

Creating more harmony around end user computing

In a nutshell Tensions frequently arise between business units and the IT teams as users[...]

Insurance through the Looking Glass – Video

Customer-centric business in an increasingly digital world

Rethinking desktop delivery

In a nutshell Many IT professionals are weary of the relentless Windows upgrade spiral and[...]

User flexibility without the risk

In a nutshell Most organisations are seeing users and business groups starting to make their[...]

Insurance through the Looking Glass

Creating a more customer centric business environment has historically been hard to achieve. In this[...]

Security policy and EU data protection regulation

Websense research finds that 40% of UK security professionals never speak to their executive board[...]

The Politics and Practicalities of End User Computing

With the phenomenal rise in the adoption of smartphones, tablets and other desirable devices, many[...]