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Old PCs: When it’s time to die

Often, PCs are like old soldiers: they never seem to die. In many cases the[...]

What’s the real deal on cloud?

Back to basics on what cloud computing is really about – what’s real, what’s not,[...]

x86 Server virtualisation check point

How dynamic should your data centre be?

Shaping your next desktop upgrade

The economic downturn caused many companies to delay their desktop and notebook refresh plans, but[...]

Interoperability: standards or proprietary?

‘Choice’ is one of those words that gets bandied around in all kinds of ways,[...]

Firms must warm to training even in a cold economic climate

“Our people are our greatest asset” is one of the most frequently employed oxymoronic phrases[...]

The Hardware mid-life crisis. Upgrade or refresh?

The good old PC, along with the phone, is today the main, if not only,[...]

XP? Thanks for the memories

Windows 7 Migration – is it time to move to 64-bit? Windows XP has been[...]

Unified Communications: Coming of age?

Unified Communications (UC) is a term that has long been bandied about, but has yet[...]

Want to do a desktop refresh? How would you like to pay?

Developments in both the worlds of PC technology and the global economic climate have conspired[...]

The differences that silicon can make to the desktop

Looking at the sleek laptops, all-in-one and small form factor PCs of today, they have[...]

Hypervisors: grinding through to bare metal

We are generally pretty familiar by now with the concept of virtualisation on the desktop,[...]

Data encryption adoption represents a significant opportunity

By Andrew Buss Data protection continues to be a top of mind subject for many[...]

Desktop upgrades: Why the business case now needs extra analysis

The refresh cycle for desktop and laptop computers varies from organisation to organisation. While some[...]

Why you should upgrade to 802.11n

The notebook market started to gather steam in the early 2000s with the launch of[...]

Keys to data encryption adoption

Data protection remains top-of-mind for many companies. Data losses continue across both public and private[...]

The threat and promise of server virtualisation security

Given that IT security is all about understanding, and mitigating risks, it is inevitably going[...]

The hidden benefits of UC

Whether businesses like it or not, the likelihood is that Unified Communications (UC) in some[...]

Moving beyond user rights – Protecting data first

It goes without saying that IT systems should, in principle, be secured so that only[...]

Mixing mobile business with pleasure

By Josie Sephton The issue of personal use of company mobiles, and its cost to[...]

Server Virtualisation beyond Consolidation

By Jon Collins In a nutshell: Many organisations have adopted server virtualisation to support their[...]

Business bureaucracy vs dynamic IT

According to many pundits, here’s the plan for the next generation data centre: we can[...]

Is there a case for encrypting backups?

For most organisations, backups form an essential part of the day to day activities of[...]

HPC goes mainstream

Many people tend to associate High Performance Computing (HPC) with exotic supercomputers with esoteric CPUs,[...]