Author Archives: Freeform Dynamics
To connect or not to connect?
Following our recent discussion of the pros, cons and practicalities of hooking up your ERP[...]
The UC survival guide. Keep it ‘in-your-face’ easy
Critical to any new implementation is support. But if the implementation is designed to fit[...]
Power management and carbon footprints, is it important to you?
April 1, 2010 was a not classic All Fools’ day in the UK press, although[...]
What’s new and improving about IT today?
For anyone who has been in IT for a while, all that new and improved[...]
Think you can’t teach an old business UC tricks?
Unified Communications (UC) fixes fragmented workplace communications, right? But if businesses implement UC and carry[...]
Administrator access: Right or privilege?
Here’s a story, which may or may not be true. A long, long time ago,[...]
Are you really capable of supporting unified comms?
Unified Communications (UC), by its very nature, crosses a number of technical domains within the[...]
Asset management And Service Management
When it comes to providing users with access to the tools and information they require[...]
The great desktop refresh debate
This webcast covers a raft of subjects, including when to upgrade, the standard cycle times,[...]
Don’t muck about with piecemeal unified comms
When it comes to putting together an outline of what unified communications (UC) should look[...]
Unified comms means a unified technical approach
The very nature of unified communications (UC) with its many component parts – voice, video[...]
The IT management impact of home working
We’re pretty familiar with the kinds of issues that cause hassle for help, support and[...]
The economics of UC
Building a business case for Unified Communications (UC) is not a clear cut process, with[...]
Patch Management: Should it even exist?
From the outside in, it’s easy to question the need for software patching. “Surely,” some[...]
Virtualisation and sorcery: We’re all apprentices now
It’s funny to think what might be made of this virtualisation lab in a few[...]
How ready is your business for unified communications?
Although unified communications (UC) still has some way to go before it achieves mainstream adoption,[...]
What personality is your IT department?
Over the years I’ve spent quite a lot of time thinking about the idea of[...]
The cost of unified comms: Start with the business not the tech
Once companies have overcome the hurdle of defining what unified communications (UC) is and does,[...]
Unified Communications and the productivity debate
The word ‘productivity’ is a somewhat wearied term that is perhaps too readily associated with[...]
Power monitoring across the desktop estate
Despite the pressure on organisations to operate to more “green” agendas, the reality is that[...]
You think unified comms is just about productivity?
When we talk about Unified Communications (UC), a lot of us are guilty of dwelling[...]
Efficiency through unity
Since its beginnings, unified communications (UC) has faced an uncertain response in the enterprise, with[...]
Office IT: One size doesn’t fit all?
“We are all individuals” – Brian “I’m not” – computer user ’One size fits all’[...]
The art of optimising VM performance
While it is unfair to say (as many vendors do), that server virtualisation will take[...]