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Virtualisation and packaged applications. When is a silo not a silo?

To the outsider, suggesting that such workloads as SAP, Siebel and so on should be[...]

Another annoying cloud pitch. Why do vendors think Cloud is new?

I just sat through another cloud consulting services pitch from a major IT vendor. Some[...]

What personality is your IT department?

Over the years I’ve spent quite a lot of time thinking about the idea of[...]

The Truth About Client Computing and Virtualisation

Client virtualisation has been around for a long time. This panellists taking part in this[...]

Licensing in virtual systems still making us ill

We know from extensive research that in the server arena, virtualisation is moving into the[...]

Keep an eye on the big picture

By Martin Atherton In a nutshell: There are lots of things we could do to[...]

Server virtualisation beyond the x86 environment

Respondents have told us that the virtualisation of significant portions of your x86 server estates[...]

World finally using unified communications

It seems that Unified Communications (UC) has at last started to move beyond the ‘what[...]

Scoping UC

By Josie Sephton In a nutshell: The proliferation of communications channels has set expectations around[...]

Want to reduce mobile voice costs? Change the channel

It has been a while since the EU introduced regulations to address the cost of[...]

ROI in context – Avoiding analysis paralysis and delusion

The consideration of Return on Investment (ROI) understandably increased during the downturn. In line with[...]

The long and winding road to server virtualisation

“Move along, nothing to see here,” said a self-confessed “old timer on the virtualisation front,”[...]

Can virtualisation reduce the management overhead?

Server virtualisation is quickly becoming a mainstream route by which IT services are delivered. Already[...]

Storage in the virtual era

by Freeform Dynamics The growth in use of server virtualisation technology is having a knock-on[...]

Show me the money! Uncovering the financial aspects of IT

IT costs money, and the job of any CIO, IT director or manager will include[...]

How secure are virtual desktops, really?

As we discussed in an earlier article many “desktop virtualisation” solutions exist today. Each has[...]

Approaching x86 Consolidation

by Freeform Dynamics All IT initiatives need an objective view of requirements and choices on[...]

Virtualisation in two years’ time

It is always somewhat tricky forecasting the future, never mind doing so in IT. Even[...]

Storage is boring, right?

In the spirit of calling a spade a spade, it is fair to say that[...]

From play to work and back again. Mobile devices and the consumer effect

After a number of years of preliminary investment, activity and experience with mobile technology, many[...]

Data protection and virtualised machines

Let’s face it, we’re not very good at backups. It’s nothing to be ashamed about.[...]

Post-Copenhagen, does green IT matter?

It’s difficult to talk about “green IT” without coming across as a techno-apologist. However much[...]

How do you manage your virtual environment?

A study we undertook in 2008 acknowledged what we all knew to be true: contrary[...]

Can financing and management models survive IT Change?

Whether or not you believe that IT is about to experience a revolution, it is[...]