Author Archives: Freeform Dynamics
Why an embedded OS is like a mammal
Embedded software applications are like the mammals of the software industry – while the monolithic[...]
Is dynamic IT management necessary for mid-sized firms?
It’s a fair assumption that the operational management of IT follows some kind of maturity[...]
Who actually needs virtualisation and collaboration tools
Email is now routinely referenced as a mission critical system. The importance of tools that[...]
Sensible business process management (BPM) for sensible times
By Martin Atherton By most accepted standards somewhere north of two thirds/70% of IT budgets[...]
Understanding service requirements: How true are the truisms?
How easy it is to say that ‘IT service delivery should start with the business’?[...]
Getting up to speed on desktop virtualisation
Now’s not a bad time to be considering this stuff I remember reading an analyst[...]
Demystifying architecture for non-enterprise organizations
Architecture, schmarchitecture… words like “architecture” get banded around in IT like they have a specific[...]
Delivering and deploying software for virtualisation
To date, much of the outside attention on virtualisation has fallen on the infrastructure side[...]
Embedded developments – What’s needed to push things further?
Is anyone still developing software anymore, particularly in smaller-scale, “embedded” systems running on platform-specific operating[...]
Server Virtualisation for real: When your IT shop really is a Zoo
Keeping virtualised IT systems running requires more than technology. This webcast looks at how Chester[...]
How do you manage service levels in a virtualised environment?
In previous research projects we’ve examined the impact of service level monitoring and management, and[...]
Data protection and identity management – are you sure you’re safe?
Data protection is an essential area for businesses, and an increasingly critical one to deal[...]
Are there Clouds on the Horizon?
Seldom in the history of IT marketing has there been such a tornado of hype[...]
Looking back… and forward
This year has not been easy for many. By all accounts it has been a[...]
The double-edged sword of virtualisation security
A quick search will provide ample warnings of the risks of adding virtualisation technology to[...]
What to do about virtual server security?
Security’s important, right? Well, so it may be – but when it comes to virtualisation,[...]
Lighting up management’s information blind spot – Poll results
Consultants and analysts often trot out lines about the importance of ‘IT-business alignment’, encouraging IT[...]
Where is virtualisation taking you?
Anyone who’s been in this industry for longer than a decade will know that some[...]
Business application suppliers: What do we want?
As we near the end of another decade it is an appropriate time to look[...]
Time for the channel to step in on data protection
Data protection processes have been around since the beginning of IT yet few organisations are[...]
Server Virtualisation for Hard-Nosed People
This webcast reveals the experiences of organisations who have extensive practice of x86 server virtualisation.[...]
Ready for VoIP?
By Josie Sephton It seems at last that business-grade VoIP is making its mark in[...]
The Economics of Virtualisation
Virtualisation is clearly one of IT’s great fashions, and as such continues to attract huge[...]
Balancing user and business expectations
Nobody wants to go back to the early days of packaged applications when green screens[...]