Freeform Dynamics

Why IT must escape the belt-tightening

by Martin Atherton Negative vibes have a habit of becoming reality. The higher cost of[...]

What governance can really mean to business

by Martin Atherton Governance is a term you’ll have heard bandied about a lot, usually[...]

Systems management hits impasse

by Martin Atherton Most of what the IT department does these days can be rationalised[...]

Desktops still have a purpose.

by Jon Collins Desktop computing is where the rubber hits the road, as far as[...]

New technologies, new risks

by Jon Collins The future of IT security seems like a straightforward discussion – focused,[...]

Business Intelligence and the bolting horse

There appears to be a revival of interest in Business Intelligence (BI) among IT vendors[...]

Data Governance in Software Testing

by Jon Collins In the research report Data Governance in the Software Lifecycle we consider[...]

The Outsourcing Force

by Jon Collins What does the future of development outsourcing look like? Freeform Dynamics has[...]

A quick route to unified communications?

A cheeky little outsider from Spain has been quietly snitching large unified communication (UC) deals[...]

Cloud Computing and Web 2.0

Don’t you just hate it when another woolly ambiguous term is forced upon us? When[...]

Can computers really extract knowlege?

Knowledge management is theoretically impossible. Real knowledge sits between your ears, unseen until it is[...]

Let go and relax. Information management is about trusting your tools

I’m not a major player when it comes to gadgets and tools, I often download[...]

Racetrack memory to save us from ourselves

Today’s issue of Science carries a story about a new invention from IBM called Magnetic[...]

Microsoft Bloat, Green and the Vista opportunity

Microsoft’s always going to have a hard time presenting a convincing green story for desktop[...]

Linux on the desktop: cheap trick or pragmatist’s dream?

Welcome to our third and final poll on desktop operating systems. First, we looked at[...]

Storage Vendors for All Sizes

by Tony Lock I have spent a lot of time over the course of the[...]

Information Governance

by Martin Atherton and Jon Collins Forward thinking organisations no longer just talk about governance,[...]

The Register Buzz Report

In association with The Register IT buyers’ views of technology vendors are shaped by a[...]

Relieving the Systems Management Burden

by Martin Atherton The management of operational IT is not without its challenges, indeed it[...]

IT Management Checkpoint

by Martin Atherton Existing IT management strategies have enabled organisations to take control of their[...]

IT and the Environment: Part 1

by David Tebbutt Call it green, call it sustainability, call it environment, the name doesn’t[...]

IT and the Environment: Part 2

by David Tebbutt Say ’green’ to most enterprise IT suppliers and they fire back with[...]

IT and the Environment: Part 3

by David Tebbutt Let’s be clear about one thing, if the developing world wants to[...]

Security no longer just about hackers

by Jon Collins I went to a fascinating panel session a couple of weeks ago,[...]