Author Archives: Freeform Dynamics
FrEDI: Freeform’s Environmental Discussion Image
We’ve just released a research report called ‘Green Computing: The role of IT in the[...]
Web 2.0 will bring Gin Lane oblivion to the telly nation
At the recent Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco, Clay Shirky came up with an[...]
IP Address Management – a latent need, not a market bandwagon
It always seems quite ironic to me when I read how industry analysts are accused[...]
HP green labs get green light
Sometime today, as a consequence of its labs shake-up, HP will announce that its new[...]
Microsoft’s virtualisation story was pretty cool at MMS, so why’s it all gone quiet?
I had a few days in Vegas at MMS (Microsoft Management Summit) at the end[...]
Make ’green’ pay
With rocketing fuel prices, our minds are all being focused on what we can do[...]
Talking at cross purposes, or being deliberately misled?
Ever had one of those conversations where you debate something for a while then it[...]
Green storage best practices
In this podcast, Jon answers some common green storage questions. You’ll learn the ratio of[...]
I’ll get me coat
By now my picture may have disappeared from the sidebar of this blog. It’s because,[...]
Missing Meta Data Needed for Effective Storage Management
Ever since time, or at least Computing time, began most of the focus has centred[...]
Data Governance in Software Testing
by Jon Collins In the research report Data Governance in the Software Lifecycle we consider[...]
Decarb’ the supply chain
Seeing the pictures of lorries blocking a main route into London as their drivers get[...]
Microsoft and EEA’s environmental early warning system
Confession time: I get a horrible sinking feeling when I hear terms like ’EU’, ’human[...]
The Outsourcing Force
by Jon Collins What does the future of development outsourcing look like? Freeform Dynamics has[...]
Finally
Almost since the world was created, at least the IT world, computer systems and all[...]
Be heard. Be seen. Be green.
The push for environmental sustainability must have been music to the ears of those involved[...]
Is internet activity destroying the planet?
Calculating carbon footprints has got to be one of the hardest jobs in the world.[...]
Big Broadband Bournemouth
The lucky citizens of Bournemouth are soon to get ’up to 100Mbps’ internet access from[...]
Welcome Josie
It is with great pleasure that we welcome Josie Sephton into the fold as the[...]
Some reflections on Green IT 08 Day 1
Today saw the start of Green IT 08 at the Design Centre, Islington. It’s a[...]
Green gimmicks and gadgets
Are you assaulted daily by people claiming to make you greener? Do you listen? I[...]
Check your values before Green IT
Since global warming has (temporarily?) stopped, we now have the term ’climate change’ to keep[...]
A quick route to unified communications?
A cheeky little outsider from Spain has been quietly snitching large unified communication (UC) deals[...]
Securing SOA
Given that I’m currently at IBM’s SOA Impact conference in Las Vegas, I though it[...]