Author Archives: Freeform Dynamics
IT financing is not a deal saver
But it is a great sales tool if introduced early enough (This article was originally[...]
Managing Big Data
By Andrew Buss Way back in the mists of time, when computers were first developed[...]
Is Big Data just Big Hype?
If the deluge of headlines and vendor marketing materials is anything to go by, ‘big[...]
Big data storage technologies – “Rip and replace” or “Complementary”?
All too frequently the IT industry gets caught up in a whirlwind of marketing stories[...]
Understanding desktop virtualisation
Looking after an organisation’s estate of desktop and laptop PCs can be a difficult and[...]
User Virtualization – Moving beyond device-centric computing
When business IT was young and channel partners had plenty of hardware margins to play[...]
Information management: technology investment pays off
Obtaining budget for new technology investments can be a difficult exercise at the best of[...]
Beyond device-centric computing: Breaking barriers to enable productivity
In this webinar, Martha Bennett of Freeform Dynamics and Harry Labana of AppSense discuss the[...]
Rising to the information management challenge
In a world of increasingly devolved decision making, few would disagree that it’s important to[...]
CA ERwin – Getting reacquainted with an old friend
Back in the deep dark past, when I designed and optimised relational databases for a[...]
Getting to grips with SMB resilience
It is recognised across almost all companies that disasters or major events can interrupt business[...]
Winners and losers in the information race
The mainstream media generally portrays the financial services industry as being in a total mess,[...]
RIM changes its leadership, but not its course
On January 23rd, 2012, Research in Motion (RIM) announced Thorsten Heins as President and CEO.[...]
The secrets of effective disaster recovery
There’s no magic bullet, but there’s a formula Many IT and business executives groan when[...]
Amazon AWS Direct Connect hits the UK
Last week was extremely busy, so the first I heard of Amazon’s Direct Connect service[...]
Big Data in Context
By Freeform Dynamics We wanted to gain practical insights into the context for some of[...]
Closing the SMB security gap
It’s got the point where the majority of small and medium businesses (SMBs) take the[...]
Information management in financial services
With decision making among banks under so much scrutiny, the important question arises of how[...]
Oracle fleshes out its ’big data’ portfolio
I couldn’t say this for certain, but I get the impression that the marketing noise[...]
SaaS based Email and Office Productivity Tools
If you have an old email server in need of an upgrade or have calls[...]
Enterprise social media revisited
Over the last three or four years, many have been advocating the use of social[...]
Unlock the business value of your information
Stakeholders are increasingly looking to get information ’on demand’ to regulatory bodies; seeking more complex[...]
Supporting user-centric computing
User virtualization can make life easier for IT and end users alike Few would dispute[...]
Flatter, faster, more manageable networks
What are the drivers of data centre networking investment? As companies rely ever more on[...]