Author Archives: Freeform Dynamics
How big is Big Data?
‘Big data’ is one of those ‘buzz’ terms that is difficult to avoid, at least[...]
Bridging the information gap
The pace at which modern business tends to move has resulted in a situation where[...]
Building tech for the flexible worker
Remote workers need support and training. The IT department needs to secure their devices and[...]
Calling all resellers, distributors and integrators. Are IT vendors helping out in this difficult economic climate?
It’s been tough these last few years. The economy has been stagnant, inflation’s been going[...]
Big data in Context
Audience – IT & Business professionals Occasion – TheRegister:IntelAcademy, 22nd November 2011 Presenter(s) – Martha[...]
Metadata: the Jumbo Data problem?
A chance conversation about Big Data led me to think about the importance of metadata[...]
Beyond the relational database – Help us make sense of ’Big Data’
As many marketeers switch their attention from the word ’cloud’ to the term ’big data’,[...]
Is Financial services IT in a mess?
Whether it’s insurance or banking, those working in financial services keep coming in for a[...]
Expert Clinic – Building cloud-optimised networks
Cloud computing is all about providing services as reliably and transparently as possible to the[...]
The storage boom and bust cycle
More data more often than not means more disks. It was ever thus – but[...]
The consumerisation of IT: it’s a trickle, not a tide, but you still need to be ready
If media headlines and vendor claims are to be believed, organisations today are faced with[...]
Flash and HTML5, or Flash vs HTML5?
If anybody attending the Adobe MAX conference had any doubts about Adobe’s commitment to Flash,[...]
Clouds for hire
Is it effective to build out a network infrastructure to handle all workloads, rather than[...]
Big data and the cloud
One of the big advantages of cloud computing is scalability in terms of both server[...]
Smarter Networking for a smarter data centre
How do data centre networks need to evolve as business systems become ever more complex?[...]
Beware the cost of virtualisation lock-in
As the old saying goes, repeat something enough times and it becomes accepted as the[...]
Will SaaS make you more efficient?
SaaS might give you more availability, it might cut your capital costs, and it might[...]
Expert Clinic – Flattening Ethernet
The concept of an IT service used to be defined as an individual, often silo’d,[...]
User productivity: Achievable goal, or mission impossible?
The role – and limits – of technology as an enabler of productivity gains ‘Productivity’,[...]
Rumours of the PC’s death are greatly exaggerated
By Martha Bennett If recent headlines are anything to go by, the days of the[...]
Virtual worlds away in SMB space
Industry-standard x86 servers have now been used in SMBs for about 20 years, making this[...]
Don’t be fooled
By Tony Lock If one were to believe even a tenth of the marketing messages[...]
The importance of mutual understanding: A faster track to business alignment and satisfied users
Here at Freeform Dynamics we’re renowned for advocating a service centric approach to IT. The[...]
Making the most of licence flexibility
A few months ago we highlighted the difficulties that many companies have when it comes[...]