Tony Lock

Cloud Storage Revisited: What has the last decade taught us?

Tony Lock 6 August 2024 No Comments

It is clear that cloud storage has become an important component of modern IT infrastructure. Nearly every IT professional is faced with rapidly growing data volumes, and in many instances…

The convergence of OT and IT

Tony Lock 11 July 2024 No Comments

Having worked in both operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) environments for years, I’ve observed the lines between these worlds becoming increasingly blurred. It’s a trend I’ve been following…

Mitigating AI Risks: 5 Essential Steps for Secure Adoption

Tony Lock 19 June 2024 No Comments

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are finding their way into industries worldwide as organisations look to leverage these technologies to drive innovation, efficiency, and competitive advantage. From healthcare…

Breaking Free From Vendor Lock-in with Managed Services

Tony Lock 11 June 2024 No Comments

As organisations become more intertwined with their key IT vendors, they may find themselves in a situation known as vendor lock-in. This occurs when an organisation becomes so dependent on…

Observability and Security: Thoughts on the Cisco-Splunk Acquisition

Tony Lock 24 May 2024 No Comments

The tech world is now trying to work out exactly what the news of Cisco’s acquisition of Splunk signifies, and for good reason. This merger has the significant potential to…

The IT Sustainability Paradox

Tony Lock 22 May 2024 No Comments

IT leaders today often find themselves grappling with a perplexing situation. On one hand, they face growing pressure to drive sustainability initiatives and reduce the environmental impact of their operations.…

The Untapped Potential of Liquid Cooling in Modern Data Centres

Tony Lock 8 May 2024 No Comments

Ever since IBM sold off its x86 business to Lenovo back in 2014, I’ve been closely watching how the company has transitioned from arguably a commodity player to one that…

What are you doing to ensure your IT suppliers work for you?

Tony Lock 23 April 2024 No Comments

Navigating the Complex IT Supplier Landscape in 2024 It is a truism that IT evolves rapidly, hence it follows that we need to reassess relevant strategies periodically to ensure efficiency.…

Taking the next step in mainframe observability

Tony Lock 18 April 2024 No Comments

Despite their frequently less visible role, mainframes remain indispensable in supporting the critical operations of many large organisations. With technology advancements over recent years, however, the mainframe has become an…

IT Governance for Today and Tomorrow: Minimum Viable Principles

Tony Lock 19 March 2024 No Comments

Introduction The traditional one-size-fits-all approach to IT governance, particularly in relation to data, is becoming increasingly unsustainable in the flexible, Agile/DevOps/AI-driven IT landscape. The complexity and rigidity of the traditional…

It’s Time to Raise the Bar on Observability

Tony Lock 2 February 2024 No Comments

Observability has come a long way in the last 30 years

Evaluating the Potential of Hyper-Converged Storage

Tony Lock 16 January 2024 No Comments

What to consider when planning for modern IT and the hybrid cloud era

It’s time to look again at IT and Software Asset Management

Tony Lock 24 July 2023 No Comments

In the realm of IT administration, it’s all too easy to get stuck in familiar patterns

The key to future IT success is a switch to managing services, not systems

Tony Lock 5 May 2023 No Comments

For most of the history of commercial IT, system design has focused on meeting the availability, response time and security requirements of individual workloads. But technology and expectations have changed,…

Getting real about IT sustainability

Tony Lock 8 February 2023 No Comments

From good intentions to tangible results through smart systems selection

Have you made the right platform choices to minimise risk?

Tony Lock 3 February 2023 No Comments

Critical systems have to run and run…

Don’t let your smart software suffer from poor platform choices

Tony Lock 12 January 2023 No Comments

Mismatched AI and analytics can be massively inefficient

Supporting the needs of highly unpredictable workloads

Tony Lock 2 December 2022 No Comments

It’s all about flexibility, scalability and cost effectiveness

Has the cloud caught up with the mainframe?

Tony Lock 6 September 2022 No Comments

Yes, you read that right

CIOs plans for 2022

Tony Lock 3 March 2022 No Comments

Priorities and interests

Ransomware teaches the importance of data protection

Tony Lock 16 December 2021 No Comments

Several years ago, around the time that ransomware attacks started making the front pages

Is it a Suite, Package, Bundle or Platform?

Tony Lock 12 October 2021 No Comments

People have been selling collections of products and tools for centuries, and with the advent of commercial IT and off-the-shelf software, IT suppliers were quick to follow. There are various…

Where vendors too often go wrong: SMBs need enterprise-grade IT too

Tony Lock 5 October 2021 No Comments

For far too long now, many vendors seem to have assumed that the IT requirements of small and mid-sized businesses are less complex than those of larger organisations. As a…

SMB-friendly IT solutions are needed

Tony Lock 22 September 2021 No Comments

Your business deserves more than a cut-down enterprise offering