Author Archives: Tony Lock
Who say Management and SaaS don’t mix?
Management in IT is a challenge for many organisations. Integrated management is a tough nut[...]
Applied Desktop Virtualisation
By Tony Lock & Dale Vile KEY FINDINGS With desktop refresh now on the agenda,[...]
Putting the SaaS into security management
In all areas of business, security and privacy are built on good policy, properly applied.[...]
The alternatives to password protection
In a world where it is possible to create credential-stealing malware and where users are[...]
Modern solutions to an ever-growing challenge
What could be new about backup and recovery? After all, everyone has been doing it[...]
Disaster recovery blurs into high availability (or other way round?)
IT managers use two terms when talking about systems availability. These are: High Availability or[...]
Public Cloud: Sorting out the peaks from the troughs
We know many of you remain sceptical of the whole ‘Cloud’ thing and are unsure[...]
The industrialisation of the IT Threat Landscape
Business and IT are now changing with a rapidity never before seen while at the[...]
Just how special are Power Users?
Power users are often at the cutting edge of an organisation’s revenue generation, product development,[...]
The True Cost of Desktop Support
Desktop support is something every organisation does using a variety of tools, people and processes,[...]
CIOs and ’Data Protection’
By Tony Lock The rapid growth in the amount of stored data means that the[...]
Is your server estate becoming too complex to manage?
In earlier articles in this workshop we reported on research carried out by Freeform Dynamics[...]
Are you delivering IT and creating wiggle room?
According to Freeform Dynamics research, many IT departments are seeking to become better aligned with[...]
Automation – one step closer to lights out?
In an earlier article in this workshop we considered the challenges associated with procuring system[...]
Desktop virtualisation: The control-plus-flexibility problem
Desktop virtualisation is attracting serious attention as organisations consider the future potential directions for delivering[...]
The Time has come for “Chargeback”
Ever since the industrial revolution there have been periods when businesses have prospered simply on[...]
Managing IT and business risk in the times of eroding enterprise boundaries
Managing risk in business has always been more of an art form than a science.[...]
Systems monitoring: what’s possible, and what really happens
IT increasingly plays a pivotal role in business processes. The importance of systems to the[...]
Storage Technology Evolution and Alignment
By Jon Collins and Tony Lock Executive summary Few organisations today would deny their absolute[...]
Desktop virtualisation: The control-plus-flexibility problem
Desktop virtualisation is attracting serious attention as organisations consider the future potential directions for delivering[...]
Your desktop virtualisation reality check
Migrating desktops is never easy. The promise of better management and security that is offered[...]
Desktop virtualisation: why, how, and how much?
As anyone who has started down the path will confirm, desktop virtualisation is not a[...]
The Mainframe Extends its Reach
Over the course of the last decade there has been considerable discussion about the future[...]
Streamlining the network
Ethernet networks have evolved dramatically in capabilities and scale over the past decade. Networks have[...]