Author Archives: Tony Lock
Is it a Suite, Package, Bundle or Platform?
People have been selling collections of products and tools for centuries, and with the advent[...]
Where vendors too often go wrong: SMBs need enterprise-grade IT too
For far too long now, many vendors seem to have assumed that the IT requirements[...]
SMB-friendly IT solutions are needed
Your business deserves more than a cut-down enterprise offering
Is IT investment handled better now than a decade ago?
Throwback Thursday: People like to think that the way IT works with business has changed
Software-Accelerated S/4HANA Migration
Striking the right balance and maximizing ROI
So many ways to pay for IT
Which best suits your needs?
The business change agenda
Throwback Thursday: Research carried out in 2011
Data governance in software testing
Throwback Thursday: this week we're going back to 2008
The importance of modern data archiving
In today’s business world, the value of archiving is greater than ever
Mobile moments and the past left far behind
Throwback Thursday We have looked at many reports from years ago that show that, whilst[...]
Has the data centre of the future already arrived?
Throwback Thursday: Predicting the future back in 2012
Effective IT recovery in small/midsize businesses, 10 years on? Maybe tomorrow…
Throwback Thursday: this week we're going back to 2011
10 years on, and HPC is taken for granted
Throwback Thursday: Heading back to 2010
How have attitudes to risk and resilience changed?
Throwback Thursday: Looking back to June 2008
Remote working in a pandemic
Silver linings and lessons for the future
A prophetic look back at Green IT
Throwback Thursday: Back in the summer of 2008
Covid quick fix payback time
How long will people put up with the emergency fixes?
Identity and access management revisited
A changing world demands simplification and an urgent focus on security
IT Support, now and then
Throwback Thursday: Comparing IT support in 2020 with IT support in 2006
Modernizing database technology stacks
How many different database technologies are you running, how up to date are they, and[...]
Modern Data Protection Revisited
Business advantage is all about ensuring access to data
It is time to reconsider Server Based Storage
What you thought you knew about storage has changed
The role of machine learning and automation in storage
Drivers, perceptions, readiness and practicalities
Lifecycle Management of HCI Systems
Every element of the solution needs attention