Author Archives: Tony Lock
Modern Data Protection for HCI
HCI has moved on, and data protection for HCI has to catch up
Taking the drudgery out of analytics
Analyst Blog: In recent years the importance of analytics has grown dramatically
Why backup to flash
Analyst Blog: There are some things that simply have to happen, no matter how modern[...]
Golden Copy Storage
What, why, when and how?
Modernize your SAP landscape
The 'no compromise' HCI option
Data protection is too complex for RTO and RPO to be singular
Analyst Opinion I think we can all agree that protecting data is important – perhaps[...]
2019 – The war between the business and IT is fake news
Some writers love a battle – or at least, the idea of one. So they[...]
Storage and Data Center Evolution
The role of NVMe and NVMe-oF
The pain of intermittent problems
Can data centres handle sporadic faults?
Storage Investment Woes
Analyst Blog
Are you ready for NVMe?
Analyst Blog IT has always been hit by marketing waves that speak of new systems[...]
NVMe – The State of Play
Is the new protocol ready to take the storage world by storm?
Refresh your thinking
You've got a platform problem
New financing models target IT’s acquisition challenges
Analyst opinion The availability of funding – or rather, the lack of it – is[...]
Data Centre Evolution
Will HCI change how we design and build core IT systems? The way we build[...]
The non-volatile memory opportunity
Why NVM matters
NVMe: a fresh start for storage
It’s time for a real change, not just iterative AFA evolution
Persistent Container Storage: The Business Case
Considerations for organizations deploying containers in production
The mainframe returns – as a platform for large-scale Linux
Analyst opinion There are several ways to build large scale Linux server environments, with x86[...]
Operational Feedback and People
The overlooked element of DevOps
Millennial versus Mature – who’s the real IT security risk?
Analyst opinion Passwords have been the mainstay for securing applications, devices and the data they[...]
Data Protection Revisited – IT
A risk review and investment guide for IT professionals
Data Centre monitoring is not up to the job
What will it take to get investment? There is a quote that almost everyone working[...]
Desktop virtualization as an accelerator of digital transformation
Fast-track creation of a modern digital workspace