Author Archives: Tony Lock

How Agile and DevOps enable digital readiness and transformation

In today’s world, software is everywhere – and it is spreading fast. Once it was[...]

Is your data centre ready for automation?

SDDC could be part of the answer, if only we can get there

Integrating Security Into the DNA of Your Software Lifecycle

“Masters” move beyond pure risk management to focus on business growth

Information management is going mainstream – at last!

Analyst opinion Some assumptions have been held by IT pros for so long that they[...]

Is Hybrid Computing Taking Place?

Research reveals the reality of hybrid computing

The Impact of Automation on IT Operations Infographic

Are you ready for the software-defined datacentre?

Datacentre Power and Cooling – Essential but frequently underperforming

Research reveals the secrets of essential DC Infrastructure There are very few organisations now where[...]

Datacentre realities in the digital age

How well are you keeping up with escalating business demands? A recent survey of 320[...]

Datacentre facilities in the spotlight

How strong are the foundations supporting your IT infrastructure? Facilities infrastructure, which includes power management,[...]

Power and the 24×7 imperative

What’s required to ensure business continuity in the datacentre? Modern businesses depend on IT. As[...]

IT service delivery models

Will the cloud make your datacentre redundant? With many organisations under pressure and IT teams[...]

Datacentre power management

Does your approach need a rethink? Effective and efficient management of power within the datacentre[...]

Datacentre Strategy and Evolution

Despite the advent to cloud computing the datacentre remains central to corporate IT. But with[...]

The Data Centre and Cloud – What’s Going On?

A look at recent developments in the delivery of IT Services For much of the[...]

IT pros speak about frustration with AFA vendors

As part of a recent survey we asked a panel of IT professionals to give[...]

The Green Data Centre – Myth or Reality

Every few years, core IT infrastructure issues surge into visibility on the corporate radar. Often,[...]

Protecting data in your hyper-converged environment

In a nutshell Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) has been gaining popularity as a way of simplifying[...]

Managed Services in the Data Centre

From stability to agility Data centres have been around a long time during which various[...]

Everyone’s talking about Dedupe

In a nutshell Storage is a very hot topic in every data centre and computer[...]

Capacity planning in an age of agile and on-demand IT

Capabilities are still far from ideal

2016 – The year of the ‘Butterfly Wings’ effect?

Changing data centres step by step or wing flap by wing flap

How a bank optimizes the use of customer information

Mobile, social and other digital channels are now an integral part of customer engagement. As[...]

Why are backup and recovery measures often not as robust as they should be?

Data protection is essential for every business and its importance cannot be underestimated for disaster[...]

The telecom transformation journey

The services offered by telecom companies provide some of the best examples of digital customer[...]