Author Archives: Tony Lock
The DC you have to the DC you need
Your data centres are stuck in a rut. While 90 per cent have had an[...]
What’s the fuss about flash?
Firstly, to be clear, we’re talking about flash of the hardware variety, not the software[...]
Device Proliferation and Data Fragmentation
By Tony Lock Bring your own device (BYOD) continues to attract considerable attention, but the[...]
Clouds and the Data Centre weather forecast
By Tony Lock Enterprise Data Centres are complex collections of systems acquired over long spans[...]
The Data Fragmentation Challenge
By Tony Lock Every IT professional is acutely conscious of the rapid rate at which[...]
Data fragmentation challenges for CIOs
By Tony Lock A recent survey by Freeform Dynamics confirmed that access to accurate information[...]
Data Protection as a Business Enabler
While the importance of business information is almost universally recognised, few organisations have enjoyed either[...]
Forget Big Data – No one is panning for gold
By Tony Lock CIOs have been subjected to the combined efforts of a significant proportion[...]
Managing expanding business – Critical Linux workloads
Evidence from users in the real world shows that for large workloads, the mainframe offers[...]
DCIM and Energy Management
By Tony Lock Over several decades IT management has focussed almost exclusively on keeping servers[...]
Speeding up ‘Change’
By Tony Lock For much of the last decade ‘IT’ has become something of a[...]
Empowering your users the ‘right way’
By Tony Lock Many organisations say their people are among the most valuable assets they[...]
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 is a big bet for Microsoft, and is a major step forward[...]
Security, privacy and data protection
By Tony Lock Many businesses today are faced with the challenge of rapidly fluctuating operating[...]
Data Centre Evolution
By Tony Lock Data centres and computer rooms are an important hub of many organisations,[...]
Cloud storage matters
The storage architecture you will need for a private cloud deployment will probably be very[...]
Big Data, Analytics and the Future of Data Centres
Audience – IT & Business professionals Occasion – VMUG Meeting, Manchester February 12, 2013 Presenter(s)[...]
Visions of the ‘Perfect Data Centre’
By Tony Lock Datacentres tend to have very long life times and the opportunities to[...]
Consolidation in the cloud
As the feverish excitement of cloud hype becomes a practical challenge for you to solve,[...]
A Data Centre that takes care of itself
A DC that takes care of itself. Can you build it, do you want it?[...]