Author Archives: Tony Lock
Conducting the trio, not orchestrating a symphony
Tunes to get you started ’Dynamic workload management’ and ’private cloud’ are just two of[...]
IT Infrastructure Management Must Move with the Times
The technologies and solutions used in the IT infrastructure have changed dramatically over the years,[...]
Key points to highlight when selling storage
Organisations of all shapes and sizes are struggling to deal with the rapid growth of[...]
Stop fighting fires and start managing change
It’s treating the root cause of rigidity that really matters For most of the past[...]
SaaS based Email and Office Productivity
Over the course of many months there has been considerable coverage of ‘Cloud’ based office[...]
Storage Through the Looking Glass
Talk of storage technology makes business people yawn, but the state of the storage infrastructure[...]
Disaster Recovery in European SMBs
By Tony Lock, Martha Bennett and Dale Vile KEY POINTS The term ‘disaster recovery’ is[...]
IT is the least of the problems – but can it improve business change?
A lot of time and column inches have been spent over the years looking at[...]
Expert Clinic – Revamp the network to cope with explosion in mobile kit
Ethernet was originally conceived of as being used by networks consisting of limited numbers of[...]
Expert Clinic – Mixing network traffic types on Ethernet
For much of the past decade the “networking” that connects users to their applications and[...]
User Virtualization
The primary driver of today’s IT leaders is to enable better business management and execution,[...]
Expert Clinic – Cumulo Ethernet: Building Ethernet cloud fabrics
One subject that is getting plenty of attention in IT circles is “Cloud” although, truth[...]
The fog of software licensing: dissatisfaction reigns – even in clouds
There are some things in life that you just have to get on with, and[...]
The Ethernet traffic mix-up
For much of the past decade the “networking” that connects users to their applications and[...]
Software Licensing and Subscription
By Tony Lock KEY FINDINGS Few organisations know what software they are using The vast[...]
Server Virtualisation Snapshot
For much of the last three years x86 server virtualisation has been highly visible in[...]
Operating System Selection
Open Source and Proprietary – The Decision Criteria The selection of operating systems was once[...]
Server Virtualisation Scale-Up
By Tony Lock & Dale Vile KEY FINDINGS Server proliferation is still a challenge, and[...]
Compliance: The legal landscape and how to navigate it
Every IT professional recognises the importance of securing the IT systems on which critical business[...]
The evolution of desktop security
The operating habits of users render passwords as the primary mechanism to secure any application[...]
The mainframe comes of age … again?
Economic pressure has led to more finance directors and CFOs scrutinising expenditure to a painstaking[...]
Have you thought about using a mainframe for that?
Data centre managers and IT operations staff in large enterprises are now faced with a[...]
Desktop virtualisation: Myths jar with realities
Vendors have been pushing desktop virtualisation hard over the course of the past year. So[...]
Data Centre Orchestration webcast
In this Webinar Tony Lock, Tim Phillips (The Register), Graham Rushton (Avenade) and Greg Charman[...]