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Show me the money! Uncovering the financial aspects of IT
IT costs money, and the job of any CIO, IT director or manager will include[...]
How secure are virtual desktops, really?
As we discussed in an earlier article many “desktop virtualisation” solutions exist today. Each has[...]
Virtualisation in two years’ time
It is always somewhat tricky forecasting the future, never mind doing so in IT. Even[...]
Storage is boring, right?
In the spirit of calling a spade a spade, it is fair to say that[...]
From play to work and back again. Mobile devices and the consumer effect
After a number of years of preliminary investment, activity and experience with mobile technology, many[...]
Data protection and virtualised machines
Let’s face it, we’re not very good at backups. It’s nothing to be ashamed about.[...]
Post-Copenhagen, does green IT matter?
It’s difficult to talk about “green IT” without coming across as a techno-apologist. However much[...]
How do you manage your virtual environment?
A study we undertook in 2008 acknowledged what we all knew to be true: contrary[...]
Can financing and management models survive IT Change?
Whether or not you believe that IT is about to experience a revolution, it is[...]
Why an embedded OS is like a mammal
Embedded software applications are like the mammals of the software industry – while the monolithic[...]
Who actually needs virtualisation and collaboration tools
Email is now routinely referenced as a mission critical system. The importance of tools that[...]
Is dynamic IT management necessary for mid-sized firms?
It’s a fair assumption that the operational management of IT follows some kind of maturity[...]
Understanding service requirements: How true are the truisms?
How easy it is to say that ‘IT service delivery should start with the business’?[...]
Getting up to speed on desktop virtualisation
Now’s not a bad time to be considering this stuff I remember reading an analyst[...]
Demystifying architecture for non-enterprise organizations
Architecture, schmarchitecture… words like “architecture” get banded around in IT like they have a specific[...]
Delivering and deploying software for virtualisation
To date, much of the outside attention on virtualisation has fallen on the infrastructure side[...]
Embedded developments – What’s needed to push things further?
Is anyone still developing software anymore, particularly in smaller-scale, “embedded” systems running on platform-specific operating[...]
Are there Clouds on the Horizon?
Seldom in the history of IT marketing has there been such a tornado of hype[...]
Looking back… and forward
This year has not been easy for many. By all accounts it has been a[...]
The double-edged sword of virtualisation security
A quick search will provide ample warnings of the risks of adding virtualisation technology to[...]
What to do about virtual server security?
Security’s important, right? Well, so it may be – but when it comes to virtualisation,[...]
Lighting up management’s information blind spot – Poll results
Consultants and analysts often trot out lines about the importance of ‘IT-business alignment’, encouraging IT[...]
Where is virtualisation taking you?
Anyone who’s been in this industry for longer than a decade will know that some[...]
Business application suppliers: What do we want?
As we near the end of another decade it is an appropriate time to look[...]