Category Archives: Infrastructure & Platforms
Beware the cost of virtualisation lock-in
As the old saying goes, repeat something enough times and it becomes accepted as the[...]
Will SaaS make you more efficient?
SaaS might give you more availability, it might cut your capital costs, and it might[...]
Expert Clinic – Flattening Ethernet
The concept of an IT service used to be defined as an individual, often silo’d,[...]
Virtual worlds away in SMB space
Industry-standard x86 servers have now been used in SMBs for about 20 years, making this[...]
The Ethernet traffic mix-up
For much of the past decade the “networking” that connects users to their applications and[...]
How to gear up for dynamic service delivery
If servers and applications form the heart of the IT infrastructure, then the network is[...]
Software Licensing and Subscription
By Tony Lock KEY FINDINGS Few organisations know what software they are using The vast[...]
The impact of Cloud on IT
By Andrew Buss and Dale Vile KEY POINTS Cloud is complementary to existing IT infrastructure[...]
Server Virtualisation Snapshot
For much of the last three years x86 server virtualisation has been highly visible in[...]
The how and why of virtualising core business applications
When it come to virtualisation and private cloud, it seems that IT is happy to[...]
The Co-operative on virtualisation & Windows 7
Windows 7 migration is not just about upgrading the operating system. In this webcast we[...]
Cloud Connectivity
By Andrew Buss KEY POINTS Connectivity is not widely perceived to be a major barrier[...]
Royal Mail opens the kimono once more
Is it possible to migrate a large scale email environment to the cloud and keep[...]
Does Office 365 keep its promises?
Running your email and office applications in the cloud is not a new idea; Google[...]
Operating System Selection
Open Source and Proprietary – The Decision Criteria The selection of operating systems was once[...]
Cloud today, tomorrow, not yet
Given all the hype and conjecture recently, we could be forgiven for thinking that we[...]
Cloud Computing Checkpoint
By Dale Vile KEY POINTS Views of cloud computing are wide, varied and often contradictory[...]
Licensing in the virtual age
By Andrew Buss Having sat through countless vendor cloud pitches, there seems to be an[...]
Is the backward, protectionist IT channel holding back cloud progress?
I have been conducting a lot of interviews recently with vendors, resellers and SIs about[...]
Server Virtualisation Scale-Up
By Tony Lock & Dale Vile KEY FINDINGS Server proliferation is still a challenge, and[...]
Cloud and Storage
By Tony Lock The topic of “Cloud” has not escaped the attention of anyone in[...]
Do not rush into cloud
If you work in what is known as the IT channel, chances are you will[...]
The Royal Mail moves to the cloud
Private cloud is a nice theory, but what does it translate to in practice when[...]
Negotiating your way to a dynamic IT environment
That thorny question of software licenses The principle of server virtualisation is now pretty well[...]