Category Archives: Infrastructure & Platforms
S/4HANA without compromise
A modern ERP architecture needs a powerful and future-proof platform
VMware’s breadth and depth impresses, but is it still a safe bet?
At the recent VMware Explore conference in Barcelona
Supporting the needs of highly unpredictable workloads
It’s all about flexibility, scalability and cost effectiveness
The modern SD-WAN advantage
Even if you run an SD-WAN today, it’s time to check what’s new
Has the cloud caught up with the mainframe?
Yes, you read that right
Frustrated with your company’s cloud obsession?
What goes around, comes around
Linux and sustainability
The emerging role of modern, high-scale consolidation platforms
Singing the key management blues
We need cryptographic keys, but who is going to manage them?
Distributed Cloud Computing
An emerging strategic imperative for IT leaders
Why does ransomware still work?
As someone who first encountered ransomware during the last millennium
SMB-friendly IT solutions are needed
Your business deserves more than a cut-down enterprise offering
Evaluating the potential of hyper-converged storage
What to consider when planning for modern IT and the hybrid cloud era
The business change agenda
Throwback Thursday: Research carried out in 2011
Even data fragmentation has gone virtual
Throwback Thursday: If there’s one thing our report from eight years ago reminds us
EDSFF: a new standard for enterprise SSDs
Bringing NMVe up to date with the needs of the data center
Private cloud in contexts old and new
Throwback Thursday: What a difference a decade can make
Remember when cloud was going to kill the IT channel?
Throwback Thursday: taking a regular stroll in the Freeform Dynamics archives.
Has the data centre of the future already arrived?
Throwback Thursday: Predicting the future back in 2012
The workload mobility imperative
And why it matters
Accelerating your journey to data maturity with S/4HANA Infographic
Contributors: Dale Vile and Laura Rose
Self-Service IT Delivery
From opportunity to strategic imperative?
Planning your journey to modern apps and Hybrid IT
Platform choices remain important
Why I’m uneasy about the Salesforce Slack acquisition
Analyst Opinion: Most coverage on the Salesforce acquisition of Slack has focused on the industry[...]
Defining your SAP modernization journey
Quick wins on the road to S/4HANA