Category Archives: Infrastructure & Platforms

SaaS providers – The good, the bad and the ugly

Interested in software as a service (SaaS) but worried about the risks to your information?[...]

Driving value from IT

While no one has the luxury of wiping out history and designing the optimum infrastructure[...]

Who say Management and SaaS don’t mix?

Management in IT is a challenge for many organisations. Integrated management is a tough nut[...]

Applied Desktop Virtualisation

By Tony Lock & Dale Vile KEY FINDINGS With desktop refresh now on the agenda,[...]

Buying into the cloud

A lot of companies are reporting that individual departments and even business users are adopting[...]

Software as a service can breed dependency so choose suppliers with care

Cloud computing is frequently likened to utility services such as electricity, water or gas. If[...]

The weakest link in Software as a Service

The delivery of cloud based application functionality via the Software as a Service (SaaS) model[...]

Intelligent cacheing for optimised storage

Virtualisation is an accepted part of server and data centre strategy. One of the biggest[...]

Secure your departmental apps

Throughout a workshop on The Register, we’ve been looking at resiliency and security for hosted[...]

Next generation systems management

By Andrew Buss Complex environments undergo continual upheaval. For many businesses, although the IT infrastructure[...]

What you think about SaaS

Throughout a workshop conducted on The Register, we have been looking at the factors that[...]

Whose data is it anyway?

Losing control of one’s data is among the first concerns that arise when software as[...]

Desktop Virtualisation

By Tony Lock Desktop management has long been an almost “taboo” subject in most businesses.[...]

The next stage of network evolution

The modern enterprise network is at the heart of IT service delivery, and consideration needs[...]

Putting the SaaS into security management

In all areas of business, security and privacy are built on good policy, properly applied.[...]

Channel impact of cloud computing

The writing is on the wall. As cloud computing steamrolls across the market, on-premise infrastructure[...]

Is cloud data secure?

Would your data be more secure in the hands of Google or left where it[...]

A question of performance

Software as a service (SaaS) promises a lot but many are still nervous about relying[...]

Trust and risk in the cloud

Stick enough kit and multi-tenant software in one huge data centre and there is no[...]

Moving beyond consolidation: The steps towards a private cloud

Many companies have essentially completed their migration to server virtualisation. The next challenge is moving[...]

Who said anything about green?

Desktop virtualisation gets you part way there anyway Green and sustainability initiatives might be interesting[...]

Desktop virtualisation: One size doesn’t fit all

The many solutions to be found under the term ’Desktop Virtualisation’ have been vigorously promoted[...]

The changing shape of the desktop

By Josie Sephton, Dale Vile & Tony Lock KEY FINDINGS The desktop environment is ready[...]

The perception and reality of cloud security

Some back to front thinking in evidence? One of the most frequent concerns about cloud[...]