Category Archives: Infrastructure & Platforms
Infrastructure Consolidation
By Tony Lock Research results obtained by Freeform Dynamics towards the end of 2009 show[...]
Keep an eye on the big picture
By Martin Atherton In a nutshell: There are lots of things we could do to[...]
Can IT Financing and Management Models Survive IT Change?
By Tony Lock In a nutshell: The models used for businesses to create IT budgets[...]
Storage in the virtual era
by Freeform Dynamics The growth in use of server virtualisation technology is having a knock-on[...]
Approaching x86 Consolidation
by Freeform Dynamics All IT initiatives need an objective view of requirements and choices on[...]
Server Virtualisation for real: When your IT shop really is a Zoo
Keeping virtualised IT systems running requires more than technology. This webcast looks at how Chester[...]
How do you manage service levels in a virtualised environment?
In previous research projects we’ve examined the impact of service level monitoring and management, and[...]
The case for storage virtualisation
‘Virtualisation’ is acknowledged by IT professionals as being a pretty good thing. But when we[...]
Server Virtualisation for Hard-Nosed People
This webcast reveals the experiences of organisations who have extensive practice of x86 server virtualisation.[...]
Evolution of x86 Server Estates
by Dale Vile and Jon Collins Justifying the purchase of x86 servers to run new[...]
Desktop Modernisation
by Dale Vile and Tony Lock The personal computer is one of the few parts[...]
Breaking out of the virtualisation pilot
By Jon Collins The IT industry is full of bad habits, none greater than treating[...]
What is service management?
This 60-minute webcast features Martin Atherton and Tony Lock, who donning business and IT hats[...]
Evolution of Dynamic IT
by Dale Vile and Tony Lock Against the backdrop of an increasingly fast moving and[...]
Pricing the fluffy stuff
By Josie Sephton Cloud really is the new black, and it is hard to get[...]
Server Virtualization in Context
by Dale Vile and Jon Collins One of the hottest topics in the IT industry[...]
Desktop Virtualisation
by Martin Atherton and Jon Collins It is early days for virtualisation in the desktop[...]
The Virtualization Workshop
In this Webcast hosted by Tim Philips, Jon Collins talks to Microsoft’s virtualisation lead David[...]
The strategic upside of power accountability
By Dale Vile Research conducted by Freeform Dynamics a year ago suggested that the majority[...]
Making IT Work In The Real World
Most organisations run a mix of systems in their IT infrastructure. One of the challenges[...]
SOA and Growth Markets
by Jon Collins and Dale Vile KEY FINDINGS SOA is as relevant in growth economies[...]
BT and Cloud
By Dale Vile While the cloud computing market is in its infancy at the moment,[...]
Clarity on Cloud
By Dale Vile A senior exec from a major IT vendor recently commented in a[...]
Server Platforms and Operating Systems
By Tony Lock What’s happening today in the server infrastructures deployed by organisations, large and[...]