Category Archives: Vendors & Service Providers
Is it a Suite, Package, Bundle or Platform?
People have been selling collections of products and tools for centuries, and with the advent[...]
Where vendors too often go wrong: SMBs need enterprise-grade IT too
For far too long now, many vendors seem to have assumed that the IT requirements[...]
So many ways to pay for IT
Which best suits your needs?
EDSFF: a new standard for enterprise SSDs
Bringing NMVe up to date with the needs of the data center
Remember when cloud was going to kill the IT channel?
Throwback Thursday: taking a regular stroll in the Freeform Dynamics archives.
Why I’m uneasy about the Salesforce Slack acquisition
Analyst Opinion: Most coverage on the Salesforce acquisition of Slack has focused on the industry[...]
Seeking storage flexibility, scalability and automation
Can Software Defined Storage provide some answers?
It is time to reconsider Server Based Storage
What you thought you knew about storage has changed
Key factors in the network security buying decision
How – and why – network security professionals select solutions and suppliers
Lifecycle Management of HCI Systems
Every element of the solution needs attention
The pain of intermittent problems
Can data centres handle sporadic faults?
The truth about software reliability
Research results: It's not just about quality
Operational Feedback and People
The overlooked element of DevOps
How will Apple increase its market relevance in 2018?
Belief systems have a time and place
Is Hybrid Computing Taking Place?
Research reveals the reality of hybrid computing
Socitm 2017 Annual Conference
Public sector IT practitioners snatch a few hours to think, listen and learn
Six key questions to ask before buying storage
Don’t let a pushy sales rep trap you into an unwise purchase
How can you discuss storage with business people without losing their attention?
Thankfully, the days when IT was seen simply as an unwelcome but necessary cost are[...]
The trouble with business executives…
When IT teams and their colleagues within the business get along, life is good for[...]
IT pros speak about frustration with AFA vendors
As part of a recent survey we asked a panel of IT professionals to give[...]
Desktop budget wrangles
Whose device is it anyway?
A peek behind the AI bandwagon
When an important topic or trend gives rise to a marketing and media bandwagon, any[...]
Managed Services in the Data Centre
From stability to agility Data centres have been around a long time during which various[...]
AMZN, AAPL, GOOGL, FB, and MSFT
With a combined market capitalization of $2.3 trillion, Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft hold[...]