Category Archives: IT Strategy/Transformation
Visualisation into action
Do you have lots of data but find it difficult to work out what it[...]
PaaS potential and practicality: This is a hype-free zone
One of the advantages of using Platform as a Service (PaaS) to develop and deploy[...]
Getting to grips with software licencing
IT is becoming more embedded within the business, with more use of IT for business[...]
The realities of SaaS and Security
With upgrades to Windows 7 and Office 2010 high on the agenda, questions are being[...]
Data Centre Orchestration webcast
In this Webinar Tony Lock, Tim Phillips (The Register), Graham Rushton (Avenade) and Greg Charman[...]
Where is the immediate cloud opportunity?
Let’s get specific Pinning the term ‘cloud computing’ down to a single definition is not[...]
Cloud computing in context
Audience – IT & Business professionals Occasion – BCS Meeting, Leeds, July 2010 Presenter(s) –[...]
The Consumerisation of IT
Audience – IT & Business professionals Occasion – BCS Meeting, Leeds, October 2010 Presenter(s) –[...]
The automation conundrum
By Andrew Buss Our research tells us that the move to virtualisation on volume servers[...]
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[...]
Next generation systems management
By Andrew Buss Complex environments undergo continual upheaval. For many businesses, although the IT infrastructure[...]
Desktop Virtualisation
By Tony Lock Desktop management has long been an almost “taboo” subject in most businesses.[...]
Moving beyond consolidation: The steps towards a private cloud
Many companies have essentially completed their migration to server virtualisation. The next challenge is moving[...]
Why does information management matter?
Getting the right information to the right people at the right time sounds like a[...]
What is the point of End Point Protection?
How we should be protecting our PCs Security threats have existed for almost as long[...]
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[...]
Working smarter, not harder: An alternative to the 25-hour day
The word ‘productivity’ is widely used in the industry, but what does it actually mean?[...]
We spent how much? Budget overruns needn’t be normal
According to the grassroots campaigning group the Taxpayers’ Alliance, overruns in UK government IT projects[...]
When IT projects go right – How not to stuff it up
There is a vast difference between running a project and running one successfully, as a[...]
IT Services and Systems Management
By Andrew Buss KEY FINDINGS The passive evolution of systems and tools has led to[...]
What’s the real deal on cloud?
Back to basics on what cloud computing is really about – what’s real, what’s not,[...]