Category Archives: IT Strategy/Transformation
Will SaaS make you more efficient?
SaaS might give you more availability, it might cut your capital costs, and it might[...]
User productivity: Achievable goal, or mission impossible?
The role – and limits – of technology as an enabler of productivity gains ‘Productivity’,[...]
Rumours of the PC’s death are greatly exaggerated
By Martha Bennett If recent headlines are anything to go by, the days of the[...]
The fog of software licensing: dissatisfaction reigns – even in clouds
There are some things in life that you just have to get on with, and[...]
Don’t be fooled
By Tony Lock If one were to believe even a tenth of the marketing messages[...]
The importance of mutual understanding: A faster track to business alignment and satisfied users
Here at Freeform Dynamics we’re renowned for advocating a service centric approach to IT. The[...]
Making the most of licence flexibility
A few months ago we highlighted the difficulties that many companies have when it comes[...]
End User Productivity Revisited
Despite the plethora of ‘productivity solutions’ available from IT suppliers, why is it that real[...]
Software Licensing and Subscription
By Tony Lock KEY FINDINGS Few organisations know what software they are using The vast[...]
Are you slaving away on the wrong projects?
Get your priorities straight One of the hardest decisions that the IT department faces was[...]
The impact of Cloud on IT
By Andrew Buss and Dale Vile KEY POINTS Cloud is complementary to existing IT infrastructure[...]
End-to-end service assurance
It may not always seem like it, but wherever IT is responsible for providing applications[...]
Complexity killed the IT quality of service …
“Ring, ring…” “IT support. How can I help you?” “The system’s really slow. It’s taking[...]
Service management: we are all judged on service delivery
All IT departments are judged on the basis of service delivery, whether they work that[...]
The how and why of virtualising core business applications
When it come to virtualisation and private cloud, it seems that IT is happy to[...]
Marketing, selling and listening: essential elements of the IT skills set
There’s nothing new in the concept of IT marketing or selling itself to the business,[...]
Cloud Connectivity
By Andrew Buss KEY POINTS Connectivity is not widely perceived to be a major barrier[...]
Apples and Oranges – Are people really comparing like with like on the question of Mac versus Windows?
A couple of weeks ago, I had occasion to spend some time on a 4-5[...]
Does Office 365 keep its promises?
Running your email and office applications in the cloud is not a new idea; Google[...]
Business adoption of mobile devices
By Dale Vile Some of the most rapid and exciting developments in technology are taking[...]
Agile Development – The reality behind the philosophy
Business people often complain that IT projects take too long and deliver results that fall[...]
Cloud today, tomorrow, not yet
Given all the hype and conjecture recently, we could be forgiven for thinking that we[...]
Cloud Computing Checkpoint
By Dale Vile KEY POINTS Views of cloud computing are wide, varied and often contradictory[...]
Licensing in the virtual age
By Andrew Buss Having sat through countless vendor cloud pitches, there seems to be an[...]