Category Archives: IT Strategy/Transformation
The Enterprise Flash Imperative
From expensive luxury to essential enabler
Five years later, the hybrid cloud is real
When we surveyed over 300 IT and business professionals back in 2011 on their attitudes[...]
Getting all-flash storage investment approved
We are at an interesting time in the all-flash storage array market
Technology as a catalyst for cultural change
Time for a more inspirational approach?
Managing Cloud Complexity
The emerging role of converged services
Unleashing the full potential of all-flash arrays
The network is part of the system too
IT Decision-Making in the Digital Age
Making the right technology investments in today’s fast moving digital age can mean the difference[...]
Desktop budget wrangles
Whose device is it anyway?
Cloud computing reality check
Introduction: Is cloud really a kind of magic? Many have positioned cloud computing as the[...]
Poor capacity planning is not our fault
Sysadmins explain why things are so crap
Will hyper-converged infrastructure kill traditional storage?
In a nutshell Deciding which direction to take with your storage purchasing is a tough[...]
Protecting data in your hyper-converged environment
In a nutshell Hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) has been gaining popularity as a way of simplifying[...]
All-flash storage uncertainty and doubt
In a nutshell All-flash arrays are arguably coming of age, but in an early market,[...]
IT Ops as a Digital Business Enabler
Some argue that IT operations doesn’t matter anymore; it’s all about developers. Our aim in[...]
Digital transformation initiatives hampered by poor ICT skills
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently published a report detailing the results of an[...]
Managed Services in the Data Centre
From stability to agility Data centres have been around a long time during which various[...]
Everyone’s talking about Dedupe
In a nutshell Storage is a very hot topic in every data centre and computer[...]
The Impact of Cloud on IT Teams
We often hear that cloud computing dramatically reduces the need for in-house IT teams, and[...]
Digital Disrupters do it to Themselves
The word ’digital’ seems to have overtaken ’cloud’ as the hottest word in the IT[...]
Capacity planning in an age of agile and on-demand IT
Capabilities are still far from ideal
Taking DevOps to the Next Level
It’s all about continuous delivery
A higher impact approach to IT investment
In a nutshell You may have doubts about the value for money or level of[...]
The dangers of digital smokescreens
A recent global study (1,442 senior respondents) revealed that those reporting particularly good returns from[...]
If you think DevOps is BS, you may be a victim of bandwagon marketing
I’ve been coming across more DevOps naysayers and sceptics recently. Whether online or face-to-face, I[...]