Category Archives: IT Strategy/Transformation
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[...]
Readers of The Register speak out on Thin Client technology
Managing PC estates is a time-consuming, expensive and thankless task. Better provisioning and management tools[...]