Shaking things up through new ways of working and engaging
Technology is shifting the lines in so many aspects of our lives. Things that were previously too costly or complex to even consider are now easily accessible to both consumers and businesses. Attitudes and behaviours are changing, creativity is being unleashed, and the status quo is increasingly being challenged. Responding to these dynamics is now an imperative for every business.
Our Content:
Canon comes out of the closet on information management
When I received an invitation to attend another Canon industry analyst event, I was in[...]
View More
Breaking Free From Vendor Lock-in with Managed Services
As organisations become more intertwined with their key IT vendors, they may find themselves in[...]
View More
The IT Sustainability Paradox
IT leaders today often find themselves grappling with a perplexing situation. On one hand, they[...]
View More
Why laptops and other edge devices are being AI-enabled
Why do we need dedicated AI engines in laptops, and especially in the ultrathin laptops[...]
View More
Custom chatbots and model gardens: putting Private AI to work
Part 2: More to think about It’s essential to decide where to run your Private[...]
View More
Understanding the rise and role of Private AI
Part 1: AI hype vs fear and doubt The leakage of proprietary IP and other[...]
View More
Can steel fences halt the march of cyber?
Cyber: for some, it’s a prefix that conjures up images of Dr Who’s silvery cyborg[...]
View More
A straightforward look at SAP master data automation
If you’re knee-deep in the world of SAP and data management, you almost certainly know[...]
View More
Want to become a data-driven organisation? Start thinking differently about change management
Need a strong data strategy? Look for a CDO who’s a change manager and data[...]
View More
The key to future IT success is a switch to managing services, not systems
For most of the history of commercial IT, system design has focused on meeting the[...]
View More
Dealing with the growing problem of edge and IoT sprawl
Amidst all the hype regarding the massive growth potential for IoT
View More
The global information access opportunity
Making a business case for investment in modern file data management
View More
Don’t let your smart software suffer from poor platform choices
Mismatched AI and analytics can be massively inefficient
View More
Does application modernisation mean what you think it means?
Most people in IT probably think they know what application modernisation is
View More
Digital identity and opening up the smartwallet
When an 80 year-old relative asks you how she can use her phone to both[...]
View More
Manufacturers in a world of constant change
Why ERP modernization could yield the ESG and Industry 4.0 synergies that you need
View More
Like a teenager, Kubernetes looks almost grown-up, yet still a bit awkward and confused
Platform: that’s the key word that sprung to mind after attending Kubecon
View More
HP Inc’s Poly opportunity: look beyond devices and software to a real collaboration strategy
Could its takeover of workspace collaboration specialist Poly
View More
‘Traditional’ is not a dirty word
Sometimes ‘new’ and ‘disruptive’ really doesn’t make sense
View More
Hybrid working isn’t turning out as expected
Last year, as companies recognised both the value of face-to-face interaction
View More
Modernizing the digital workplace
Accelerating your desktop delivery in the post-pandemic era
View More
Citrix and Microsoft: who’s really leading the transformation agenda?
Citrix loves Microsoft and Microsoft loves Citrix
View More
Having trouble overcoming the S/4HANA confidence gap?
As John Lennon and Yoko Ono didn't quite sing
View More
Has Windows 11 strengthened the case for Chromebooks?
Analyst Opinion: I was left with two overriding thoughts
View More
Forget the ‘free’ software, the real value of open-source is the collaboration
Analyst Opinion: It’s a cliché, but why are we still reinventing wheels?
View More
Which is worse: noise, or the sound of silence?
Analyst Opinion: If you’re one of the many people who find offices too noisy
View More
Google Calendar auto-adds shared meeting notes
Analyst Opinion: If, like me, you often find yourself hunting for notes
View More
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[...]
View More
Is IT investment handled better now than a decade ago?
Throwback Thursday: People like to think that the way IT works with business has changed
View More
From virtual desktops to Chromebooks and the work-anywhere web
Throwback Thursday: If there’s one thing our report from eight years ago reminds us
View More
Are Your Crucial Database Workloads Ready for the Public Cloud?
How to Choose the Right Cloud Data Option for Your Business
View More
Evaluating the potential of hyper-converged storage
What to consider when planning for modern IT and the hybrid cloud era
View More
The allure of the log-in-anywhere desktop
How can organisations simplify desktop management if we all still want our own devices?
View More
The SMB solution selection challenge
It's all too easy for smaller businesses to get caught out
View More
How to boost supplier commitment without spending more money
Time to tune into those non-revenue goals
View More
Private cloud in contexts old and new
Throwback Thursday: What a difference a decade can make
View More
Mobile moments and the past left far behind
Throwback Thursday We have looked at many reports from years ago that show that, whilst[...]
View More
Has the data centre of the future already arrived?
Throwback Thursday: Predicting the future back in 2012
View More
Accelerating your journey to data maturity with S/4HANA Infographic
Contributors: Dale Vile and Laura Rose
View More
Is work-from-home really digital transformation?
Bryan Betts discusses whether IT changes as a result of the pandemic can be classed[...]
View More
Hyper-converged has come of age Infographic
Modern infrastructure options are now integral to service delivery
View More
The road to becoming a data-driven business
How ready is your organization for insight-enabled digital transformation?
View More
The Agile Intelligent Enterprise: Making the Business Case for SAP S/4HANA
Clever Planning for a Successful Migration
View More
S/4HANA Revisited
Has the time now come for SAP’s next-generation application environment to go mainstream?
View More
A new perspective on the modern workplace
Forward-looking lessons from real-life pandemic experiences
View More
Safe and Effective Remote Working
Addressing immediate pandemic-related needs while laying foundations for the future
View More
Hyper-converged has come of age
Modern infrastructure options are now integral to service delivery
View More
The Hybrid IT Platform Imperative
Building a solid systems foundation for digital transformation
View More
Making server decisions for hybrid IT
If you think hybrid IT renders your server knowledge obsolete, think again
View More
How hybrid IT changes your data journey
Hybrid IT drives a shift in storage thinking from capacity to service
View More
Can integrated systems help build hybrid IT?
Things to know when planning your hybrid future
View More
Turning the tables on cloud service providers
Experienced customers are now calling the shots
View More
2019 – The war between the business and IT is fake news
Some writers love a battle – or at least, the idea of one. So they[...]
View More
The life sciences collaboration gap
Keeping up with evolving needs calls for a more joined up approach
View More
Accelerating business transformation with desktop virtualization – Transportation Sector
If you work in the transportation sector, your focus is likely to be that of[...]
View More
Accelerating business transformation with desktop virtualization – Government Sector
Organizations across every sector are differentiating their products and services by focusing on their customers,[...]
View More
The stuff they don’t tell you about workplace transformation
Tips and tricks for getting past those ‘people problems’
View More
Accelerating business transformation with desktop virtualization – Education Sector
If you work in education, particularly higher education, you’re probably focused on a range of[...]
View More
Accelerating business transformation with desktop virtualization – Insurance Sector
As an insurer, regulatory upheaval and political change are likely to be towards the top[...]
View More
Healthcare sector revisits desktop virtualization
There’s no definitive “right way” to provide healthcare, but if you work within this sector,[...]
View More
Manufacturers take a fresh look at desktop virtualization
Digital transformation initiatives come in many shapes and sizes, and if you’re a manufacturer, these[...]
View More
Accelerating business transformation with desktop virtualization – Retail Sector
It’s in the interests of every sector to become more agile, more adaptable and more[...]
View More
Laying the foundations for Enterprise AI
An architectural approach to deep learning platforms
View More
Accelerating business transformation with desktop virtualization – Banking Sector
Digital transformation programs are probably a priority for your company, as banks and financial institutions[...]
View More
Fast-track creation of the modern digital workspace
What once seemed impossible is now perfectly doable
View More
Desktop virtualization as an accelerator of digital transformation
Fast-track creation of a modern digital workspace
View More
How Agile and DevOps enable digital readiness and transformation
In today’s world, software is everywhere – and it is spreading fast. Once it was[...]
View More
The politics and practicalities of IT procurement
Is cloud becoming a strategic disrupter?
View More
Building a data-savvy digital infrastructure
Fujitsu’s MetaArc and NetApp’s Data Fabric in context
View More
Digital Workplace Transformation
The business context for Windows 10 in financial services There is a digital divide at[...]
View More
Digital Disrupters do it to Themselves
The word ’digital’ seems to have overtaken ’cloud’ as the hottest word in the IT[...]
View More
The dangers of digital smokescreens
A recent global study (1,442 senior respondents) revealed that those reporting particularly good returns from[...]
View More
User-Centric Mobile Security
Not so long ago, many were speculating that ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD) would define[...]
View More
Virgin Media Business and its SMB proposition
Over the years, I have grown increasingly sceptical about the ability of most Telcos to[...]
View More
Social media and why businesses need to embrace it
As a teenager just entering the world of business I had to go through a[...]
View More
Voice recognition in healthcare
By Dale Vile I first discovered dictation software back in 2001 when I ended up[...]
View More
Social Business and unknown unknowns
By Charles Brett At an Analyst Briefing in London in late September IBM described what[...]
View More
Freedom without Anarchy
Empowering employees through the delegation of authority and trust can enhance innovation and productivity. But[...]
View More
Why you need an interactive archive
Many organisations today only archive data when there is some external legislative driver forcing their[...]
View More
Social collaboration: From a faith-based to business-led approach
I have long been a sceptic of the ‘install it and they will figure out[...]
View More
Working smarter, not harder
What options are there to help people work together more effectively? The emergence of new[...]
View More
Your office in the cloud – dream or nightmare?
Considerations for SaaS-based email and office productivity tools Why go to all the trouble of[...]
View More
Is Big Data just Big Hype?
If the deluge of headlines and vendor marketing materials is anything to go by, ‘big[...]
View More
SaaS based Email and Office Productivity
Over the course of many months there has been considerable coverage of ‘Cloud’ based office[...]
View More
SaaS based Email and Office Productivity Tools
If you have an old email server in need of an upgrade or have calls[...]
View More
Enterprise social media revisited
Over the last three or four years, many have been advocating the use of social[...]
View More
Building tech for the flexible worker
Remote workers need support and training. The IT department needs to secure their devices and[...]
View More
The Consumerisation of IT
With so many people excited about ‘bring your own device’ and easily accessible cloud services,[...]
View More
Use of social media by analysts and analyst relations professionals
I recently had the pleasure of attending an event run by the Institute of Industry[...]
View More
End User Productivity Revisited
Despite the plethora of ‘productivity solutions’ available from IT suppliers, why is it that real[...]
View More
Does Office 365 keep its promises?
Running your email and office applications in the cloud is not a new idea; Google[...]
View More
Lithium helped the penny to drop
A more tangible take on social CRM While I go about my business as an[...]
View More
Collaboration, complexity and compliance
The trouble with some terms we use in IT is that they take on a[...]
View More
The significance of Salesforce.com’s ’Chatter’
Salesforce.com to me is a bit like the boy who cried ‘Wolf!”. Every press release[...]
View More
Videoconferencing: coming to a company near you?
This article is hosted on an external website. Please click here to view it in[...]
View More
Videoconferencing: coming to a company near you?
It is probably fair to say that the likelihood of videoconferencing becoming mainstream in the[...]
View More
Business Communications in Context
by Josie Sephton and Dale Vile The proliferation of communications channels has set expectations around[...]
View More
Social wariness is wise for business
A colleague pulled me up with a start the other day when I was talking[...]
View More
Does business social networking really need IT?
Are you wrestling with the idea of bringing social networking (choose your own preferred term)[...]
View More
Social computing – start small, think big
By David Tebbutt Don’t be afraid of social networking collaboration tools in the office. Your[...]
View More
The business value of social software
by David Tebbutt At Lotus/IBM’s Lotusphere the words ’business value’ were repeatedly uttered by keynote[...]
View More
Enterprise 2.0 and the issue of workforce composition
Following on from my previous post on the importance of social media enthusiasts breaking out[...]
View More
Mobility and Connectivity
by Jon Collins and Dale Vile During the middle part of 2007, Freeform Dynamics ran[...]
View More