The role of machine learning and automation in storage

– Drivers, perceptions, readiness and practicalities

There has been lots of hype around the increasing role that machine learning, and artificial intelligence more broadly, will play in how we automate the management of IT systems.

June 2020

Network security in the spotlight

– Understanding why it can go wrong is key to making the right investment decisions

In this report, we summarize the answers of 223 respondents working in a range of business and technology roles, all of them involved in networking and/or security.

July 2020

NVMe - The State of Play

– Is the new protocol ready to take the storage world by storm?

We asked IT professionals to take part in an online survey to tell us what’s actually happening with NVMe adoption in organizations.

October 2019

Optimizing the software supplier and customer relationship

– Insights and lessons from the sharp-end

Software is an integral part of the business landscape, but just how critical is it, and what are the consequences of it not running reliably?

December 2018

The Economics of Application Platforms

– Don’t let anarchy or false economies hold back future-proof transformation

Why would anyone care about the economics of application platforms?

May 2019

Hyperconverged Infrastructure as a Catalyst for Change

– It’s not just about platform automation

hyperconverged infrastructure can help to simplify and inject more automation into the IT systems environment, but this has knock-on effects.

April 2018

Technology as a catalyst for cultural change

– Time for a more inspirational approach?

IT departments can do a lot to improve performance by optimising the infrastructure and the way they work internally

December 2016

Requirements-driven software development and quality management

– Removing the ambiguity from your delivery pipeline

A shift is underway in many development teams from traditional delivery models to Agile methods.

January 2018

All-flash storage uncertainty and doubt

– Time for suppliers to raise their game?

All-flash arrays are arguably coming of age, but in an early market, with lots of vendors jostling for position.

October 2016

The enterprise cloud imperative

– Time to shake things up a bit?

It’s sometimes hard to think back to the days before ‘cloud computing’ was coined as a term in the IT industry.

March 2017

All-Flash Arrays: A catalyst for transformation

– Surfing the waves of AFA automation and orchestration

How well do people understand Flash’s potential benefits and how to exploit them? What have the early adopters learnt, what might the sceptics have missed, and how can the rest of us get the best from the technology?

August 2017

Capacity planning in an age of agile and on-demand IT

– Capabilities are still far from ideal

Business users today want, and expect new IT services to be delivered in the blink of an eye.

September 2016

Thin Client Devices Revisited

– Technology best forgotten, or time for a renaissance?

With conversations around end user computing dominated by highly desirable mobile technology, it’s easy to overlook the potential of thin client hardware.

January 2016

The politics and practicalities of end user computing

– Community research report

Learn about the changes to end user computing taking place and their impact on IT systems, policies and processes.

November 2014

Storage under Pressure

– The use of modern technologies to alleviate the strain

Meeting basic storage needs has been a necessity for some time. But with rapid changes taking place in the business and technology worlds, how is the storage environment keeping up?

February 2015

Cloud Security Temperature Check

– A question of visibility, governance and management

It is increasingly common for users and business groups to drive their own adoption of cloud services. But even where IT is involved, as organisations ramp up their use of cloud, activity is often uncoordinated.

May 2015

Creating the Storage Advantage

– Time for proactive modernisation?

Most organisations are able to deal with their basic storage needs, but how are requirements developing, and is technology evolving to meet new and changing demands?

January 2015

User-Centric Mobile Security

– Don't let the human factor unravel your efforts

The emerging reality is that regardless of who owns a smartphone or tablet, the chances are that it will be used for a mix of both personal and business activity...

July 2015