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Do you feel trapped by Microsoft?
- Freeform Dynamics 24 Mar 2022 -
Hybrid working isn’t turning out as expected
- Freeform Dynamics 10 Mar 2022 -
Is the commodity server bandwagon running out of steam?
- Freeform Dynamics 10 Jan 2022
Thoughts on loosening Redmond’s grip on your business I started thinking about reducing my company’s dependency on Microsoft a few years ago. Contributing factors were frustration with the ...
Last year, as companies recognized both the value of face-to-face interaction and the fact that not everyone wants to go back to the office five days a week, the concept of hybrid working went ...
The term “paradigm shift” gets flung about far too much in IT, but we may be at one of those few times that genuinely deserves it. For decades now, specialised hardware devices have been losing ...
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One SSD to ruler them all
- Freeform Dynamics 27 Dec 2021 -
Having trouble overcoming the S/4HANA confidence gap?
- Freeform Dynamics 13 Dec 2021 -
Why does ransomware still work?
- Freeform Dynamics 30 Nov 2021 -
Ransomware teaches us the importance of data protection
- Freeform Dynamics 29 Nov 2021 -
Has Windows 11 strengthened the case for Chromebooks?
- Freeform Dynamics 02 Nov 2021 -
Which is worse: noise, or the sound of silence?
- Freeform Dynamics 25 Oct 2021 -
Forget the 'free' software, the real value of open-source is the collaboration
- Freeform Dynamics 20 Oct 2021
If you’re at all curious about what comes next in enterprise storage devices, you need to know about EDSFF, the Enterprise and Data Centre SSD Form Factor – better known as the “ruler” format. ...
As John Lennon and Yoko Ono didn't quite sing, "Give POC a chance!" If you’re one of the many SAP users who’s yet to migrate to S/4HANA, we understand your hesitation. It’s potentially a big ...
As someone who first encountered ransomware during the last millennium – thankfully at second-hand – and has been writing about it for almost as long, I sometimes find myself amazed by the high ...
Several years ago, around the time that ransomware attacks started making the front pages of mainstream newspapers, not just in the IT press, I took part in a number of webcasts on the topic. The ...
I was left with two overriding thoughts following Microsoft’s recent launch of Windows 11 and the Windows 365 Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) proposition. My first thought was positive and pragmatic. ...
If you’re one of the many people who find offices too noisy, and think the best solution is to work from home instead, you’re quite possibly wrong. Here’s why – plus some ideas for better ...
It’s a cliché, but why are we still reinventing wheels? It is increasingly clear that the real value and opportunity in open-source isn’t so much the actual software itself, but the collaborative ...
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Google Calendar auto-adds shared meeting notes
- Freeform Dynamics 13 Oct 2021 -
Is it a Suite, Package, Bundle or Platform?
- Freeform Dynamics 08 Oct 2021 -
Is ‘suite’ becoming a dirty word?
- Freeform Dynamics 07 Oct 2021 -
Windows 11: this ‘feel good’ update could actually help IT pros
- Freeform Dynamics 06 Oct 2021 -
Where vendors too often go wrong: SMBs need enterprise-grade IT too
- Freeform Dynamics 28 Sep 2021
If, like me, you often find yourself hunting for the notes you took in an online meeting – and then for those that your colleagues also took on the same call – you might like the new feature we ...
People have been selling collections of products and tools for centuries, and with the advent of commercial IT and off-the-shelf software, IT suppliers were quick to follow. There are various ways ...
How much attention do you pay to the pros and cons of software and service bundling? I was reminded of the topic on a recent briefing call with Dave Russell, Veeam’s VP of enterprise strategy, ...
Much has been written about Windows 11, and many YouTube videos have been published. If you want a detailed walkthrough of the good, the bad, the confusing and the contentious, you’ll find no ...
For far too long now, many vendors seem to have assumed that the IT requirements of small and mid-sized businesses are less complex than those of larger organisations. As a consequence, many of the ...