Archives : February 2011

Does desktop virtualisation need thin clients to work?

published on 2011/02/25 by Stewart Baines

Conventional wisdom has it that anyone with a virtualised infrastructure should go with a thin client device on the desktop. However, that may not always be the wisest decision - at least, not in the first instance. Most organisations considering desktop virtualisation will already have a large base of traditional PCs. Why throw them out straightaway?...

Does desktop virtualisation need thin clients to work?

IPcalypse now?

published on 2011/02/14 by Stewart Baines

There are no more IPv4 addresses to allocate. Finito. As of 3 February, every last IPv4 address was allocated....

Enterprise mobility brings new risks - so why aren't companies managing them better?

published on 2011/02/10 by Stewart Baines

Less than a third of global businesses are implementing encryption techniques or stronger identity and access management controls to deal with the risks related to the use of new technologies - particularly wireless access to corporate networks - according to Ernst & Young's 13th annual Global Information Security Survey published towards the end of last year. ...

Enterprise mobility brings new risks - so why aren't companies managing them better?

Execs expect more innovation from IT departments

published on 2011/02/08 by Anthony Plewes

One of the major obstacles facing IT managers in recent years has been the perception that they should constantly be doing more for less. But while value for money is still paramount, executives are increasingly keen for technology leaders to deliver forward looking strategies that underwrite business growth and innovation, according to management consulting group McKinsey & Company, which has just completed its fifth survey on business and technology strategy....

Execs expect more innovation from IT departments

Network downtime takes heavy toll on European businesses

published on 2011/02/04 by Stewart Baines

The highest losses were suffered by companies in France and Germany, although the average length of time before services were restored was highest in the UK where average downtime was 9.8 hours compared to the European average of 6.2 hours. The UK also had the highest amount of downtime per annum with 27.3 hours. ...

Network downtime takes heavy toll on European businesses