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Freeform Dynamics is a UK based industry analyst and research organisation that investigates and reports on the business impact of developments in the IT and communications (ITC) markets across Europe and the USA
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January 19, 2012
The secrets of effective disaster recovery
Martha Bennett asks, what can companies do to ensure that they’re adequately prepared for when disaster strikes?
There's no magic bullet, but there's a formula Many IT and business executives groan when the topic of disaster recovery (DR) appears on the...
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January 12, 2012
Oracle fleshes out its 'big data' portfolio
Dale Vile of Freeform Dynamics on how the whole big data movement is introducing net new capability to the business mainstream.
I couldn't say this for certain, but I get the impression that the marketing noise around 'big data' has now exceeded that of 'cloud computing'....
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June 30, 2011
Apples and Oranges
Are people really comparing like with like on the question of Mac versus Windows?
Are people really comparing like with like on the question of Mac versus Windows? A couple of weeks ago, I had occasion to spend some time...
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June 16, 2011
Happy 100th birthday IBM
We would like to say happy birthday IBM, as it turns a century old today.....
A couple of months ago, I picked up a tweet on Twitter that said something along the lines of: "It's interesting that all of the tech companies...
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October 22, 2010
Lithium helped the penny to drop
Dale Vile gives a more tangible take on social CRM
A more tangible take on social CRM While I go about my business as an industry analyst, I sometimes come across problems and solutions highlighted...
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June 08, 2010
Putting 'I' back in 'CIO'
Dale Vile of Freeform Dynamics reminds us that the I in CIO stands for Information
Nice sound bite, but does the spirit make sense? On a few occasions recently I have heard presenters on stage remind their audience...
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June 07, 2010
Videoconferencing: coming to a company near you?
Josie Sephton of Freeform Dynamics discusses the best use of video conferenceing.
It is probably fair to say that the likelihood of videoconferencing becoming mainstream in the next year or so is slim. Of course, many vendors...
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May 21, 2010
Focus on business challenges, not technology innovations
Jon Collins of Freeform Dynamics asks how much innovation is just keeping up appearances?"
The IT industry really does bring out the best and worst traits of human nature. Were we always quite so excitable about the latest big thing? It...
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March 26, 2010
What personality is your IT department?
The personality of an IT department is multi-dimensional.......
Over the years I've spent quite a lot of time thinking about the idea of IT maturity models - which are great in principle, but, to be frank, a...
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February 04, 2010
Want to reduce mobile voice costs? Change the channel
Josie Sephton take a look at mobile roaming costs
It has been a while since the EU introduced regulations to address the cost of roaming in Europe - 2007 to be precise. Undoubtedly, this was a...
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January 14, 2010
Getting up to speed on desktop virtualisation
Dale Vile takes a look at what to consider in 2010
Now's not a bad time to be considering this stuff I remember reading an analyst prediction at the end of 2008 that 2009 was the year in which...
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January 06, 2010
Data protection and identity management - are you sure you're safe?
Companies may often consider that their approach to data security and identity management is sufficient.
Data protection is an essential area for businesses, and an increasingly critical one to deal with, as volumes and complexity of data grow, along...
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November 09, 2009
Does business social networking really need IT?
David Tebbutt of Freeform Dynamics asks, who should be involved in social networking in your business?
Are you wrestling with the idea of bringing social networking (choose your own preferred term) into your organisation? Whether a grass roots...
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October 26, 2009
Keep a clear head on environmental issues
David Tebbut of Freeform Dynamics talks about the Act On CO2
Did you see the Act On CO2 quango's 'bedtime stories' advertisement? It tells children that if the grown-ups would change their ways, they may...
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October 08, 2009
The Bathtub Curve and other over-simplistic ideas
Getting the balance right between capex and opex.
Every now and then, a certain model or other seems to have direct relevance to a whole series of challenges. It's funny how it happens - at one...
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September 04, 2009
UC - FMC usurper or saviour?
Josie Sephton of Freeform Dynamics discusses the pros and cons of Fixed Mobile Convergence
As enterprises move through their comms journey, should FMC still be on the cards, or has it been beaten to the budget post by other more...
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September 02, 2009
What's enterprise energy use got to do with IT?
IT's energy saving opportunity extends way beyond the data centre
Energy use results in two major consequences: expense and environmental impact. Most organisations care a great deal about the former and somewhat...
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September 02, 2009
Vodafone UK ready to walk the walk
Dale Vile of Freeform Dynamics talks about Vodafone's total enterprise communication services
It has been very interesting watching Vodafone go through its journey over the past five or six years. From the delivery of relatively...
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August 27, 2009
Incongruous cloud communication
Vendor over-positioning can easily lead to customers dismissing everything being said, says Dale Vile.
I have recently been involved in a number of vendor events in which the keynote focused on the massive change that cloud computing is supposedly...
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July 28, 2009
Audience power and the death of deference
David Tebbutt of Freeform Dynamics discusses whether using devices at conferences is a good or bad thing.
How do you feel if you're addressing a large group of people and some of them are hammering away on laptops and smartphones? Do you use your own...
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Freeform Dynamics is a UK based industry analyst and research organisation that investigates and reports on the business impact of developments in the IT and communications (ITC) markets across Europe and the USA
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