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Software licences: Why complexity, not deliberate piracy, is the issue
It is easy to call for heavier penalties, but harder to help enterprises manage their licenses
Most organisations do not want to be software pirates: licences are simply too complex to manage. According to the Business Software Alliance’s (BSA) latest annual Global Piracy Study, 57% of global PC users use illegal (pirated) software, amounting to $63.4bn...
May 21, 2012 11:07 AM Read Full Post
The role of information in the modern enterprise architecture programme
Focus on business outcomes, rather than technical architecture
Every organisation considers effective use of information to be essential for success. However, the modern paradox is that although information is easier and less expensive than ever to find and use, it poses new risks and uncertainties. At the same...
May 15, 2012 12:31 PM Read Full Post
Getting to grips with corporate social networking (CSN)
CSNs would seem to be the perfect tool to bring secure collaboration to the enterprise through a combination of newsfeeds, updates, message-boards and chat rooms
Social networking in the workplace can provide a secure forum on which individuals working on common ground can collaborate and become more engaged. For example, sharing new ideas, developing strategic plans and allocating resources by matching employee skills to appropriate projects. However, many...
May 14, 2012 4:25 PM Read Full Post
How to use Software Assurance and good data to save money in new SQL Server 2012 licences
The switch to per-core licencing is an expected move from Microsoft, however, with the right information to hand you can ensure you don’t lose out
Last month Microsoft introduced new licencing terms for the latest edition of its relational database server, SQL Server 2012, which saw the per-processor licencing option replaced with per-core licencing. As with any licencing changes from a vendor the size of...
May 11, 2012 4:12 PM Read Full Post
Migrations to Windows 7 and 8, virtualisation and beyond
A measured, best practice approach is vital
Some are referring to Windows XP being on a death watch. With support for Windows XP due to expire in two years, Windows 7 migration is now high on the priority list of many enterprises for 2012. Some are considering...
May 11, 2012 12:16 PM Read Full Post
Enterprise architecture: Challenging the top 3 misconceptions
Rather like an adolescent who feels continually misunderstood, Enterprise Architecture has been suffering from an identity crisis since the day this new business function was named
The first step in creating an IT infrastructure blueprint that supports corporate needs is to have an enterprise-wide view that encompasses both technology and business - an approach that lies at the heart of Enterprise Architecture (EA). However, applying an...
May 11, 2012 10:05 AM Read Full Post
Why software licensing need to be flexible as IT becomes more complex
Driving licenses into the new IT era
Much as we'd like to think otherwise IT is becoming more complex. New technologies such as in-memory computing and virtualisation together with new ways of accessing and exploiting that technology (e.g. cloud or mobile computing) is changing the way that...
April 30, 2012 3:57 PM Read Full Post
Preparing your organisation for IT governance
Start small and prioritise
We sought to define governance in my last blog post and lay the foundation to progress from its definition to actionable steps to implement governance. Now we’ll address how to prepare your organisation for IT governance. Just like there is...
April 27, 2012 9:49 AM Read Full Post
The problem with standards, patents, and defining 'open'
It is about more than purists versus pragmatists
Currently a debate is raging in the UK to define an “open standard” for government procurement purposes. It is a debate which bleeds across European procurement discussions and will likely effect North American debates. At its heart is whether patents...
April 25, 2012 2:25 PM Read Full Post
Microsoft investment means open source is now a movement not a community
Embrace Microsoft says Drupal founder
For many years now, developers around the world have celebrated and promoted the numerous benefits that open source has to offer IT and business communities. Despite the flare for technology innovation and bringing new offerings to market, the real value...
April 20, 2012 10:23 AM Read Full Post
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