Cloud Adoption and Trends for 2012

This paper explores current adoption of practical cloud services across the UK and looks into the levels of adoption across different organisational types; the drivers for adoption; the services being accessed; satisfaction levels and the issues and concerns that impede adoption at times. From this paper th ... read more

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Cloud Definitions, Deployment Considerations & Diversity

This White Paper provides clarity on the language of Cloud Computing, offers a practical description and ordering of the key Cloud terminology in use. It also puts forward the basic, but often unspoken, argument that organisations will needread more

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Cloud Definitions, Deployment Considerations & Diversity

A Buyers Guide to Cloud Services

In the UK today over 50 per cent of organisations have formally utilised at least one Cloud service and satisfaction levels relating to that experience grew to an astonishing 96 per cent by the end of 2011. Furthermore, 85 per cent of IT Executives stated that they now formally considered Cloud as a viable option ... read more

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Finding the Right Cloud Solutions for your Organisation

If you manage technology today, you know the story: everything is mobile, connected, interactive, immediate, and fluid. Expectations are high. On any given day, it's all about service delivery. You need to provide technology-enabled services to your people whenever and wherever they need the ... read more

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Contracting Cloud Services - A Guide to Best Practice

Many similes and metaphors have been used to describe Cloud Services ranging from ‘elastic supply’ to ‘a form of outsourcing’. The challenge in entering any supply contract though is to define and embody in plain words a common understanding, set of expectations and re ... read more

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Contracting Cloud Services - A Guide to Best Practice

10 Reasons to Modernise the Desktop

Desktop modernisation is about evolving from the PC-centric model to a user-centric model. This means moving beyond the physical PC to a state that is highly flexible, easy to manage, customisable to suit users’ needs, and ready for new and future technology. The journey to user-centric computing begins wi ... read more

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