Month: May 2016

  • Security and Cloud Services

    Security is, of course, important and Cloud services raise some important issues related to data security. However, a lot of companies have an irrational response to cloud services and make knee-jerk policy decisions about their use based on ignorance. The fact is cloud services can actually improve an organisation’s security significantly. The problem is IT…

  • The last Windows Update I did took longer than every Linux update I have done in the last decade combined!

    Let’s be clear on this: I use Linux a lot. It has been my desktop OS of choice for the last 10 years or so, and I’ve used it on countless projects in the last 10-15 years. Therefore, I also upgrade it a lot. Comparatively I use Windows when I have to, which isn’t really…

  • The hidden cost of licence management

    One of the biggest hidden IT costs to many large companies is due to managing licences. I don’t mean the costs of the licences themselves, which are all too clear, but the costs of understanding, administering, and otherwise dealing with commercial licences. It’s such a problem that an industry is growing around this, known as…