Data virtualisation is about business

Data virtualisation is not about IT – it’s about giving decision-makers immediate access to all the relevant information and only the relevant information, says Chris O’Connell, MD at BITanium. Information has become the strategic business advantage; hence how...

EMEA’s CIOs focus on virtualisation

An independent market research survey commissioned by Riverbed Technology, the application performance company, reveals that 70% of IT decision makers are looking to centralise applications during 2013.  The Riverbed commissioned survey questioned 400 CIOs in Europe...

Virtualisation for East London school

Schools are not usually high on the list of examples of IT best practices. But in the case of East London’s Stirling High School, one music teacher/IT manager is showing how virtualisation can save time, save money and make the school’s entire IT infrastructure more...

How virtualisation can help SMEs

There’s a common perception that virtualisation is only for large organisations – but, says Jessica van Wyk of Veeam, there are major benefits for small businesses as well. “Virtualisation is a powerful technology that means that for every physical server or PC you...

The impact of a virtualised business market

There are specific benefits associated with virtualisation, cloud computing and Web services in business. Experts in the field of IT solution development, integration and application believe that there is now greater awareness of the realities of acquiring and...

VMware outlines cloud strategy

At a Strategic Forum for Institutional Investors, VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger outlined the company’s strategy, revealing more details about its plans to deliver the software-defined datacenter, expand its hybrid cloud offerings and empower the multi-device era. “VMware’s...