--- title: "Architects of Change: Perspectives | Alex Watson-Jackson" description: Logicalis Group Blog provides thought leadership and IT industry insights, including the latest information and news on Digital Transformation, Planning your IT journey, Optimising your operations and engaging your employees. --- [![logicalis-301-1](https://insights.logicalis.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logicalis-301-1.png?width=220&name=logicalis-301-1.png)](https://www.logicalis.com/)   - [Solutions & Services](https://www.logicalis.com/solutions-and-services/services/managed-services) - [Resources](https://www.logicalis.com/resources/) - [News](https://www.logicalis.com/insights/news) - [About us](https://www.logicalis.com/about-us) - [Careers](https://careers.logicalis.com) [logo](http://www.au.logicalis.com/) [![logicalis-301-1](https://insights.logicalis.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logicalis-301-1.png?width=220&name=logicalis-301-1.png)](https://www.logicalis.com/)   - [Solutions & Services](https://www.logicalis.com/solutions-services/) - Digital Ready Infrastructure - [Networking](https://www.logicalis.com/solutions-services/networking/) - [Software Defined Networking](https://www.logicalis.com/solutions-services/software-defined-networking/) - Hybrid IT - [Data Centre](https://www.logicalis.com/solutions-services/data-centre/) - [Cloud Solutions](https://www.logicalis.com/solutions-services/cloud-solutions/) - [Security](https://www.logicalis.com/solutions-services/security/) - Digital Workplace - [Communications & Collaboration](https://www.logicalis.com/solutions-services/communications-and-collaboration/) - [ITSM](https://www.logicalis.com/solutions-services/itsm/) - [Mobility](https://www.logicalis.com/solutions-services/mobility/) - Advisory and Managed Services - [Advisory Services](https://www.logicalis.com/solutions-services/advisory-services/) - [Assessment Services](https://www.logicalis.com/solutions-services/assessment-services/) - [Data and Information Insights](https://www.logicalis.com/solutions-services/data-and-information-insights/) - [Maintenance Services](https://www.logicalis.com/solutions-services/maintenance-services/) - [Managed Services](https://www.logicalis.com/solutions-services/managed-services/) - [Partners](https://www.logicalis.com/our-partners/) - [Resources](https://www.logicalis.com/resources/) - [News](https://www.logicalis.com/news/) - [About us](https://www.logicalis.com/about-us/) - [Careers](https://www.logicalis.com/careers/) - [Blog](https://cxounplugged.com/) - [Contact us](http://www.au.logicalis.com/contact/) - [Worldwide](http://www.au.logicalis.com/choose-your-location/) -   - ![Group Blog banner](https://insights.logicalis.com/hubfs/Blog%20banner.png "Group Blog banner") Search Blog - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ## Alex Watson-Jackson ### Recent Posts [![](https://insights.logicalis.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/big_data1-300x180-1.jpg)](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/big-data-hurdles) ## [Overcoming the Three Big Data Hurdles: Three ‘Vs’ or Four?](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/big-data-hurdles) [February 16, 2015](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/author/alexwatson-jackson) *Alex Watson-Jackson identifies the key barriers that continue to prevent businesses from realising the true value of real-time business analysis of big data, and offers tips on how to overcome them.* [Continue Reading ››](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/big-data-hurdles) Tags [Business Intelligence](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/business-intelligence), [Big Data](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/big-data), [Business Analytics](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/business-analytics) ## [The Virtualisation Journey. Part 2 – Brave new world](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/the-virtualisation-journey-part-2) [October 21, 2013](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/author/alexwatson-jackson) *In this second of a[two part series](http://cxounplugged.com/2013/10/the-virtualisation-journey-part-1-beyond-consolidation/), Alex Watson-Jackson points out how a far-sighted virtualisation strategy can push the benefits well beyond consolidation and cost saving, to enable a brave new...* [Continue Reading ››](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/the-virtualisation-journey-part-2) Tags [virtualisation](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/virtualisation), [Data Centre](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/data-centre), [Data Centre Services](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/data-centre-services), [Business Strategy](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/business-strategy) [![](https://insights.logicalis.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/11873409_s-199x300.jpg)](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/the-virtualisation-journey-part-1-beyond-consolidation) ## [The Virtualisation Journey. Part 1 – Beyond Consolidation](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/the-virtualisation-journey-part-1-beyond-consolidation) [October 14, 2013](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/author/alexwatson-jackson) *In part one of a two part series, Alex Watson-Jackson looks at virtualisation – where it started, what it is now and where it is going, to offer six very good reasons to virtualise.* [Continue Reading ››](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/the-virtualisation-journey-part-1-beyond-consolidation) Tags [virtualisation](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/virtualisation), [Data Centre](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/data-centre), [Data Centre Services](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/data-centre-services) ## [If you are a fractional CIO, storage is probably your Achilles heel, for now...](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/converged-storage-infrastructure) [August 19, 2013](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/author/alexwatson-jackson) *Alex Watson-Jackson looks at how traditional, siloed enterprise storage infrastructure holds back innovation in IT service delivery, creates complexity cost and hampers decision making - to ask "If...* [Continue Reading ››](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/converged-storage-infrastructure) Tags [converged storage](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/converged-storage), [converged infrastructure](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/converged-infrastructure), [Big Data](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/big-data), [Data Centre Services](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/data-centre-services), [Business Strategy](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/business-strategy) [1](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/author/alexwatson-jackson/page/1) ### CATEGORIES - [Business Strategy (96)](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/tag/business-strategy) - [IT Trends (52)](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/tag/it-trends-2) - [Strategy (45)](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/tag/strategy) - [Uncategorised (45)](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/tag/uncategorized) - [Security (40)](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/tag/security) ### Like to learn more? 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