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title: "Architects of Change: Perspectives (22)"
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## [Could skills gap hold back software defined (SDN) transformation?](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/sdn-skills-gap)

[June 9, 2014](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/author/eugenewolf)

*Eugene Wolf, CEO of Logicalis SMC, looks at potential barriers to both SDN adoption and to the realisation of its true transformative value, and concludes that one stands head and shoulders above the...*

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 Tags [Staffing](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/staffing), [Software Defined Networking](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/software-defined-networking), [SDN](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/sdn)

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## [Is IT succeeding in redefining its business role?](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/redefining-the-role-of-it)

[June 2, 2014](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/author/edkonopasek)

*Ed Konopasek, VP, Cloud and Data Centre Solutions says evidence that CIOs are redefining the role of IT departments – from maintenance to a function that ensures business and technology work as one –...*

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 Tags [Role of IT](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/role-of-it), [Role of CIO](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/role-of-cio), [IT Trends](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/it-trends-2), [Business Strategy](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/business-strategy)

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## [If your cloud mirrors your on-premise environment, you’re doing it wrong.](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/cloud-and-data-center)

[May 27, 2014](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/author/kevingruneison)

*Kevin Gruneisen, Senior Director, Cloud and Data Center Solutions, Logicalis US explains why resolving on-premise infrastructure issues is a vital precursor to any successful journey to the cloud.*

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 Tags [Data Centre](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/data-centre), [cloud computing](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/cloud-computing-2), [Data Centre Services](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/data-centre-services), [Cloud Computing](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/cloud-computing)

## [Reshaping the CIO Role: The transformation gathers pace](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/reshaping-the-cio-role)

[May 19, 2014](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/author/chrisgabriel)

*Chris Gabriel takes another look at the changing role of the CIO.  Six months after Logicalis research found signs of a fundamental shift, has reality borne out the theory?*

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 Tags [IT leaders](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/it-leaders), [CIO](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/cio), [Uncategorised](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/uncategorized), [IT executives](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/it-executives), [IT Staffing](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/it-staffing), [Business Strategy](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/business-strategy)

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## [IPv6 for banking networks](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/ipv6-bank-networks)

[May 12, 2014](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/author/lucaspinz)

*Lucas Pinz looks at the dangers faced by Brazilian (and other) banks who do not address the pressing call to migrate from IPv4 to IPv6.*

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 Tags [IPv6](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/ipv6), [Business Strategy](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/business-strategy)

## [Mobile Workspace Solution – A port of refuge on the transformation journey?](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/cisco-mobile-workspace)

[May 6, 2014](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/author/chrisgabriel)

*Today (6th May 2014) Cisco announced the launch of its [Mobile Workspace Solution](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/page/www.cisco.com/go/mobileworkspace) developed with Citrix to address some of the problems, challenges and benefits that BYOD or mobility offers. Chris...*

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## [The Holy Grail? How to set information free and reign in costs](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/enterprise-portfolio-management)

[April 29, 2014](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/author/eugenewolf)

*Eugene Wolf Director of Logicalis SMC explains how Enterprise Portfolio Management (EPM) can hold the key to delivering a holistic view of fragmented corporate information, to underpin better...*

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 Tags [Enterprise Portfolio Management](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/enterprise-portfolio-management), [EPM](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/epm), [Managed Services](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/managed-services), [ITSM](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/itsm), [Business Strategy](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/business-strategy)

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## [It’s not just me. ‘Software defined’ is the real deal](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/software-defined)

[April 14, 2014](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/author/chrisgabriel)

**In a recent post entitled [*SDN. A fad, like 3D-TV? Only in technology defined enterprises*](http://cxounplugged.com/2014/03/sdn-software-defined-networking-fad/), I described the impact of software defined networking (and indeed software defined data centres) thus:**

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 Tags [Networking](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/networking), [Software Defined Networking](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/software-defined-networking), [Service Defined Enterprise](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/service-defined-enterprise), [Data Centre](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/data-centre), [SDN](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/sdn), [Data Centre Services](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/topic/data-centre-services)

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## [5 Articles about Big Data for the CIO and CTO](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/articles-about-big-data)

[April 7, 2014](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/author/jojames)

**We take a look back at the articles we have posted over the past two years that discuss Big Data. From our call in May 2012 to predict the future rather than analyse the past to why you should be...**

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## [Five points to consider as you develop a cloud strategy](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/cloud-strategy-5-points-to-consider)

[March 17, 2014](https://insights.logicalis.com/blog/author/mikemartin)

*The buzz around the cloud is very real. It offers considerable business agility, cost efficiencies and service improvements. What the buzz doesn’t tell you is that getting to the point where the...*

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