One ‘enterprising’ employee in the US last week reminded us of one the basic truths of IT security. Logicalis CEO Ian Cook looks at what happened when flexible working met outsourcing.
No BYOD Policy? Time to grasp the nettle
Chris Gabriel considers why it is that so few organisations have a BYOD policy in place, despite allowing employees to use their own devices for corporate purposes – and highlights a series of issues...
Tags BYOD, Policy, Business Strategy
The Private Cloud: How ready is your infrastructure?
Happy New Year from all at CXO Unplugged! If your organisation is amongst the 80% planning to pursue a private cloud strategy by 2014, assessing the cloud-readiness of your existing infrastructure...
Tags private cloud, cloud computing, Cloud Computing, Business Strategy
Tis the season for predictions - ICT trends for 2013
In the run up to the holiday period, Logicalis CEO Ian Cook addresses some of the ICT trends for 2013. Consumers will be driving many ICT trends for 2013 and this will require investment by...
Tags BYOD, Strategy, business intelligence, virtualisation, Big Data, cloud computing, Cloud Computing, Business Analytics
The Internet of things – can objects get social?
Ian Cook looks at the Internet of things and asks how this idea might manifest itself and, more importantly, what businesses should be doing to capitalise on the concept.
Tags Strategy, technology innovation, IT trends, innovation, Unified Communications, internet of things, IT Trends, Business Strategy
BYOD – Research findings released
A research white paper published today by Ovum and commissioned by Logicalis, reveals some interesting statistics about the willingness to use, and readiness to deploy, BYOD in the workplace.
Tags BYOD, Business Intelligence, IT trends, Research
Google – Smart Business v Data Privacy
Not a week seems to pass without news coverage of one of the Internet giants falling short of consumer privacy expectations. Microsoft has seen Hotmail hacked - a Russian hacker claimed to have...
Harnessing Everyday Innovation – part 2
In the first of this two part series, Ian Cook, explored the role that communication and collaboration technologies can play in harnessing ‘informal innovation’. In this second part, Logicalis UK...
Tags Strategy, innovation, Unified Communications, Aerodynamic Business, unified communications, Collaboration, Business Strategy, communication, collaboration
Green IT isn’t dead. It’s healthier than ever – under a new name
Chris Gabriel takes a sidelong look at yesterday’s fad, green IT, and finds what we all knew ten years ago - when it comes to eco-friendly IT, necessity is the mother of adoption.
Tags BYOD, Strategy, Environment, video as a service, video collaboration, virtualisation, Green IT, unified communications, Data Centre, cloud computing, Collaboration, Business Strategy, video conferencing
Harnessing everyday innovation - part 1
Ian Cook, CEO at Logicalis, explores the vital role that collaboration and communication tools and technologies can play in enabling a business culture in which everyday ideas and inspiration can...
Tags communication technologies, Strategy, innovation, collaboration tools, unified communications, Collaboration, Business Strategy, communication, collaboration