Chris Gabriel, CTO Logicalis UK, looks at the implications for CIOs and IT departments of new research findings – which suggest shadow IT is now very much in the mainstream of IT purchase...
Get Ready for the Internet of Things – Part 2
In the second of a two-part series, Lucas Pinz, senior technology manager, PromonLogicalis, looks at how the Internet of Things will transform the ICT industry – and assesses the challenges that must...
The century post
In our 100th blog post on CxO Unplugged, Logicalis President and COO Mark Rogers takes a look at highlights and IT trends from the previous ninety-nine.
Defining Service-led Transformation – Part 1. Third Platform
In this, the first of a two part series, Mark Rogers, President and COO of Logicalis Group, examines the impact of the “Third Platform” on enterprise IT - what‘s driving it, how it will affect IT...
Tags Service Defined Enterprise, Outsourcing Services, IT Trends, ITSM, Business Strategy
Is IT succeeding in redefining its business role?
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 –...
SDN. A fad, like 3D-TV? Only in technology defined enterprises
Chris Gabriel explains why the SDN (Software Defined Networking) naysayers are wrong, and why they’d be mad to ignore a technology model that will change everything.
Seven deadly wins. As a service, is this the year when CIOs get ‘Xaasy’?
Vince DeLuca, CEO Logicalis US, wonders which of the seven main ‘aaS’ (as a service) applications will underpin service-led transformation as CIOs strive to maintain their own relevance in the face...
Tags Security, Application Services, Disaster Recovery, XaaS, video as a service, IT Trends, ITSM, Data Centre Services
Tech trends for 2014 – on the other hand…
Last week Joanne Nelson looked at some of the tech trends for 2014 being talked about by CIOs and CTOs. This week Joanne looks at two bumps in the road around these trends and asks what CXOs can...
The hot ICT trends for 2014? You tell us…
Joanne Nelson looks ahead to the hot ICT trends for 2014. But this is no ordinary ‘new year predictions list.’ It is based on analysis of online conversations between IT leaders, professionals and...
Tags Mobility, IT trends, Big Data, internet of things, IT Trends, Business Strategy
The future of the CIO: Delivering the ‘pseudo service provider’ IESP model
In the third of a series of blogs about the future of the CIO and the IT function, Chris Gabriel looks at some of the changes he expects CIOs to make as they seek to transform IT functions into...
Tags Strategy, IESP, CIO, IT Trends, ITSM, Outsourcing, Business Strategy