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The bigger the application migration – the more intelligence you need
Let’s face it, this is the big one. Large enterprises have gone without a major upgrade of desktop OS platforms for a long time. Many …
Application Agility Killer #7 – An App Lifecycle Management Vacuum
Application estates tend to get a lot of attention (and budget) during major migrations. Often, the application estate never looks better-managed than in the days …
In the lead up to Christmas we are all very busy, but I almost dropped the smart phone socks I was knitting for my friends …
Application Agility Killer #6 – Botched app migration
Major application migrations are the most common time and place for bad decisions that can cripple your Application Agility. Migrations tend to go off the …
Migrating to Windows 7, before support for XP is cut off for good, is getting tougher by the day. The deadline won’t change and neither …
As a rule the IT industry views software asset management (SAM) as something you just do. It’s the high-tech equivalent of a stock take. But …
Application Agility Killer #5 – Outsourcing without proper governance
These are tough times. So application transformation projects will be outsourced to low-cost, offshore providers. No problem, if governance and quality layers are established. If …
Application Agility Killer #4 – Getting soaked by the cloud
Application Agility means using the Cloud where it makes sense. But moving to the Cloud – whether public or private – demands a careful consideration …
Application Agility Killer #3 – The wrong deployment strategy
You wouldn’t think so, but a lot of app deployment strategies are driven by trends. A senior exec hears about published desktops or App-V and …
Application Agility Killer #2 – App Estate Sprawl
Almost every organisation we’ve ever walked into was licensing and supporting far more applications than they needed. As users bring in their favourite applications and …
