Details have recently emerged on an Apple patent that aims to enable transferable digital rights management (DRM) on content such as music and ebooks. This idea represents a very interesting step forward in how content purchased online should be managed in perpetuity. I have had an interest in DRM for some time. At the turn [...]
The Private to Public Cloud Journey
Many organisations, large and small, are looking at Cloud Computing as an opportunity to move away from their traditional service (or infrastructure) delivery models and adopt services that provide them more flexibility, a move to OpEx rather than CapEx management and the opportunity to focus on the business’ core skills. However the steps to reaching [...]
Learning From The Past
As part of the discussions at the recent IP Expo Steering Committee (of which I’m involved), I raised the subject of learning within IT. By this I don’t mean the way in which it is taught in schools (that’s a conversation for another day), but rather the way successive generations of IT professionals use the [...]
Is the Enterprise Ready for Cloud?
The title ofthis post could quite easily have been asked in reverse – is Cloud ready for the enterprise? Either way, understanding what IT means to the Enterprise is fundamental to answering the question. The attached diagram (I’ll hold short of calling it an infographic) explains how the Enterprise has evolved over the last 30 [...]