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  Risk is inherent in any undertaking and the risk of IT failure in business is a threat organisations need to take seriously. There are dire consequences for not having some form of risk mitigation in place for IT failures. Data Protection + High Availability = Business Survival IT failures are unpredictable and could originate from anywhere There are many potential failures which could affect an IT environment. These failures could be as a result of local failure incidents such as user errors, hardware component or full system failures. Failures could also result from full environment-wide disasters which could range

  Scalability = Operational Flexibility Scalability is a systems characteristic which enables a platform hosting a system to automatically muster additional computing resources as the system workload increases. In a cloud world, a scalable system is a system which is able to automatically provision additional computing resources such as processor, memory and bandwidth as the demand for computing resources from the hosted system increases. Scalability meets user expectations Users interacting with online services expect systems to be perpetually available, function at peak performance levels and have a user interface design which is aesthetically pleasing, intuitive and simple to use. Scalability’s

  Proactive IT environment monitoring is essential in an online world where business success is equal to system uptime. Proactive monitoring means improved availability. Organisations need to monitor their IT environments to ensure they are running optimally and identify any issues which could cause a failure down the line. In addition, IT environment health monitoring gives organisations the peace of mind they are providing an efficient and consistent service to their end users. Total visibility of all interdependent systems is vital In any IT environment problems which may cause service interruption are not immediately visible and tend to build up

  As mobile technologies advance in the workplace, how will the employee experience evolve—and IT along with it? Noah Wasmer, Senior Vice President and Co-General Manager, VMware End-User Computing   For years, I’ve said the future of mobility will be the reason people love their work again. There are parts of work people love—and parts of our work they hate. I believe technology advances will dramatically simplify processes and streamline day-to-day tasks—the dull work. These innovations will help eliminate mundane tasks, such as expense reports and meeting invites. This will enable employees to fast-forward to more important, challenging and rewarding