Heavy Strategy
Episodes
HS032 Mentors and Leadership
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a role for career mentors and coaches in modern IT ? We discuss the topic and establish some points. IT Careers are high value and high effor...
HS031 Kolide and Honest Security
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss how Kolide tools engage the user to improve end-point security. Monitoring devices and then contacting the user to gather more information ...
HS030 Can Low Code Fit Your IT Strategy
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Both sides of the low code/no code debate. We outline two sides of the debate, discuss four topics in favour of low code and then cover four negatives...
HS029 Do You Want A Strategic Vendor ?
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The pro and con's of having preferred supplier for IT technology ? You can save time and effort, simplify purchasing and move quicker but are you gett...
HS028 – Do’s and Don’ts of Selecting Technology Provider
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss different aspects of selecting technology to buy. Topics include business case, planning, selection, evaluation and review - as you might e...
HS027 Broadcom and VMware – What’s Gonna Happen?
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cold takes on the Broadcom/VMware acquisition. We consider Broadcom's stated goal to increase VMW profit margin from 35% to 65% and what this will mea...
HS 026 So You Want to Develop A Technology Strategy ?
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are the right questions for developing and maintaining a technology strategy for your company ?
HS025 Did You Know Your IT is a Crime Scene ?
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Does planning for cybersecurity failure include the concept of 'crime scene' ? Can you provide evidence to an external investigation sufficient to get...
HS 024 – Is Shadow IT a Good Thing
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shadow IT does not always lead to bad outcom
HS 023 Horrors and Hurdles of Hybrid Work
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What about changing the work we do ? Perhaps with orchestration / automation and even AI ? So many questions, not many answers.
HS022 Top Mistakes Customers Make Dealing With Vendors
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Contracts are caveat emptor but the client often knows little about the what they are buying and why.
HS020 Are Operational and Technical Debt Complementary
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We start debating the nature of technical debt. What is it, how is it created before moving into solutions. Then we take an unexpected turn into opera...
HS021 The Great Realisation Not Great Resignation
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Headlines about ‘great resignation’ tend to ignore that people are moving jobs not quitting work. We believe many people are making choi...
HS019 Questions on Corporate Technology Strategy
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a technology strategy ? Where do you start ? Are you business or solution centric ? Being a leader means risk and funding, being a follower...
HS018 API Management is a Configuration Problem
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Johna believes that API management is part of IT operations. Greg doesn't understand the question and so we set off in search of answers.
HS017 The Role of Standards in a Conflicted World
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The internet has become part of society now and this means that governments will want to put controls on it. Are our standards bodies fit for purpose ...
HS016 Team Structure for Technology Teams
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Discussing what might drives team structure in Enterprise IT.
HS015: Targeting in IT Marketing – Who and When
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With so much money allocated to marketing teams, why do customers find it disagreeable and unpleasant to be a victim of their activities ?
HS014 Software Defined Infrastructure – New Build or Not ?
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you need new hardware to cloud enable your infrastructure ? Should you strategise products on new hardware/greenfield basis or enable your existing...
HS013 SaaS Solutions – What Does the Customer Lose ?
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SaaS is popular as a 'not my problem' solution and easy-on-pocket entrè. So lets examine adversarial question "What does the customer lose?". Johna a...
Heavy Strategy 012: Professional Development in Infrastructure Technology
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A rarely covered topic in technology is professional development. Other careers have extensive programs to ensure practitioners develop and maintain a...
HS011 Can We Survive IT Supply Chain Disruption
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss what we know so far about supply chain disruption, what impacts to your projects. We also consider resellers/distributors survival and what...
HS010 Budgeting for Cybersecurity
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to allocating budget for cybersecurity there are many approaches to breaking it down into line items. We discuss various ideas and possi...
HS 009 The Metrics of IT Security
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you measure IT Security ? Specifically, how do you decide to allocate budget and justify the underlying reasoning. Most companies allocate a pe...
HS 008: Five Core Issues for IT Architects in 2021
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What five issues would be top of mind for IT architects ? Security, Backup.Recovery, Cloud, Skills Development and Distributed/Hybrid Work. Listen in ...
HS007: Distributed Work and Return To Office Strategies
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Returning to the office is a key issue as companies learn that being "in person" is the new remote working
Heavy Strategy 006 – Renting your Hyperconverged Stack, Wrong or Right
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Some call it subscription but we call it renting your hyper-converged solution. Whats the business and technology strategy of consumption based HCI ?
Heavy Strategy 005 – Infection Handling Open Source In Enterprise IT
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The question: Is open source is viable for Enterprise IT ? The discussion resulted in describing the mechanics of onboarding new products as infection...
Heavy Strategy 004 – Is Kubernetes A Thing
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kubernetes is operational not transformational.
Heavy Strategy 003 – The Impact of DPUs, SmartNICs on IT Infrastructure Decision Making
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are DPU's something that you want ? What use cases can be addressed ? What makes them more than a SmartNIC ? How do you consume DPU's in your infrastr...
Heavy Strategy 002 – Is Microsoft VMware’s Biggest Threat ?
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A topic that’s been popular from my blog is Microsoft is VMware’s biggest threat. The core of the conversation around it seems be about th...
HS001 – Detecting Hype in 5G Marketing
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Greg brings the topic of Hype in 5G Marketing and attempts to explain why some hype is legit but humans should care less. Keith puts the brakes on and...