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Andrew McCreath
Andrew McCreath

Andrew McCreath is an IT strategist and evangelist with over 20 years experience of Consulting, Cloud & Infrastructure deployment, Data Centre Management and Business Development. Andrew has managed multi-million dollar projects while employed with CSC, Accenture, Credit Suisse First Boston, Kimberly-Clark, Société Générale and EMC. He has an in-depth exposure across the full range of services, including consulting, systems integration and outsourcing. Currently specialised in Strategy Execution for Cloud, Server & Desktop Workplace Virtualisation and Next Generation Data Centres.

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Hardware

Do Cloud-Delivered Services Present a Viable Alternative to Buying New Tools?

29 Sep 2010 News
Do Cloud-Delivered Services Present a Viable Alternative to Buying New Tools?
Service providers are now delivering services through the cloud that claim to provide a better alternative to the traditional model of buying management tools. Mark Swanston, IOS...
Hardware

The Drive Towards Managed Services

24 Aug 2010 News
The Drive Towards Managed Services
Increased management complexity within organisations, together with a mounting need to provide business partners with greater visibility of IT infrastructure, is driving the...
Software

VDI: not just about Windows 7

30 Jul 2010 News
VDI: not just about Windows 7
The move to Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is a big change affecting both users and developers and migration to Windows 7 may well be the catalyst. However, VDI can also be...
Hardware

Can You Handle the Cloud? Part Two

15 Jun 2010 News
Can You Handle the Cloud? Part Two
Last time Tom Brand, service manager – cloud solutions for GlassHouse Technologies (UK), blogged on ITProPortal he asked: are organisations ready for the cloud? He...
Hardware

Can You Handle the Cloud?

25 May 2010 News
Can You Handle the Cloud?
Many organisations believe the cloud is not ready for widespread adoption, with the majority of concerns based around security and compliance. Tom Brand, service manager –...
Hardware

Should the Government Develop the G-Cloud?

08 Apr 2010 News
Should the Government Develop the G-Cloud?
In the UK, we’re fairly well known for the amount of cloudy weather we have but it now seems we want more cloud – not only does it give us plenty of rain but...