What we believe in
Our approach is based on the belief that managing IT in many respects is like running a business, and that our CIO clients need to organise well, spend wisely and create value for their customers, both internal and external, by adopting good business practices.
We are far more concerned with the quality of our work, and in achieving business outcomes for our clients, than the mere execution of a process.
We are truly independent, and have no prejudice or intent other than to provide advice which is genuinely in the best interests of our clients, even if that means turning down work. Read more
Latest articles
The reality of delivering Consumerisation in CorporatesThe Economist special recently highlighted the increasing use of Consumer Technology in Corporates in its article ‘The consumer–industrial complex‘.
Differentis has been involved in leading edge efforts in Consumerisation for the last decade, and it is evident that these changes have massive consequences for…
Is someone advising you to move to the Cloud? Then think about this:Suppliers and evangelists are enthusiastically promoting the wholesale migration of corporate IT into the cloud; what appears to be a simple suggestion hides a set of complex trade–offs.
It’s true that mobility continues to grow, that we are enthused by new consumer technology, and that work and play are not…
The XP trap, there is a better wayXP the faithful servant
XP has been a faithful servant of the corporate world. Most corporations have built a locked down image of XP to run on their desktops, and this is still widely regarded as the best way to manage a large estate without explosive support and testing costs. This has come at the price of speed…
Consumerisation of technology: Curse or Cure? (3/3)In Part 2 we provided some rules of thumb to show how organisations can harness the enthusiasm of users to create new and valuable applications of its technologies, and in Part 1 we discussed how organisations can create value from the consumerisation of traditional IT.
In this part we are going to look at some of…
Consumerisation of technology: Curse or Cure? (2/3)In Part 1 we examined the emerging evidence that, handled carefully, a considered response to the consumerisation of technology can alleviate many ills that bedevil traditional IT.
We discussed how organisations can create value from the consumerisation of traditional IT and in this note we are going to look at…
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Meet our CEO
Jim Patience, CEO of Differentis
Jim explains his views on Differentis, our people and the work we do