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Big Daddy Don Garlits & the Cloud: Capable vs. Functional
I know what you're thinking, yet another car analogy, but bear with me, I think you'll like it…eventually When I was a kid, like around 11 or 12, during the summers I would ride my bike into town to...
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This Week in Cloud - August 30, 2012
This Week in Cloud on the go!Download the This Week in Cloud iPhone app. Now it's even easier to get your weekly cloud news and perspectives.Cloud NewsAndrew R. Jassy, the head of Amazon Web Services,...
View ArticleMind the Gap - Consumerization of Innovation
The landscape of IT innovation is changing. “Back in the day” (said in my gravelly old-man voice from my Barcalounger wearing my Netware red t-shirt) companies who were developing new technology...
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Mind the Gap – Service-Oriented Management
IT management used to be about specialization. We built skills in a swim-lane approach – deep and narrow channels of talent where you could go from point A to B and back in a pretty straight line, all...
View ArticleMind the Gap – Quality of Experience: Beyond the Green light/Red light...
If you have read my last three blogs on the changing landscape of IT management, you can probably guess by now where I’m leaning in terms of what should be a key metric in determining success: the...
View ArticleGoing Rogue - Do the Advantages Outweigh the Risks?
Are all rogue IT projects bad things? Could this type of activity be beneficial? If rogue IT projects could be beneficial, should they be supported or evenencouraged? Recently, I took part in a live...
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Evolving to a Broker of Technology Services: Planning the Solution
A 3-Part Series:Part 1: Understanding the DilemmaPart 2: Planning the SolutionPart 3: Executing the Solution, again and again…Part 2: Planning the Solution As I wrote before and continuing with part 2...
View ArticleThe Private Cloud Strikes Back
Having read JP Rangaswami’s argument against private clouds (and the obvious promoting of his version of cloud) I have only to say that he’s looking for oranges in an apple tree. His entire premise is...
View ArticleHappy Techsgiving! Top 7 Tech Gadgets I’m Thankful for in 2012
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I decided to take a couple minutes to think about what tech gadgets I have been most thankful for in 2012. I’ve seen both consumers and corporate clients...
View ArticleIs Cloud Computing Ready for Prime Time?
A few weeks ago, I took part in another engaging tweetchat on Cloud Computing. The topic: is cloud computing ready for enterprise adoption? You can find the transcript here.As usual with tweetchats...
View ArticleThe Newest Data-Storage Device is DNA?
Molecular and DNA Storage Devices- “Ripped from the headlines!”-Researchers used synthetic DNA encoded to create the zeros and ones of digital technology.-MIT Scientists Achieve Molecular Data Storage...
View ArticleColocation: 55+ living for your IT equipment
I recently sat on a planning call with an extremely smart and agreeable client. We had discussed a modest “data center” worth of equipment to host the environment he’s considering putting into...
View ArticleCloudviews Tweetchat Recap: The Enterprise Cloud
A few weeks ago, I took part in another engaging tweetchat on Cloud Computing. The topic: the enterprise cloud. Transcript here:...
View ArticleHow IT Operations is Like Auto Racing
If you’ve ever tried your hand at auto racing like I did recently at Road Atlanta, you’ll know that putting up a great lap time is all about technique. If you’ve ever been to a racing school, you’ll...
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