An Update from VMworld 2014
A global conference for virtualization and cloud computing hosted by VMware, VMworld kicked off yesterday at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. With over 22,000 attendees representing 85 countries,...
View ArticleAn Open Cloud Computing Email to the CIO – Part 1/2
In the following blog post, the people are make-believe, but their situation is real. Dear Mr. CIO, As you know, I have worked for ABC Company for the last 14 years. In this time, I have given my blood...
View ArticleAn Open Cloud Computing Email to the IT Director from the CIO – Part 2/2
In my last post, I wrote an email to a CIO from an IT director. While the communication was fictitious, the scenario was real-life. The following is my response from the CIO. Dear Mr. IT Director,...
View ArticleWhat’s Driving Organizations to the Cloud Conclusion?
Many people in IT take what the tech analyst firm Gartner has to say about anything very seriously. As a technologist, I am no different. Recently, Gartner put together a short one-hour presentation on...
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Migrating to a Cloud Data Center Creates New Duties for IT, Leadership
— by Gary Gauthier and Chris Bishop Moving a data center to the cloud generally delivers benefits in performance, time to market for new services, cost and other key areas. However, a successful...
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Mentors: Speaking the Uncomfortable Truths We Need to Hear
“Shut the h*ll up and listen.” I don’t know if it was because it was provocative or because it was yelled at me, but the above phrase was the first piece of advice from a mentor that I can remember...
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Bringing AWS Into Your Disaster Recovery Planning
Almost every customer that we talk to wants a disaster recovery (DR) strategy. Many organizations will push their backup and recovery solutions to the brink but never really achieve the ability to run...
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