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Is the difference between cloud storage provides about free space? In a word, no. I wrote about the cloud storage wars and potential bubble here:…
Continue reading → There comes a point when it is not just about storage space
There are many who profess to know what goes on within the mind of the CIO and across the IT organization as a whole.…
Continue reading → The enterprise CIO needs a comprehensive strategic plan and quick
One thing is for sure, we can expect to see much more of cloud consolidation and disruption happening in the IT space over the coming…
Continue reading → What do cloud consolidation and disruption have in common?
Cloud-based solutions present the largest opportunity today for the enterprise, business, IT and the Chief Information Officer (CIO). Recent conversations have posed the question…
There are plenty of other posts detailing whether Rackspace (NYSE: RAX) should sell or split. I detailed my own thoughts here back in May…
Continue reading → Could Rackspace start the cloud vertical movement?
The recent major reboots of cloud-based infrastructure by Amazon and Rackspace has resurfaced the question about cloud instability. Days before the reboot, both Amazon and…
Continue reading → Is the cloud unstable and what can we do about it?
For years, IT organizations operated in a certain way. They provided a relatively standard service in a particular way. Of course, both of these…
Continue reading → 5 things to prepare the CIO for disruption
IBM’s BLU Acceleration is starting to make inroads in addressing common issues faced by enterprise IT organizations. BLU Acceleration is IBM’s in-memory database processing…
Continue reading → IBM BLU Acceleration speaks to core business challenges with Cancun Release
Security, or Information Security (InfoSec) as the more formal term, is going through a period of massive change. In recent months, the public has…
Continue reading → CIOs ill equipped to manage the growing security threats
Wikipedia: The term harmony derives from the Greek ‘harmonia’, meaning “joint, agreement, concord”, from the verb ‘harmozo’, “to fit together, to join. The future…
Continue reading → Three harmonious factors that change the CIO octave