As we enter the next decade, I thought I would take a slightly unconventional approach to the top eight issues facing CIOs. CIOs are in a unique position to lead their company into new opportunities, and technology is at the…
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Assessing the impact of the IBM leadership changes
Last week, IBM announced a few significant leadership changes that put a lot of things in play. First, is IBM’s sheer leadership challenge as it pertains to culture. Second, is the impact to customers including existing IBM customers, Red Hat…
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Eight reasons why enterprises move workloads from public cloud back on-premises
There is a lot of confusion and misinformation as to why enterprises would move an application or workload from public cloud back to their corporate data center. Enterprises are moving applications to…and from public cloud. Unlike the perception, repatriation is…
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Amazon Web Services significantly escalates their enterprise game
Last week marked the sixth Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent conference I have attended. While AWS has attracted the webscale and startup businesses in full force, the enterprise has been a bit of an enigma for AWS. This year at…
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HPE paints a fresh vision that addresses the enterprise demand
HPE invited me to join them for the HPE Open House at their new headquarters in San Jose. During the two-day event, the HPE leadership team shared their perspective on enterprise challenges and their vision to address the changing demand.…
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Charting the path forward for VMware
VMware has long served as a key partner for enterprises. For roughly two decades, their VM-based technology and management tools served as a solid base to support enterprise applications. Over the past decade, the enterprise applications have shifted in new…
Microsoft and Oracle announce new cloud partnership
This morning, Microsoft and Oracle announced a new partnership between their respective cloud platforms. The partnership between these two enterprise providers should garner great interest by enterprises large and small. Most, if not all, Fortune 500 companies are already customers of…
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Understanding the difference between Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
It is common for there to be confusion when new technology comes out. Blockchain and cryptocurrency are two of the latest examples. Blockchain and cryptocurrency are very much inter-related. However, they are not the same nor interchangeable. BLOCKCHAIN FOUNDATION The…
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Working without a computer: Update 3
This is likely my final update in the series of working without a computer since the laptop has been repaired and returned. So, the $64,000 question is: Can an iPad replace your regular desktop? The answer is not that straightforward…
Working without a computer: Update 2
There are a number of folks interested in and following my experience working with the iPad Pro plus keyboard as a replacement to a laptop. Here is my latest update from traveling over the past few days. During the earlier…