Posts Tagged ‘ virtualization ’

In Cloud, ITIL, and SOE – Heterogeneity is the New Standard

March 15, 2010
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In Cloud, ITIL, and SOE – Heterogeneity is the New Standard

I read recently a good blog post from Thomas Bittman (@tombitt) of Gartner Group, about how sometimes close enough is good enough. Talking specifically about private cloud, he talked about how an ‘imperfect’ cloud deployment – one that does not...
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Your Favourite Technology Will Not Kill Anything

March 5, 2010
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Your Favourite Technology Will Not Kill Anything

I have a request. I hope it is not too onerous, because something is really starting to grind my gears.

Can we in IT please all stop claiming that any technology is going to kill another?

The latest I am reading, for...
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On My Leaving EMA to Join CA

February 26, 2010
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On My Leaving EMA to Join CA

For those who have asked, and others who may care to know – the rumours are indeed true. After many happy years leading the fantastic systems and storage management team at one of the very best IT industry analyst and consulting firms, Read more »

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Is KVM a credible choice for x86 server virtualization?

January 12, 2010
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Is KVM a credible choice for x86 server virtualization?

The other day I saw someone post a poll question, “Is KVM a credible choice for x86 virtualization?” My immediate response was – “Is that even a credible question?” If you read Read more »

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Novell Announces Intelligent Workload Management (IWM)

December 8, 2009
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Novell Announces Intelligent Workload Management (IWM)

Novell LogoToday Novell released the details of their eagerly awaited Intelligent Workload Management (IWM) solutions. Novell has an exceptional opportunity, great development, and an excellent product line that clearly makes sense in this newly...
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The CIO Dilemma – Balancing Tactical and Strategic Projects

December 4, 2009
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The CIO Dilemma – Balancing Tactical and Strategic Projects

I had an interesting discussion last night on Twitter with Tajeshwar Singh (@tsingh4IT), a thoughtful and experienced IT pro working with a leading IT outsourcing provider,  about the...
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You Cannot Separate Security and Systems Management

December 1, 2009
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You Cannot Separate Security and Systems Management

A few days ago I was pleased to brief again with Reflex Systems. Apart from the fact that they are doing some very cool things with virtualization management, their approach struck me as,...
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HP & CIO Magazine’s New Virtualization Survey

November 23, 2009
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HP & CIO Magazine’s New Virtualization Survey

HP LogoHP Software & Solutions recently conducted a global CIO survey with CIO Magazine on virtualization trends.  Shay Mowlem, Director Virtualization Strategy with HP, and Jim Malone, Editorial Director of CXO...
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Virtual Appliances – More Risk than Reward?

October 29, 2009
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I have to say – and I have said it before – I am not a great fan of the ‘virtual appliance’ model for delivering enterprise management software. Specifically, I have ongoing concerns about how these software appliances break compliance, security, and other important management and...
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