I was interviewed last week for a new article by my mate, the most excellent Andy Patrizio, writing for one of my favourite journals, Datamation. We talked about algorithms and more, and he also talked with Gartner and others too. This…
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Big Enterprises Need Big DevOps
The more I encounter organizations adopting a DevOps approach, the more I believe that everyone needs DevOps. I increasingly see how it addresses fundamental problems that nearly every IT organization faces. If you ask senior executives if their organizations are…
The ‘Myth’ of the Mainframe Cloud
Recently I read an interesting piece by Quentin Hardy (@qhardy), the Deputy Tech Editor and The New York Times on IBM’s Big Plans for Cloud Computing. Featuring Lance Crosby (@lavosby), CEO and Founder of SoftLayer (recently acquired by IBM), it…
Video Roundup – Gartner Symposium and ITxpo 2013
I was recently at Gartner Symposium and ITxpo 2013 in Orlando Florida. Another great Symposium, with some excellent speakers, centering on the topic of “digitalization” – fascinating stuff! While I was there, I presented with the great Ken Piddington (@kenpiddington),…
Spending next week immersed in IT
Next week I will join thousands of other IT professionals at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2012 in Orlando. I have been to Symposium and ITxpo many times before, in many different roles, and it never disappoints. There is so much to see…
10 Ways IT Can Own Cloud Decisions
How IT leaders can bring the true value of cloud computing to their organizations. Much of the hype surrounding cloud computing is causing confusion among enterprise IT looking to cloud to solve problems and hoping not to introduce more. Unfortunately several…
The Hype About Gartner’s Cloud Computing Hype Cycle
And musings on the actual state of cloud computing If anyone wasn’t wondering about the cloud’s readiness for enterprise computing, they are now, thanks to several stories in the news recently. Some of these reports question cloud computing’s business value,…
Are IT leaders just too busy for innovation? | ZDNet
I was a panelist and co-host of a fantastic broadcast from the HBO studios in New York recently. With smart and experienced colleagues from Gartner, Deloitte, Global Partners, and Comcast, we talked about consumerization, desktop virtualization, innovation, and a lot…
Is the cloud really ready for prime time?
I was very privileged to be interviewed by Brandon Butler over at NetworkWorld recently – and he kindly included some of my quotes in a great article on cloud,”Is the cloud really ready for prime time?”. With a bunch of…
Public Cloud Computing is NOT For Everyone
Without pointing any fingers, there seems to be a persistent refrain from some public cloud computing proponents that says, ‘If you are running your own IT, then you are doing it wrong’. This attitude fails to account for the magnitude…
Top Ways to Start and Expand Your Virtualization Deployments
Last week I spoke with Pam Baker, a writer with CIO Update, for an article titled The Top 5 Places to Use Virtualization. As you would expect from an experienced professional like Pam, it was a great article, with solid…