Data Center
VMware’s future post VMware Explore 2022
VMware held their annual conference a few weeks back. This conference was rebranded from VMworld to VMware Explore and held in San Francisco. While there were a number of announcements at the conference, a few things stuck out. VMware is well…
Read MoreCIO Weekly Update January 28 2022
This week had several newsworthy items of interest to the CIO. Here is a brief summary of five that stood out along with a brief commentary. In addition, I address a rising topic among CIOs. In the News Intel invests… Read More CIO Weekly Update…
Read MoreIs cloud computing more expensive than alternatives?
This question seems to come up every year. Yesterday, there was a thread on Twitter that again raised the question of whether public cloud is cheaper than the alternatives. I wrote about this a few years ago in the post ‘Is public… Rea…
Read MoreHPE brings their A game for enterprise CIOs
This week, HPE made several announcements related to new strategies and service offerings. A few of these are particularly relevant for enterprises and CIOs addressing their ever-changing business and customer dynamics. There are four specific areas th…
Read MoreMapping the landscape from edge to cloud with Mark Thiele – CxOitk #08
This week I’m joined by Mark Thiele, the CEO and Founder of Edgevana. In our conversation, we dig into what the edge to cloud landscape looks like. We talk about how enterprises will use each of these methods along the… Read More Mapping t…
Read MoreThe future role of data centers in the enterprise with Mark Thiele
This week I’m joined by Mark Thiele, the CEO and Founder of Edgevana. We start by going back in time. In 2009, Mark, Jan Wiersma and I presented ‘Death of the Data Center’ at a data center conference in London.… Read More The future role o…
Read MoreEight 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 publicContinue Reading
Read MoreFrom Edge to Cloud: Understanding the Infrastructure Delivery Spectrum
In the not too distant past, the infrastructure world was a fairly simple place. There were servers, storage systems andContinue Reading
Read MoreRiverbed extends into the cloud
One of the most critical, but often overlooked components in a system is that of the network. Enterprises continue to spend considerable amounts of money on network optimization as part of their core infrastructure. Traditionally, enterprises have cont…
Read MoreRiverbed extends into the cloud
One of the most critical, but often overlooked components in a system is that of the network. Enterprises continue to spend considerable amounts of money on network optimization as part of their core infrastructure. Traditionally, enterprises have cont…
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