What will you be outsourcing in the next 12 months
A couple of years into the post financial crisis world I heard an executive say that the downturn wasn’t necessarily bad because booms invariably lead to waste and operating within budget restraints...
View ArticleConference Blog – DatacenterDynamics Converged London, the 9 O’Clock news...
Over the course of this week I will be blogging about my experiences at DCD Converged London 2012.As this is a blog there is no linear timeline to this so I’ll begin on conference day 2 where I had the...
View ArticleIBM on big data disruption - coming to a data center near you
In 2013 there will be a convergence of cloud delivery adoption – outsourcing by any other name – and big data management. Just as CIO’s, CTOs, and all of their internal C-level customers are...
View ArticleDCIM webinar on the data center dilemma - still lots to learn
The DatacenterDynamics FOCUS webinar series continues this week on November 28th at 8am PST, 11am EST, 4pm GMT when we play host to CA Technologies.Add to Daily RSS: Add to Daily RSS en lire plus
View ArticleHp Discover: From Exabytes to Brontobytes
If you are following DCDFOCUS on Twitter you’ll be aware of the main activities thus far out here in Frankfurt at HP discover. An update on the web access situation is that it has improved today....
View ArticleHas IT finally killed off the traditional data center with system on chip...
Twice in the last week I've heard it said that next year we'll see thousands of servers in a single rack, thanks to System on Chip technology.Intel Atom and ARM based servers will bring new levels...
View ArticleFirst essential diary date of 2013 - The Godfather is in Town
Next Monday, January 14th is my first essential diary date of the year.Add to Daily RSS: Add to Daily RSS en lire plus
View ArticleWhat does the GM move to bring its IT in house and start building data...
To read the cloud hype one would think that everywhere one looks enterprises are closing down their data centers and buying everything as a service from cloud, infrastructure and software providers....
View ArticleSpotting the danger – knowing the risks
With the World Economic Forum conference winding down in Davos, Switzerland – I’m taking the opportunity to read the WEF’s global risk report 2013. The report maps economic, environmental,...
View ArticleIn New York...a different tune
Over 1500 delegates attended DCD Converged New York last week. They listened, learned and are moving with the times.Add to Daily RSS: Add to Daily RSS en lire plus
View ArticleOpening data centers from New York to Chessington to Dublin
Today finds me in Dublin to visit Microsoft's mega site just to the West of the City. It is March so everyone here complaining about the weather. Everyone, that is, I'm sure, except Microsoft. The firm...
View ArticleChristian Belady on what he thinks of the industry, what the industry thinks...
Elsewhere on this site today you'll see a couple of items about Microsoft's approach to how it manages its cloud scale data centers. So forgive me if there is a strong Microsoft flavour to today's...
View ArticleThe end of the industry standard server - and the data center designs needed...
IBM to exit the x86 market. ARM to allow server customization. HP pushing system on chip low power server form factors, cloud scale operators only interested in rolling in stripped out boxes. It...
View ArticleMoves, adds, changes. Liquidity in the executive personnel space
One of the signs that a recession is over is that firms start positioning for growth. That usually means senior executive appointments. There have been some interesting moves already this year.Add to...
View ArticleHow a new Microsoft Xbox and retail hell is good news for data centers
Oracle President Mark Hurd spoke in London last week about growing up in a world of low service expectations. I heard him deliver the same speech before I agree with his point. People above a certain...
View ArticleReflections on a big data conference - IBM Edge: cloud, data, results
Having recently spent several days in Las Vegas, Nevada – home of the mega conference - I’ve now had a few minutes to reflect on what we heard at IBM Edge.You can see the full article including some...
View ArticleWhy do we bother going to conferences?
No-one has greater respect for digital communication than I, yet physical interaction remains my favoured communication mode. Looking someone in the eye and saying you wholeheartedly agree with them...
View ArticleAVAILABLE NOW- FOCUS Magazine on iPAD
As part of our continued efforts to bring you the best coverage in the industry on the platform of your choice FOCUS magazine is now available on the iPad.Add to Daily RSS: Add to Daily RSS en lire plus
View ArticleSan Francisco replayed - where are all the clouds?
Hello sports fans. I have found more evidence, if it were needed, that data centers have become mainstream. I found myself in the UK watching cricket when up popped a TV ad for Dell cloud services...
View ArticleCliff Gauntlett - COO IXcellerate
Cliff Gauntlett, COO of IXcellerate, has passed away.Guy Wilner, CEO of IXcellerate said: "Cliff was a brilliant and very human person. It was his perseverance and creativity over a number of years...
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