Another debate is over … and I am not referring to the US presidential election … I am referring to the growing maturity of OpenStack and its level of adoption in the marketplace. Over 7,500 people attended the last OpenStack Summit in Austin, TX. The
Customers are gaining market power and they want to interact with your organization using digital technologies. As a result there is a plethora of automation solutions on the market. Did you ever wish for guidance on these solutions from industry
It is nearly impossible to miss the business transformation taking place in every organization. As consumers, our smart devices have trained us to expect delivery of information or services at near instant speed. But when we move from our consumer
My youngest daughter, a very energetic happy-go-easy fourth grader, was looking over my shoulder as I was working on this blog. “Dad, why talk about going back to school before the summer break even starts?” Good point, considering her world. A world
IT is at the foundation of many of today’s businesses and organizations. When done right, IT can vitalize a business’ day-to-day operations from the inside. Employees can achieve more with less, bringing greater value to your customer base. Certainly
When I hear the term "power trio", I think of Geddy, Neil and Alex. A band, where there’s just a bass, drums and guitar, with one of 'em singing. By the way,...
Lew Tucker delivered a keynote at the OpenStack Summit yesterday. Which isn’t actually all that unusual. He’s been up to his neck in OpenStack for quite some time, leading cloud efforts at Cisco, and serving as Vice Chairman of the OpenStack
What do you think when you hear Hybrid IT? Does your mind go to a 3rd kind of not quite private, not quite public cloud that your team needs to build? Fear not. Hybrid IT is not another type of cloud but rather a strategy for your organization to
Digital disruption is resulting in smarter and smarter devices, an explosion of business services, and increased complexity for data center professionals. The initial response of many organizations was to increase virtualization and headcount only
