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Part 1 of a 2 Part Series It’s a well-known fact that most IT systems are operated as silos of activity where separate departments or divisions are each responsible for their own events/outcomes and run with their own sets of rules, roles and responsibilities. Operations, engineering, application development and so on; they all have their own way of doing things and basically support the goals and objectives of the business. Where those silos, or domains,…Read More »
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IT Management
I just read the first part of a series of CNN Money articles dealing with the shortage of wireless spectrum in the US. I’ll be the first to admit that it’s a subject I have not previously considered, and I would bank that the majority…Read More »
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Network Infrastructure
Bandwidth: It’s Not the Size That Counts…
When you hear someone refer to the speed of an Internet connection, you typically hear it measured by how many Megabits per second (Mbps) it is. When in reality, the amount of Megabits you move per second only provides a small contribution to the perceived…Read More »
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IT Management
Quality of Experience Management: The (Next) Holy Grail of IT Management- PT 2
By Michael Halperin In our last installment, we introduced the concept of Quality of Experience (QoE) Management. In this installment, we explore how QoE Management differs from traditional IT monitoring and how adding just one component can change everything. Let me first say…Read More »
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Cloud Computing
Cloud Life Cycle Management: Now That I Have It, How Do I Patch It?
The complexity associated with patching, service packs, hotfixes, upgrades and firmware updates, defined as general life cycle activities, are nothing new to IT professionals. This has been an ongoing effort for many years now, and we have all come to expect that vendors will…Read More »
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Virtualization
Thin on Thin Provisioning – Good Idea or Recipe for Disaster?
I was part of a panel at a recent GreenPages event and a question was asked by the audience regarding best practices for thin provisioning in a virtual environment. More specifically, the question was, what is the best practice regarding thin on thin storage…Read More »
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Cloud Computing
Planning for Cloud Infrastructures: Build It and They Will…Not Pay For It?
Some of the biggest complaints I’ve heard (mostly from the SMB crowd) around the idea of the “build it and they will come” methodology of planning for cloud infrastructures, is that no matter how great the actual business value might be: A) It is simply…Read More »
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Cloud Computing
A View from 30,000 Feet: What Does the Cloud Really Mean?
I wrote this post on a flight back from Colorado (hence the title). It seemed only fitting that, being up above the clouds myself, I should write my next Journey to the Cloud blog post. I started thinking back a couple of weeks ago, when GreenPages held its annual Technology Summit in Portsmouth, NH. The…Read More »
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Cloud Computing
Cloud and Decoupling the Business Benefit
I think we’ve talked before about what it means to be a cloud technology, or, more precisely, what people mean when they call things cloud technologies, cloud-like, or even just grossly label some form of computing “the cloud.” In this post, I want to take…Read More »
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Cloud Computing
Planning for Cloud Infrastructures: Build It and They Will…Not Pay For It?
Some of the biggest complaints I’ve heard (mostly from the SMB crowd) around the idea of the “build it and they will come” methodology of planning for cloud infrastructures, is that no matter how great the actual business value might be: A) It is simply…Read More »
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Cloud Computing
How Cloud Computing is Like Transforming a ’68 Dodge Dart
I’ve spent a lot of time lately in front of customers trying to help them understand what cloud technology means and, more important, how it can help their businesses be more efficient, effective and better able to meet or exceed their goals and objectives. In…Read More »
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Cloud Computing
Mobile Devices in a Cloud World
Someone recently said to me, “With everything moving to the cloud, mobile device security really isn’t going to matter anymore. Sensitive data will never be stored on the device.” The thinking is that sensitive corporate data will be centrally stored and not held on mobile…Read More »
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Cloud Computing
How a Cloud Infrastructure Can Save or Make You Money
Before you left click that mouse to go to that other “work related” page, wait a few seconds while I explain what I’m talking about. While there is a ton of hyped up, blown out and super hyperventilated information out there about how the…Read More »
