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Tag Archives: Cloud
DevOps for Ops
We spend a lot of time focused on DevOps for Devs in the industry. A lot has been written about how we can make life better for developers through automation, Lean, Agile, Kanban, etc. etc. but it seems like there … Continue reading
Posted in Private Cloud
Tagged as a service, Automation, Change, Cloud, Future of IT, IaaS, Infrastructure, ITaaS, ITSM, Private Cloud, process
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It’s been awhile
Howdy. It’s been awhile since I’ve darkened this particular internet doorway. Peter’s been doing a standup job keeping the site running and churning out interesting content, much thanks to him! A lot has happened since I last checked in, I’ll … Continue reading
Viva la Shadow IT
The Register almost gets it. I don’t blame them, really. You can’t change the world overnight and articles about IT engaging the business mostly reflect the IT world as it is. It’s no surprise they fall short when it comes … Continue reading
Posted in Future of IT, Public Cloud
Tagged Cloud, infrastructure as code, requirements, SDDC, shadow IT
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The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth
No, seriously, we will. If there is any doubt, I’m here with a set of PowerPoint slides a customer actually dared me to create to show them I could make a useful analogy about anything under my purview. So they … Continue reading
Posted in Future of IT, Private Cloud, Public Cloud, Silly
Tagged analogies, broker, catalog, Cloud, ITaaS, Jar Jar Fuckstick, security, Star Wars
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Fusion 2015 Full Presentation Text
Enriching the Customer Experience “Staying Relevant in the Face of Changing Expectations” Several apologies are due. The first regards my tardiness. I had intended to publish this immediately following my Fusion 2015 breakout session. Good intentions, road to hell and … Continue reading
Posted in Future of IT, The Nature of IT, Transformation
Tagged business relevance, Cloud, Fusion, Fusion 2015, ITSM, self-service, services oriented, transformation, WTN
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Bespoke IT vs. Fit for Purpose
I’ve been focused on blogging over at EMC’s InFocus blog for the last year, but I want to get back to the Practical Polymath and start blogging more frequently about a wider variety of topics. First up is some thoughts … Continue reading
Posted in Future of IT
Tagged as a service, Change, Cloud, EMC, Future of IT, Infrastructure, ITaaS, ITSM, Private Cloud
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On Selecting Workloads for Catalog, Cloud and Architecture Requirements
Maximizing the output of your limited time and resources for a workload analysis. We do a lot of work building service catalogs, looking for infrastructure cost optimization opportunities and assessing workloads for suitability to a cloud service provider or general … Continue reading
Posted in Private Cloud, Public Cloud
Tagged analysis, assessment, catalog, Cloud, cost optimization, reference architecture, Virtualization, workload
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Analytics and Big Data for Infrastructure
I had an interesting conversation a few weeks ago and was asked where am I placing my big bets for the future of IT. I’ve been very interested in Big Data and Analytics for awhile now and this question made … Continue reading
Posted in Future of IT
Tagged as a service, Change, Cloud, convergence, Future of IT, Infrastructure, ITaaS, Orchestration
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How investors can make money off the ‘cloud’ – write empty articles
How investors can make money off the ‘cloud’ – USATODAY.com. Just get paid to write more articles like this about “the cloud”. If you never have to speak clearly, define any terms or even use them correctly and still get … Continue reading
Posted in Future of IT, Private Cloud, Public Cloud, This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Tagged Cloud, EMC, jackass, moron
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You can build it but they won’t come unless you invite them
I get e-mail, so much so that I have had to add a category for it. This one came in Tuesday: I spoke with [client], who has spent a lot of money creating a private cloud for the company. They … Continue reading
Posted in I Get E-Mail, Private Cloud, The Nature of IT
Tagged adoption, chargeback, Cloud, ITaaS, Private Cloud, service, transformation
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