Asian Carrier’s Conference 2013 Kicks Off in Cebu
The 2013 ACC kicked off on Tuesday morning with an acknowledgement by Philippine Long Distance Telecommunications (PLDT) CEO Napolean L. Nazareno that “we’re going through a profound and painful...
View ArticleWhat Value Can I Expect from Cloud Computing Training?
Normally, when we think of technical-related training, images of rooms loaded with switches, routers, and servers might come to mind. Cloud computing is different. In reality, cloud computing is...
View ArticleConnecting at the Westin Building Exchange in Seattle
International telecommunication carriers all share one thing in common – the need to connect with other carriers and networks. We want to make calls to China, a video conference in Moldova, send an...
View ArticleWhy IT Guys Need to Learn TOGAF
Just finished another frustrating day of consulting with an organization that is convinced technology is going to solve their problems. Have an opportunity? Throw money and computers at the...
View ArticleBig Data Skills – Opportunities and Threats
Big data. There are few conversations in the IT community which do not start, address, or end on the topic. Some conversations are visionary in nature, some critical, and many considering the...
View ArticleThe Value of Cloud Computing Certifications
A good indication any new technology or business model is starting to mature is the number of certifications popping up related to that product, framework, or service. Cloud computing is certainly no...
View ArticleICT Modernization Planning
The current technology refresh cycle presents many opportunities, and challenges to both organizations and governments. The potential of service-oriented architectures, interoperability,...
View ArticleData Center Consolidation and Cloud Computing in 2013
Throughout 2012 large organizations and governments around the world continued to struggle with the idea of consolidating inefficient data centers, server closets, and individual “rogue” servers...
View ArticleGartner Data Center Conference Looks Into Open Source Clouds and Data Backup
Day two of the Gartner Data Center Conference in Las Vegas continued reinforcing old topics, appearing at times to be either enlist attendees in contributing to Gartner research, or simply providing...
View ArticleGartner Data Center Conference Yields Few Surprises
Gartner’s 2012 Data Center Conference in Las Vegas is noted for not yielding any major surprise. While having an uncanny number of attendees (*the stats are not available, however it is clear they...
View ArticleCloudGov 2012 Highlights Government Cloud Initiatives
Federal, state, and local government agencies gathered in Washington D.C. on 16 February to participate in Cloud/Gov 2012 held at the Westin Washington D.C. With Keynotes by David L. McLure, US...
View Article5 Data Center Technology Predictions for 2012
2011 was a great year for technology innovation. The science of data center design and operations continued to improve, the move away from mixed-use buildings used as data centers continued, the...
View ArticleEvaluating Public Cloud Computing Performance with CloudHarmony
With dozens of public cloud service providers on the market, offering a wide variety of services, standards, SLAs, and options, how does an IT manager make an informed decision on which provider to...
View ArticleQueplix Brings Data Portability into the Cloud
What can you do when your company data is locked in legacy applications such as DB2, Sybase, Oracle 10, or other proprietary systems when you want to graduate into the age of cloud computing and SaaS?...
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