Can ElasticBox Make a Wave?
ElasticBox is an Information Technology software development and operations (re: DevOps) cloud play provider that has been around a while (website states 2011), and has just …
Continue ReadingBuffett Goes Geek?
In a move that many Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway followers could call… ‘strange’, his company has systematically invested close to $11B in, …
Continue ReadingDell Inc. + Extreme Networks = Win / Win
Since Michael Dell took the CEO helm back in 2007, his company has made a significant shift in moving away from the …
Continue ReadingDesperate Times…
To: Mr. Chambers and Board of Directors Re: Not Working It has been well over a year now and things are still …
Continue ReadingCH-CH-CH-CHANGES…
“Turn and face the strain” David Bowie’s song seems very apropos for Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) these days. After four (4) consecutive quarters …
Continue ReadingBig Data Boot Camp
On March 10th, IBM launched a Big Data skills initiative, which provides IT professionals and students no-charge access to 1,200 on-site skills …
Continue ReadingThe Google Shuffle
In a move that many technology pundits have determined was long overdue, Google announced on January 20th, 2011 that in April of …
Continue ReadingIs Dell Inc. Becoming a Serious IT Player?
I have been pretty tough on DELL in a past post (re: Acquisition of Perot Systems), but a recent, and very rare, …
Continue ReadingHow Difficult Can Counting Be?
That is the question I asked myself when I found out that from fiscal 2005 through fiscal 2010, the Department of Homeland …
Continue ReadingMicrosoft’s Cloud Services – Pretty Impressive
The Windows Azure Platform is Microsoft’s general purpose cloud computing platform that, because of its flexibility, scalability, and choice, is catered mainly …
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