Microsoft’s “tag line” for the Windows Server 2012 release is “built from the cloud up.” I’m guessing the “c” word is in the tag line because cloud has become such an important focus area for businesses trying to leverage cloud architectures and processes for competitive advantage. But, a cloud conversation is about more than just cost. It’s [...]
After attending Microsoft Management Summit 2012 in Las Vegas this past week, a few things became quite clear in regards to implementing cloud-based solutions whether they are private, public or hybrid. The first take-away from MMS was the need for “standards” at all layers of the enterprise architecture. Most IT organizations have IT standards defined for naming [...]
Pre-Internet Era The Information Technology (IT) landscape is constantly changing and evolving. Before the Internet and social networking, I relied heavily on computer publications like InfoWorld, Computerworld, Digital Review, Network World, PC Week, PC Magazine, PC World and the ever voluminous (400-600 pages) in-depth Byte magazine for information on the latest computer technologies. During [...]
One of the topics that frequently accompanies Consumerization of IT is an all but inevitable shift towards device freedom and ultimately bring your own device (BYOD). While it’s easy to speculate on the consumerization trend, it’s rather difficult for real-world enterprise IT to provide predictable and reliable services in a world where device diversity is the new assumption. Check out our perspective (click [...]
On Jan. 9 , I discussed the importance of CIOs driving innovation by aligning technology to business goals. Avanade’s own CIO, Chris Miller, is a good example of what I mean. As a business technology consultancy, Avanade‘s employees expect a lot from their technology – the software, hardware and services – to enable them [...]
Cloud computing is all the rage. Unfortunately, everyone seems to have a different definition as to what constitutes cloud computing. Some analysts and service providers define it narrowly as an updated version of utility computing: basically, virtual servers available over the Internet. Others go very broad, arguing anything you consume outside the firewall is “in [...]
PowerShell – The Retro User Interface (RUI) for Systems Management in the Elastic Datacenter I began my IT career in the 1980’s before the advent of Windows (or Macintosh) and Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs). I was proficient with MS-DOS and Netware as well as VMS DCL and UNIX Shell command line interfaces but always found [...]
