I’ve been seeing a lot of industry data citing that over a third of IT budgets are going to cloud solutions, and that progressive, innovative IT leaders are advocating a cloud-first design policy to reduce expenses and respond quicker to customer demand. I can confirm that this definitely rings true with our customers as their [...]
On April 8th, Microsoft Management Summit 2013 (MMS 2013) kicks off in Las Vegas, NV and once again Avanade is a proud bronze sponsor of the event. The summit brings together thousands of the brightest and most skilled IT professionals from around the world. This appears to be another exciting year at MMS 2013 with [...]
A few simple web searches is all it takes to reveal an unfortunate image of the typical CIO and/or IT Manager in today’s enterprise. They’ve been characterized as ‘hijackers of the cloud’ (Information Week), ‘aloof and insular’ (Computerworld), and ‘no longer up to the job’ (TechRepublic). At the same time, these searches also point out that [...]
It’s winter in Seattle… and for those of you familiar with the weather here, that means it’s extra cloudy. So I think it’s only appropriate to discuss today how Avanade can help our customers manage their clouds. Today, Avanade announced that it has acquired Opstera software that provides monitoring and management of applications running on [...]
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 [...]
The question of Public Cloud versus Private Cloud is one of the most contentious in the field right now. It generates some very heated debate between evangelists of both camps. The answer is of course “Your Mileage May Vary”. The most important thing for an organisation making a decision in this area is that [...]
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 [...]
In IT, we often do a terrible job explaining the simplest things. Take the concept of Cloud Computing. To most people not in IT, they can’t even begin to understand what it is. In fact, it’s downright cloudy! For my inaugural blog, I thought I would spend some time helping to clear the skies and [...]
