January 12, 2009
Lenovo set to reboot from the top | www.ft.com
Spending several recent years in Lenovo's sales channel, this latest restructure will not speed revenue due to: * Antiquated IBM policies * Slow distribution channels
Where is IT spending heading in 2009
December 8, 2008
How much data centers really cost | www.networkworld.com
What technology will businesses purchase in 2009? Most people and firms are concerned about technology spending slowdowns based on current macroeconimic trends. Surveys and comments all suggest a slowdown at best, or a major stop at worst. So if businesses will invest next year, the ROI (return on investment) MUST be faster and more assured than ever.
December 8, 2008
Open Source: The Model is Broken | www.businessweek.com
Novell product vs. profit
September 11, 2008
Microsoft Virtualization Products Due In Thirty Days | www.informationweek.com
If you have ever worked with Microsoft’s Virtualization you will then know there is a reason it is free. It does not work very well. VMWare is so far in front of them that it’s not even funny. As long as MS keeps their virtualization technology dependent on their OS I will be skeptical from the get go. Give me a virtualization product that will run on a low over head kernel such as Linux, with out a full blown OS, well I’ll choose that product over MS any day, So will the enterprise customer, so far. I really don’t see MS changing anything anytime soon in the virtualization arena. We are still seeing huge investments into VMWare, but the ROI is well worth it.
September 8, 2008
Red Hat buys virtualization company for $107M | triangle.bizjournals.com
Talk about "hair on fire."
Desktop virtualization as no-brainer, nearly there
May 13, 2008
Desktop Virtualization Drives Security, Not Just Dollar Savings | www.informationweek.com
Desktop virtualization has always been an enticing proposition, but it was never able to overcome the practical limitations, and more importantly never gained acceptance from the user base. However, the proliferation and acceptance of browser based applications, proliferation of high capacity networks; improved technology, concerns for security, and the need for cost efficiencies will ultimately lead to wide-spread acceptance and massive deployments.
April 16, 2008
Congress Told Home Buyer Tax Credit Would Help Rally Economy | www.lawnandlandscape.com
No one noticed the stimulus for hell and now we get a new one.
There are lucrative sweet spots.
April 11, 2008
Cisco Signals Trouble Ahead | money.cnn.com
1) Due diligence is expected and the news of tightening belts was predicted. 2) In the last quarter we have found all verticals are experiencing some level of conservative spending. 3) However, we have also seen increased spending with some vendors and/or specific vendor products and solutions. There are profits to be made during these next few quarters.
Economic slowdown for network vendors
April 2, 2008
Cisco Signals Trouble Ahead | money.cnn.com
I will agree, that a collapse is overkill. But I see a softening of transactions and more projects help up at CFO level and because companies can't hire, and retain talent efficiently. This talent is the hold up of implementing new technologies, none the least is datacenter challenges around power. Wan Opt product realization of layer 4 possible challenges, may change course of companies looking for wan opt done at layer 3 instead.
WAN Optimization Not A Luxury Technology
March 31, 2008
Riverbed Shares Jump on Upbeat Note | biz.yahoo.com
WAN optimization may not be considered a luxury when customers have no choice but to add it to their infrastructure when bandwidth options are limited and response times have eroded. Adding more bandwidth or server power does not solve all latency and performance issues, and optimization becomes the logical pursuit. A great deal of the novelty of the technology has faded as it has become much more familiar technology to IT professionals.
February 7, 2012
SOPA and the wisdom of Yogi Berra
January 19, 2012
Larger wafers present a growth opportunity for LEDs
January 6, 2012
Smartphones threaten digital camera industry
December 1, 2011
Google music launches: The end of the end for the music industry
November 22, 2011