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Farewell Sun, nice month for Larry Ellison

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:57:00 GMT

Now that the dust has settled on the Oracle acquisition of Sun Microsystems, I have to say a bittersweet farewell to the first global tech firm I crossed paths with as a young intern.

IBM is innovating in servers again

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:54:00 GMT

It’s good to see IBM has returned to the world of x86 server innovation with its latest eX5 line of servers announced this week. Shortly after IBM sold off its PC business to Lenovo, rumours began to circulate that its System x business wouldn’t be far behind and evidence abounded that the rumors might be true.

Where your cloud resides matters

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:54:00 GMT

Geographic location plays a significant role in establishing data protection obligations in the cloud.

2010: The year ahead for IO pros

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:00:00 GMT

For Infrastructure and Operations (IO) Professionals, 2010 will be a critical year as the global economy begins its long road to recovery and the post-recession era takes hold.

SaaS vendors separated by a common language

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:40:00 GMT

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is rapidly becoming “Everything-as-a-Service” (or, as a client said to me last week, “All-as-a-Service”).

Remote access and virtualisation: Not one and the same

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:01:00 GMT

Some of you may have seen me tweeting recently about a little experiment that I have going on where I'm using a small PC (perhaps we can call it a netbook, but that's a semantics issue) — the Nokia Booklet 3G

Intel vs. AMD still isn't a fair fight

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:30:00 GMT

There are more hindrances to AMD’s ability to penetrate the market with its Opteron CPUs; and Intel’s not a fault this time.

What's holding back next generation backup and recovery?

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:59:00 GMT

I talk with many IT professionals that are dismayed at how little backup and recovery has changed in the last ten years.

Measuring disaster recovery maturity

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:05:00 GMT

Each year for the past three years I've analysed and written on the state of enterprise disaster recovery preparedness.

The enterprise server impact of Intel/AMD settlement remains to be seen

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:22:00 GMT

As an infrastructure and operations professional, it’s hard not to like the terms of the settlement between Intel and AMD but the implications for your buying strategy and roadmap aren’t that clear yet.

Opalis Was NOT Acquired By Microsoft

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:17:00 GMT

The IT management software and operations communities have been buzzing this week about reports that Microsoft acquired IT process automation vendor Opalis Software.

Client virtualisation will help you create your next generation desktop

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:45:00 GMT

2012. That is the year in which our clients are predicting that their next-generation desktop will be up and running. However, no one company defines this new desktop the same way.

Why mobility matters to EAs and IT

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:10:00 GMT

Here at Forrester, we spend a good deal of time talking about the future of the mobile enterprise. Whether that's an emerging standard for a faster, more capable mobile network or a future of all-out mobile connectivity with applications and devices ready to tap into it.

Why you should care about having a diverse IT ops department

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Diversity (or lack thereof) in IT has been a hot topic in the news and among our clients in recent months. And it's true, IT departments are notorious for their lack of diversity, and the problem is only getting worse.

Cloud Is defined, now stop the cloudwashing

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:19:00 GMT

This blog post is a response to an article by Alex Williams on ReadWriteWeb.

Cloud computing belongs on your 3-year roadmap

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:18:00 GMT

Welcome to the fourth quarter of 2009; what we at Forrester call planning season for most IT departments.

The role of IT operations in archiving

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:14:00 GMT

IBM this week announced the availability of their new IBM Information Archive Appliance. The appliance replaces IBM’s DR550.

My recent presentation on making BYOPC A reality

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:50:00 GMT

I recently presented at Forrester’s Security Forum (Twitter: #FSF09) and Forrester’s Infrastructure & Operations and Security & Risk Leadership Board meetings on how companies can make BYOPC a reality. Overall, the feedback was great.

What VMworld Taught Me About BYOPC

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:51:00 GMT

So, yes, I am late on putting my quick thoughts together about walking the showroom floor at VMworld, but better late then never, right? Anyway, VMworld definitely had a BYOPC buzz this year – VMware refers to it as “Employee-owned IT.”

Assessing the maturity of cloud computing services

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:42:00 GMT

The number one challenge in cloud computing today is determining what it really is, what categories of services exist within the definition and business model and how ready these options are for enterprise consumption.

It's flu season, connect and optimise your workers

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:52:00 GMT

I recently took part in my first Wi-Fi enabled flight (AA 387 STL — SAN) and, in addition to raving about the experience, I found it one of the better ways to make productive use of otherwise lost time.

CA Buys NetQoS: A new network management juggernaut

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:35:00 GMT

CA is a vendor that already enjoys a leading position in overall network management. Its 2005 acquisition of Concord, which brought along the assets of the previously acquired Aprisma, instantly moved CA from an also-ran to one of the clear leaders.

How UK organisations are (still) going green

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:01:00 GMT

For the last two years Forrester has presented and most recently partnered with the Tech:Touchstone event management company that produces the Green IT 2009 Conference & Exhibition in London.

When is a VMware cloud a vCloud? Let the API wars begin

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:52:00 GMT

ion enterprises - Pop Quiz: If your favourite hosting provider launches a cloud service that supports VMware vSphere and is part of the VMware vCloud initiative, are they providing you with the rich vCloud functionality VMware is touting at VMworld this week?

Xen.org: Stop the forking. Forrester: About time

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:42:00 GMT

Xen.org, the open source community behind the leading IaaS cloud computing hypervisor finally made a bold move today by stepping up to the plate of delivering a complete open source virtual infrastructure for cloud platforms.