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Digging Into the Software Defined Data Center

By Joe Onisick (@JoeOnisick) on September 7, 2012

The software defined data center is a relatively new buzzword embraced by the likes of EMC and VMware. For an introduction to the concept see my article over at Network Computing (http://www.networkcomputing.com/data-center/the-software-defined-data-center-dissect/240006848.) This post is intended to take it a step deeper as I seem to be stuck at 30,000 feet for the next five […]

Thoughts From a Tech Leadership Summit

By Joe Onisick (@JoeOnisick) on August 15, 2012

This week I attended a tech leadership Summit in Vail Colorado for the second time.Â The event is always a fantastic series of discussions and brings some of the top minds in the technology industry.Â Here are some thoughts on the trends and thinking that were common at the event. Virtualization and VDI: There was […]

Forget Multiple Hypervisors

By Joe Onisick (@JoeOnisick) on July 13, 2012

The concept of managing multiple hypervisors in the data center isn't new--companies have been doing so or thinking about doing so for some time. Changes in licensing schemes and other events bring this issue to the forefront as customers look to avoid new costs. VMware recently acquired DynamicOps, a cloud automation/orchestration company with support for […]

Private Cloud: An IT Staffer's Guide To Success

By Joe Onisick (@JoeOnisick) on July 13, 2012

Recently I wrote The Biggest Threat to Your Private-Cloud Deployment: Your IT Staff as a call to management to understand the importance of their IT staff and the changes that will be required to move to a cloud model. That post received some strong criticism from readers who took it as an attack on IT, […]

Chargeback/Trackback: Yes You Need It

By Joe Onisick (@JoeOnisick) on July 6, 2012

You can't fix, manage or justify what you don't understand. IT chargeback/trackback not only helps end users understand their service utilization, but it also helps IT justify and prioritize spend. Measured service is a requirement of NIST's cloud definitionâ€¦ To read the full article visit: http://www.networkcomputing.com/private-cloud/240003313 Related posts: The Cloud Rules Post defining VN-Link Intent […]

The Biggest Threat to Your Private-Cloud Deployment: Your IT Staff

By Joe Onisick (@JoeOnisick) on July 1, 2012

People are the No. 1 reason why private clouds fail. The traditional IT staff is a tactically driven, deeply technical group of hardware and software problem solvers who aren't familiar with strategic IT thinking and don't have time for it. They aren't accustomed to aligning IT processes with business drivers. They're more comfortable with explaining […]

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