A lot happens throughout the month and keeping track of it all is a chore. Here are some of our most popular posts from May 2011.     The Key to IT Operations: Automate, Automate, Automate "In an “Everything-as-a-Service” world, there is a gr Continue...

Cloud computing is a very attractive proposition for many organizations today. And why not? In a competitive landscape where efficiency and cost savings is king, what could be more enticing than improving productivity, extending your computing resource Continue...

While the excitement and interest in the Cloud continue to grow, there is a realization that a whole new level of complexity will need to be introduced into the IT organization. With that, it should come as no surprise that Cloud management is one of t Continue...

Recently, I had the chance to speak with Luke Kanies, founder and CEO of Puppet Labs. We discussed how to get business value from using automation inside your technical infrastructure (devops). I enjoyed hearing Luke's thought process around gaining in Continue...

As the enterprise seeks to deploy private Cloud infrastructures, the internal roles of IT are changing. As provides of IT services, it’s only natural that internal operations will find itself taking on the role of a service provider. As the duties for Continue...

The New Era It’s no secret that IT is undergoing a major shift. I speak, of course, of “the cloud”. While you may argue it’s a bit hyped, it’s at least as real. On the bright side of the hype, thanks to Microsoft and others my parents finally understan Continue...