“How much does it cost?” is usually the first question following any suggestion you make, including when your team is considering Converged Infrastructure. “It needs to be affordable – that’s our first checkpoint,” says your exec. Without a price range Continue...

There’s a video attached to this article where I answer the question “What are the best practices for managing converged infrastructure?” My answer was right. And wrong. What’s wrong is that “Best practices” is a misnomer. What’s perfect for a commerci Continue...

When you squeeze a water balloon, it’s going to bulge out on the other side – unless/until it breaks. It can be the same with IT costs. 2 out of 3 x86 workloads will be virtualized this year, which makes cents (pun intended). Organizations picture them Continue...

Why is it when an IT organization tries to demonstrate value to its customers the first thing that comes to mind is talking about how much things cost? If your first conversation is about cost, then Nicholas Carr is right and IT really doesn’t matter. Continue...

Taking new products and customers into production has always felt like jumping onto a speeding train to me. It has to reach its destination on time and without a mishap. When I was a New Product Introduction engineer, and then later a Project Manager i Continue...