Published: August 31 2011, 09:52 AM | 4 Comment(s)
by Jeffrey Abbott

Consumerization of IT . So what? My spellchecker may not recognize it yet, but it's the latest trend in IT. Actually, it's an observation. It's not about some easy, new, and efficient way to get IT done. In fact, for IT management, it's the unfortunate result of having fallen behind. IT is getting bypassed. Consumers of IT services have driven the demand for cloud-based services. IT management is scrambling to deal with it. For IT, it's a risk. It's unfamiliar. It's decentralized. It's a threat. Should IT embrace cloud? Internal? External? Public? Private? Hybrid? Should they support mobile devices? Which ones? Personal computers in the home? Which OSs? Tablets? Web-based apps? The answer is yes, and IT knows...
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Published: August 23 2011, 10:21 AM | no comments
by Jay Fry

A week or two back, ReadWriteWeb ran and published the results of a reader poll of the "most over-hyped cloud technologies." Amusingly, the results (aside from a NoSQL mention) read like the basic NIST definition of the key components of cloud computing. Software as a Service, private clouds, Infrastructure as a Service, and Platform as a Service all made the top 5. Wow, I thought. That barely scratches the surface. Plenty more cloud computing terms were enjoying their moment of irrational exuberance, but were being left out in the cold by this particular survey. A few Twitter conversations unearthed some very deserving nominations. Not to be forgotten: Hybrid clouds. Apparently hybrid clouds didn't have quite enough hype-y-ness...
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Published: August 16 2011, 09:23 AM | no comments
by Jay Fry

Many of the cloud service providers that we are working with here at CA Technologies are small, but aggressive. These are the guys that know their business really, really well and are the ones who are targeting their niches pretty successfully. The ability to focus and be nimble are some of the key indicators of success in the service provider space. We've been calling folks like these "Cloud Accelerators" - given how instrumental these service providers are being in the adoption of cloud computing -- and we have been profiling some of the more interesting ones. Bird Hosting strikes me as a great example of one of these "accelerators." They may not be on your radar screen yet, but Bird Hosting is a cloud service provider...
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Published: August 15 2011, 08:05 AM | no comments
by Andi Mann

In my last post, I asked why you love going to VMworld , and gave you a few of my reasons - like the people, the technology, the announcements, the sessions, the labs, and the parties. But like any business trip, it is not all fun and games, beer and skittles, rainbows and unicorns. So why do you *not* like going to VMworld? Like my last post, I'll go first. Here are some things I really do *not* love about going to VMworld - as well as some upsides to take the sting off :) : Las Vegas - Moscone at San Francisco was great, but I have been to Vegas so much now that I am getting tired of it. Upside: if it has to be in Vegas, I think the Venetian is the best venue in town, with the best casual dining on the strip . Copenhagen - Copenhagen is...
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Published: August 15 2011, 08:02 AM | no comments
by Andi Mann

I love going to VMworld. It may be my favorite conference of the year (after CA World , of course!). If you love going to VMworld too, then I would really like to know why. I'll start ... For me, the best part of going to VMworld is the people, the technology, the announcements, the sessions, the labs, the parties, and the buzz: I meet great friends, colleagues, customers, analysts, tweeps, and journalists who I hardly see during the year - even though I never seem to have enough time to see everyone I want to! The labs are reportedly excellent, and it is hard to beat them for in-depth hands-on training. I'm hoping to finally attend these myself this year, if only I can find the time! There are always interesting announcements, whether...
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