by Tom Bittman | February 9, 2011 | 3 Comments
We’re having an interesting discussion inside of Gartner (due credit to Neil MacDonald, Lydia Leong, Cameron Haight and David Cearley for the ideas in this post – I hope they post further on this). The concepts here aren’t new. For example, in 2004, I talked about “the walls coming down” between business, the data center [...]
Category: Agility Cloud Education Future of Infrastructure Virtualization Tags: cloud computing, Virtualization
by Tom Bittman | August 11, 2009 | 8 Comments
Few organizations that I talk to seem to understand the strategic ramifications of server virtualization. They tend to think about cost-cutting – virtualization simply as a form of efficient consolidation. We’ve surveyed our clients – those starting out on virtualization say they are doing it to save money. They are thinking tactically. Hey, there’s nothing [...]
Category: Agility Cloud Future of Infrastructure Virtualization Tags: cloud computing, private cloud, Virtualization
by Tom Bittman | January 30, 2009 | 7 Comments
21st century skills have been a hot topic in the world of education, and there is an overwhelming amount of 21st century skill information on the web. However, it’s not easy for every education professional to absorb what it means to them and their district. While many core skills haven’t changed, some are becoming more [...]
Category: Agility Cloud Education Tags: cloud computing, Education
by Tom Bittman | January 7, 2009 | 3 Comments
Why is virtualization important? Why is cloud computing compelling? Why is agility becoming so important in data centers? It isn’t simply about saving money – although that does help create a business case. It’s about our inevitable cultural speed shift, and it’s driven by our kids. When I was young, I wanted everything “now”. We [...]
Category: Agility Cloud Future of Infrastructure Virtualization Tags: cloud computing, elasticity, google, Virtualization
by Tom Bittman | September 15, 2008 | 4 Comments
It’s an interesting question, and I’ve written about this in research and seem to have conversations about this topic with vendors every day. There are two variables that make this interesting – economies of scale, and continued technology innovation. One of the benefits of being massive is the ability to leverage huge economies of scale. [...]
Category: Agility Cloud Tags: cloud computing, google
by Tom Bittman | September 15, 2008 | 1 Comment
I’m getting an interesting question more often every week: “How do I become more cloud-like – what are cloud providers doing that I can emulate?” Several people at our Web Innovation Summit in L.A. this week have asked me the same question. The answer is important – for more than seven years, Gartner has been [...]
Category: Agility Cloud Future of Infrastructure Virtualization Tags: cloud computing, elasticity, Future of Infrastructure, Microsoft, private cloud, Virtualization, VMware
