Action Plans in a Crisis
This is part three of a three-part blog series on strategies and tactics during an economic crisis. You can read part one here and two here.
We have established the terms and parameters for an (IT) economic crisis, the general behaviors and reactions to a crisis, and how to grow to meet IT demand when cash-hoarding [...]
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Video Interview: 2012 Predictions
I have shared my top 10 predictions for 2012 in my previous blog posts, but in case you missed it or want a quick review you can access my video interview on the key challenges that the industry will face this year, available here:
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HDS at Storage Visions 2012
Guest post by Tracey Doyle
After a relaxing break for the holidays, Storage Visions 2012 was a great way to ease back into the swing of things. Sure, many people might not look at a whirlwind trip to a Las Vegas-based conference kicking off CES (the world’s largest consumer technology show of the year) “easing back in,” [...]
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From ASIC to Microprocessor and Back Again
Other than being an allusion to J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, there is real meaning in the title of this post, which I’ll get to towards the end. What I want to start with is a look back into the past and talk about, of all things, math co-processors.
Do you remember them? If you [...]
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With All The Talk Around Cloud
With all of the talk around the cloud and healthcare’s increasing movement toward adopting cloud technology, there are some issues that any organization must ensure have been addressed that are unique to healthcare. It should be understood that it is because of these issues that some of the healthcare providers lag behind other industries in [...]
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Capacity Efficiencies, Again and Again
Why again? Well, it was about a year and a half ago when I last blogged, and much has changed since then, although the subject is still front and center. David Merrill has certainly discussed this numerous times as well, including this always-amusing post from March.
So why bring Capacity Efficiency (CE) up again? Well, two recent [...]
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Hey! You Guys Do That?!
Last week HDS held its inaugural Influencer Summit in San Jose, California. It was a very big deal for our company, not to mention our invited guests, who by all accounts were about to get the one, two punch! (In a good way).
The creation and preparations for this historic event were driven by our marketing [...]
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Inspiration
When was the last time you were truly inspired by a piece of technology? When was the last time your laptop, your phone or another device made you sit back, pause, and say “wow, that’s awesome!”Although there are many examples of beautiful or functional design, chances are one of Apple’s products, be it the iPod, [...]
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