Before it can Transform the Enterprise, IT Needs to Transform Itself
| May 14thThe irony is that IT, who's job is to transform the enterprise with automation, has the least management sophistication in the enterprise," says Frank Slootman, CEO of ServiceNow, a company dedicated to bringing proven
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Google Fires Shot at Dropbox, Triples Free Storage Offering to 15GB
| May 13thGoogle's capacity to store your files will not double, but triple the company said Monday, rising from 5GB to 15GB shared across Google+, Gmail, and Google Drive. Google made the announcement today on its blog, just...»
Tight Controls, Close EMC partnership Keys to Accenture Services Success #EMCworld2013
| May 8thFor a service provider running mission-critical, high-availability services, the right IT operating model is critical, Andrew Wilson, senior managing director of Accenture Infrastructure Outsourcing, said in a Cube interview at EMCworld 2013. “There
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Focusing on Verticals Lets You Grow Faster than the Marketplace, Says Avnet’s John Tonthat #emcworld
| May 7thJohn Tonthat, Director of Marketing and Business Development, Avnet, discussed the benefits of VSPEX for companies looking to bring their solutions to the market with theCube co-hosts John Furrier and Dave Vellante, live at EMC World 2013. ...»
VSPEX Has Become Huge for EMC Channel Partners, Midrange Customers #EMCworld2013
| May 7thIn the year since it was announced, EMC’s VSPEX validated infrastructure pattern program has proven to be a vital tool for EMC channel partners serving midrange customers, says Kent Christiansen, visualization practice lead for
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Accountability Breeds Service Excellence
| May 17thNo company is perfect. Missteps take place. But a company’s true colors are displayed when it responds to inevitable missteps. Of course, one way that criticism is both received and responded to is through social media channels. Before
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In the Move to the Cloud, Services and Speed Wins the Day #emcworld
| May 6thAs customers start their journey to the cloud, EMC is also on a journey, says EMC SVP of Global Services Mike Koehler. On the one hand, EMC services has grown to an inflection point
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CIOs Need to Transform IT or Be Left Behind #emcworld
| May 6thBusiness leaders want instant gratification, they want IT services that will transform their businesses, not more data centers filled with IT systems that may provide benefit in two years, says Vic Bhagat, the new
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80% of ITOs Will Pursue Cloud Strategy by 2018
| April 28th“The writing is on the wall,” writes Wikibon Chief Analyst/Cofounder David Vellante in his latest Professional Alert: “Software is Eating the World: Will Amazon Eat Enterprise IT Infrastructure”? “Wikibon believes that by 2018,
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Colocate Undifferentiated Services to Cut Costs, Reallocate Resources
| April 28th“Building and managing a data center is best left up to the experts,” writes Gary MacFadden in his latest Professional Alert: “Switch SuperNAP Cloud Infrastructure Service Does the Heavy Lifting for IT.” At
...»Keep Your Data Close and Your Competitors’ Data Closer
| April 28thCloud provider ISVs (CPIs), aka Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) including Salesforce, Microsoft 365 and Google Apps, and ServiceNOW, are becoming increasingly important in many companies, with or without formal IT involvement, writes Wikibon CTO David Floyer
...»Why IT Should Start Planning for Storage-As-A-Service and Backup-As-A-Service
| May 8thA recent report by IDC shows that Q1 2013 was the worst quarter for worldwide PC shipments since 1994, and it marked the fourth consecutive quarter of year-on-year shipment declines. Many industry experts concluded that tablets and smartphones
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