That the Internet has changed everything is a truism. Some stunning – and sometimes alarming - take-aways from “Politics, Tech & Decision 2012,” the most recent Gotham Media Ventures panel discussion, bring this home with a bang. Online presence is...
The Strategic Importance of Technical Computing Software
Beyond sticking processors together, Sticky Technical Computing and Cloud Software can help organizations unlock greater business value through automated integration of Technical Computing assets – Systems and Applications Software. Most mornings when I am in Connecticut and the weather is...
No Apology for High Performance Computing (HPC)
A few months back, at one of my regular monthly CTO club gatherings here in Connecticut, an articulate speaker discussed the top three IT trends that are fundamentally poised to transform businesses and society at large. The speaker eloquently discussed...
The US Healthcare System – One Big Tax on the Economy – Beyond Costs and Operational Efficiencies – Innovation is Critical – Technology Helps.
It’s well known that the US Healthcare costs are skyrocketing. Estimates range from 15%-20% of US GDP – greater than any other developed nation in the world. Left unchecked, this will be a big burden that today largely falls on...
It Takes Two To Tango!
A classic mistake for start-ups is to ask one name to fly solo. It’s usually the product name. Since entrepreneurs have to be obsessed with their product to start a business, that’s probably to be expected. But then how can...
Software Everyware – Hungry or Happy?
I recently attended the IBM Innovate conference as an IBM guest analyst. At the outset, I must thank IBM – especially their outstanding Software IT analyst team – for being an excellent host and providing us a forum to get...
OPEN VIRTUALIZATION ecosystem continues to gather momentum – New KVM Alliance
Today’s enterprise data center crisis is largely caused by the sprawl of under-utilized x86 systems, ever escalating electricity costs, and increasing staffing costs. Using virtualization to centralize and consolidate IT workloads, many organizations have significantly reduced their IT capital costs,...
MEASURED MIGRATION is Smart for the Datacenter and Clouds
Imagine the solar energy needed to convert the earth’s water mass to clouds! Likewise, with legacy IT investments estimated to be in the trillions of dollars in an interconnected global IT environment, the sheer effort to migrate even a modest...
Why engineering needs high performance cloud solutions
The design and engineering function in companies is in crisis. The engineering community must deliver designs better, faster and cheaper; design high quality products with lesser designers and across a distributed ecosystem of partners; and respond to increased CIO cost...
Branding: It’s the Muscle in Marketing
“In the end there is no brand until the clients recognize it after it has been marketed.” So said a dear friend as we debated start-up priorities. To him, branding appears to be fluff and of no consequence to a...