The goal and driver of many tools is reduced complexity. There are many IT as a Service products that claim they reduce complexity—but is that what they really do? IT has gotten inherently complex, yet we are claiming to reduce complexity by adding in more layers, such as automation, platforms, containers, etc. Do these technologies …
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Some Thoughts on As-a-Service and Enterprise Software
When it comes to the cloud, anything and pretty much everything is being presented As-a-Service (aaS).
I Have a dream, a journey into setting up a startup company today
“I have a dream” is what Martin Luther King Jr. said, and admittedly, his was at least an order of magnitude larger than the dreams of an average company founder. But all companies start with a dream. Dreams are great: in them, you can invariably be invincible, conquer every challenge. However, such dreams can quickly …
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The Perfect Wave
As we launch into the world of automation, we are faced with waves of technology, each one better than the last. Some vendors start from scratch to develop an entirely new product, foregoing the old for the new. With all this technology, we often look at what we need and how we get it. We …
It Is Time that IoT Was Called by Its Real Name: the Intelligent Edge
The Internet of Things (IoT)—or, according to Cisco, the “Internet of Everything”—is starting to really heat up. We are finally seeing real use cases: automation in Australian mining, American farming, and the wineries of Spain; sensors with real-time monitoring; decision-making processing on driverless cars; and facial recognition software in phones and computers (queue the jokes about …
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IT Topics to Watch for in 2018
Which IT topics should we be keeping an eye out for in 2018? I expect network, XaaS, and services to be areas of particular interest. This article focuses on the reported and estimated earnings in these respective areas.