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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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 …
Change, Transform, or Else
The message we get from the industry is that we must change, we must transform, or we will be left behind. What does this imply from an economic standpoint? Will your business go under? Will you lose employees? Will employees lose their jobs? Or is there something else going on here? These are questions from …
It’s OK—You Just Configure a Reverse Proxy, and You’re Good to Go. Simples!
There is nothing that is simple if you do not know how to do it. Spare a thought for people when they ask you a question. They are just attempting to learn a process.
Inventing Complexity
Recently, a number of marketing campaigns have seemed to be inventing complexity to try to give products the appearance of having some sort of competitive advantage. The invented complexity involves real-world items that many folks just do not use, or even care about, in order to make products look like something different. We have spoken about in-kernel vs. VSA in …