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There is a war going on in my internet!

There is a war going on in my internet!

By on October 24, 2012 in Cloud Computing, Editorial, Information Technology, Security

Somehow late in the game I have suddenly realized in the background of my life there was a war going on in my Internet and still is most likely, and without much fuss or noise it took place and I suspect is still going on. It is one of these new dimensions of war, it happens [...]

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Join Zen Kishimoto August 16 in a Webinar about Data and DCIM

Join Zen Kishimoto August 16 in a Webinar about Data and DCIM

By on August 13, 2012 in Community Manager, Data Center, Data Management, Database, Green Technology, Hardware, Information Technology, Software, Virtualization

Come and join me August 16 for a panel discussion of “Do More Data Make DCIM More Effective in Designing and Managing Data Centers?” Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) has been given a lot of attention in the past few years. I think we are moving from “What is DCIM?” to “How do we deploy [...]

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Come and Meet Me and Other Speakers at DatacenterDynamics’ San Francisco Conference

Come and Meet Me and Other Speakers at DatacenterDynamics’ San Francisco Conference

By on July 15, 2012 in Cloud Computing, Community Manager, Data Center, Green Technology, Information Technology

This is short notice, but I would like to encourage people to come and join me at the DatacenterDynamics conference on July 17 in San Francisco. There will be five tracks or halls on different themes. I will chair Hall 2, whose focus is IT. Of course, the discussions will be on IT in conjunction [...]

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Which Language Do You Speak, Facilities Talk or IT Dialect?

Which Language Do You Speak, Facilities Talk or IT Dialect?

By on May 17, 2012 in Bandwidth, Cloud Computing, Community Manager, Data Center, Green Technology, Hardware, Information Technology

In all the conferences related to data centers that I’ve attended so far, there is a session or two that discusses the integration of facilities and IT to manage a data center more effectively. So far, there does not seem to be an effective solution that might apply uniformly to the average data center. There [...]

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Compelling Is As Compelling Does

Compelling Is As Compelling Does

By on April 26, 2012 in Editorial

Compelling Is As Compelling Does Can you name a recession-proof industry?  If you said chocolate then you’re right.  Believe it or not the business of selling chocolate has grown and grown through good economic times and bad.   Their secret has a lot to do with something what’s called ‘NPD’ or new product development.  The [...]

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Privileged Identity 101: Digging for God-Like Accounts

Privileged Identity 101: Digging for God-Like Accounts

By on March 20, 2012 in Editorial

        By Philip Lieberman When I think about managing identities and privileges within an organization, one of my favorite analogies for the whole privileged identity lifecycle is biblical. Everything starts ‘in the beginning’ with a super user.  Whether someone starts with a server or a workstation, creates on-premise solutions for their network [...]

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I Confess….Mobile Computing…..

I Confess….Mobile Computing…..

By on February 19, 2012 in Cloud Computing, Community Manager, Data Center, Green Technology, Hardware, Information Technology, Mobile and Wireless, Network Securities, Networking, Security, Telecommunication, Virtualization

Sometimes it is hard to admit that I am a laggard when it comes to the adoption of new technologies and services. I laugh at my friends who do not use LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter. But I now admit that I have not been exposed to mobile computing firsthand. Well, I was exposed to it [...]

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IT and Facilities, Why Don’t You Guys Get Along?

IT and Facilities, Why Don’t You Guys Get Along?

By on February 6, 2012 in Cloud Computing, Data Center, Editorial, Information Technology

This is a subject brought up many times in gatherings like Teladata’s Technology Convergence Conference, held yesterday. As part of the opening, Maricel Cerruti of Teladata shared her network’s top five quotes about the disconnect between IT and facilities. Maricel Cerruti of Teladata They are pretty funny and I want to introduce them to you. [...]

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Don’t Blame IT for Carbon Emissions

By on April 30, 2010 in Community Manager, Data Center, Green Technology, Information Technology

It has been reported that both the airline and the IT industries are equally responsible for the emission of greenhouse gases—2% each of the total. The volcanic eruption in Iceland grounded planes in most European airspace for six days. The "Information is Beautiful” website reported interesting statistics. They calculated the saving of CO2 emissions resulting [...]

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Brian Lillie of Equinix Delivered a Keynote Speech at DatacenterWorld

By on March 17, 2010 in Cloud Computing, Community Manager, Data Center, Information Technology

Last October, the Data Center World keynote address was delivered by a facilities person. This year, it was delivered by Brian Lillie, CIO of Equinix, who is IT enough for me. Brian Lillie The title of his presentation was "Are You Ready to Ride the Four Tsunamis About to Hit Your Data Center?” His four [...]

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