James Maguire

In mid July, I interviewed Bill Fathers, executive VP of VMware’s Hybrid Cloud Services (video interview here). Among other things, I asked him about VMware’s approach to the rapidly emerging container technology. Containers, a kind of “virtualization light,” could – long term – challenge VMware’s dominance of the datacenter. Nascent container technology has already found adherents ranging […]

Before a company chooses a private cloud platform, they must address key questions. Our experts address those questions and offer solutions. 1) (2:38 – 18:54) How do you start the process of selecting a private cloud? What first questions should you ask of providers? Of yourself? 2) (18:55 – 33:10) What tends to be the deciding […]

(Scroll down to see a video interview with VMware’s Bill Fathers.) As VMware maneuvers in the cloud era, it must address the footprint of the sector’s current leader, Amazon Web Services. VMware’s stance toward AWS appears to be a delicate balance of competition and interoperability. As the old saying goes, “If you can’t beat ‘em, […]

Big data has arrived as a key decision making tool in business – that’s the conclusion of a new survey of Big Data professionals conducted by QuinStreet, Inc., Datamation’s publisher. The survey found that: • 77 percent of respondents consider Big Data analytics a priority. • 72 percent cite enhancing the speed and accuracy of […]

A private cloud ROI calculator that works for all businesses – in any stage of adoption – is essentially impossible. After all, calculating ROI of a private cloud requires weighing a remarkably complex set of variables. Furthermore, some of those variables will be so specific to your business that a single calculator could hardly contain them […]

Cloud computing was a key focus as the Interop trade show convened in Las Vegas last week. The cloud acronyms – IaaS, PaaS, SaaS – flew as fast as the nonstop dice on the nearby gaming tables. Cloud Storage and Backup Benefits Protecting your company’s data is critical. Cloud storage with automated backup is scalable, flexible […]

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Also see: IT Salary 2015: Developers to Help Desk to Project Managers Clearly, this year’s IT salaries show that the tech sector is feeling positive. Quite positive. You may remember – it seems distant now – the 2008 financial crash put a big damper on hiring. IT salaries were flat, job openings were few. Headlines […]

Also see: IT Salary 2015: Developers to Help Desk to Project Managers Clearly, this year’s IT salaries show that the tech sector is feeling positive. Quite positive. You may remember – it seems distant now – the 2008 financial crash put a big damper on hiring. IT salaries were flat, job openings were few. Headlines […]

Also see: IT Salary 2015: Developers to Help Desk to Project Managers Clearly, this year’s IT salaries show that the tech sector is feeling positive. Quite positive. You may remember – it seems distant now – the 2008 financial crash put a big damper on hiring. IT salaries were flat, job openings were few. Headlines […]