Time and again people ask me, what they see, after implementing an automation engine. My answer usually was “well nothing really, you will see that your applications have a better uptime…”, but obviously that is not what people want to … Continue reading
Well, today we finished PULSE 2008 with the last two sessions and after the party last night the sessions were so small, that we really did enjoy some interesting face to face discussions about strategic development in service management, automation … Continue reading
I’m working on a simple formula to describe clouds and cloud computing. After working through numerous blogs and posts, reading vendors press releases and visiting their websites, I feel confident enough to give a first try: What do you think … Continue reading
Ok, I may not have been too enthusiastic in writing about our Pulse visit up until now, but as we just enjoyed a really great session about virtualized datacenters I thought this would be a good reason to start doing … Continue reading
Considering the fact, that only 30-40% of the energy consumed by a data center is used by the actual computational equipment and considering that another 30%-40% of the energy consumed by the IT equipment is converted to heat, only 21%-24% … Continue reading
Yesterday I had the chance to get a feeling for one of the hottest topics in IT infrastructure. A panel session at IBM PULSE 2008 was dedicated to the topic of Cloud Computing (even though IBM marketing people don´t seem … Continue reading
I know it. So does does Dave Bartlett @ IBM. <SHORT_PEEK> I wish Dave had given more information about their showcase. But wait, doesn’t this showcase sound familiar to me? Yes, I knew it. The “Microsoft Home of the future” … Continue reading
One should think that Florida in spring is pure sunshine, but actually it looks quite rainy these days. So Cy and I have the time and concentration to follow the IBM PULSE 2008 Conference, which we are attending this year. … Continue reading
As we have learned in a previous post of my valued collegue Chris, automation is a very easy thing – It is the execution of actions based on conditions. From the technical standpoint this simple explanation sums it up. But … Continue reading
