by brianw | 06.11.13 | data center, Dell, hybrid cloud, marketplace, public cloud, virtualization
In case everyone isn’t already clear, I spent ten years at Dell in various enterprise sales and marketing roles. And in my time paying attention to Dell, I must say, I’ve never been so excited… and frustrated… as I was with the Dell PowerEdge VRTX product...
by brianw | 05.28.13 | data center, Dell, public cloud, virtualization
Well, it’s that time of the year again. Gartner has published server vendor revenue estimates for 1Q13. And for five out of six vendors, something’s not right. Let’s take a look at revenue. ...
by brianw | 05.23.13 | marketplace, trends, Vendor
I work hard to be a positive person, but lately the headlines are blocking my optimism. Here’s a sampling of the past three months. “NetApp Unleashes Dividend as Profit Falls 4%” “NetApp to Lay off 900” “IBM Gets Ready to Push more...
by brianw | 05.22.13 | Dell, IaaS, public cloud, Vendor
Everyone knows that public cloud is a disruptive force in the world of enterprise IT. Amazon showed us (and Google, and Microsoft, and others) that it’s possible, desirable, and cost-effective. Moving basic services, processes, and workloads to a public cloud...