Notes from the Consultant’s Jungle

By- Bob Landström

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Entries Tagged as 'IT Assessments'

“Can I raise the tier level of my Data Center?”

August 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Data Center, Data Center MEP, Green Data Center, IS Security, IT Assessments, IT Roadmaps

So many discussions with prospective Clients begin with the subject of data center tier ratings.  Many companies are struggling with data center facilities that no longer adequately serve their Business, and are seeking a path toward better scalability, availability, security, and lower cost of ownership.
In the mid-market segment, while there are exceptions to the [...]

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A Quick Primer on Data Center Tier Ratings

July 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Business Continuity Planning, Data Center, Disaster Recovery Planning, IT Assessments

For those of you who are regular visitors to this blog, this topic may seem rather basic.  However, I was recently asked to write an article on this subject and thought that if it’s good enough for that venue then perhaps someone will find benefit in reading here as well.  So here are some highlights [...]

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The Incredible Shrinking Stack

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, Convergence, Data Center, IT Assessments, IT Roadmaps

The OSI Stack is a subject about which I’ve written and spoken numerous times over the past couple of years. I think there’s some opportunity now to be creative with the notion of a new, contemporary, business-driven, systems stack. This will be the subject of several posts, but let me begin by recapping my idea [...]

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Corporate Core Values: Weathervane for enterprise profiling

May 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, General, IT Assessments, IT Roadmaps

How much thought do you give to your company’s corporate core values? Are you able to say (without looking them up on the website) what they are? Once you look at them again, to what extent do you think those values reflect the behavior of the company to its Customers? What about to its employees?
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