We’ve discussed the topic of data center energy management in numerous posts, and we’ve talked about a Green Data Center Maturity Model. If the topic of energy efficiency in the data center is of interest to you (and it should be) I’d like to recommend an excellent resource for you.
Cisco is conducting a webinar next [...]
Data Center Energy Efficiency: Free Webinar
August 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Convergence, Data Center, Data Center MEP, Green Data Center, Green IT, IS Security, Mergers and Acquisitions
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New Technology Trends Will Impact Traditional IT Roles
May 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Business, Convergence, Data Center, Disruptors, IS Security, IT Roadmaps, Technology, VoIP
We’ve become fairly comfortable with the structure of our IT organizations, but new trends in technology product development are increasingly challenging these traditional models.
In the traditional (i.e., over the past 10 years or so) IT organization we have roughly aligned the organizational chart with a logical stack corresponding to our data processing footprint. We [...]
Tags:Cisco·Data Center Technology·IT Organizations·IT Roles·IT Services·Utility Computing·VFrame DC·Virtualization·VoIP
Jayshree Ullal Departs Cisco
May 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Business, Data Center, General, Technology
I learned this morning that Jayshree Ullal has decided to leave Cisco to pursue other opportunities. Given that I find myself often working with the folks at Cisco on strategic technology initiatives, it makes me sad to see Jayshree move on.
On several occasions I had the pleasure of working with Jayshree on forward looking technologies under [...]
