Saw this chart about Enterprise IT adoption the other day. Got pretty annoyed about the obvious mistakes so I just had to fix it up.
Musing: Private Clouds Is Next. VMware and Nicira Is About That.
24th July 2012 by 2 Comments
It’s my personal suspicion that we might be approaching the start of the Private Cloud era. The herald is probably Microsoft getting their Office 2013 cloud package off the ground. By the time big companies, and especially Microsoft arrive, you realise that the early and exciting phases of public cloud are over.
Rant: Platforms All the Way Down
23rd May 2012 by 2 Comments
I’ve just been forced to sit through a vendor presentation that had a lot of talk about their “platform” and how successful it’s been, and how valuable it is. When I pointed out that it was dependent on at least three other platforms, there was pause. Silence. The sales team, clearly, hadn’t realised this and it wasn’t part of the vendor briefing. I told them, it’s “Platforms All The Way Down”.
A Rolling Upgrade Strategy, Apple OSX and Cloud Infrastructure
18th February 2012 by 2 Comments
One point that was buried in the Apple’s Mountain Lion updates this week is that Apple is shifting to a yearly update model for OSX. Think about that in a corporate environment. Yes, it’s another piece on change management.
VRRP. CARP. Open Standards and Royalties on LC Connectors
24th January 2012 by 3 Comments
In which I look at CARP vs VRRP, the nature of open standards and closed source fibre optic connectors that you pay royalties on, but you probably don’t know about.
Dear Network Santa, for Christmas Can I Have ……
22nd December 2011 by 3 Comments
I’m sitting on Santa’s knee, and telling him how good I’ve and been and what I would like for Christmas.
When you say it like that, it’s kind of creepy.
EtherealMind’s Fashion Tips for Network Engineering Men
10th October 2011 by 43 Comments
Just because you don’t speak to “customers” or “the public” it’s still necessary to look like you are a professional and take pride in your work.
Juniper Junosphere – Missed Opportunity for Enterprise Market
29th May 2011 by 9 Comments
Juniper announced their Junosphere emulator recently and have been smugly telling everyone how wonderful it is. Except it isn’t. Here is my take FWIW.
Egregious Use of “Cloud” – Cisco Wireless LAN Flex Cloud Controller
29th May 2011 by 5 Comments
Because nothing says “Cloud Computering” like a Wireless LAN Controller.
Diverging Ethernet Switch Markets
24th February 2011 by 9 Comments
I’ve been catching up on the Juniper QFabric announcement from yesterday. While I’m still attempting to digest the ramifications of the technology and the methodology that this brings to the Data Centre let’s step back and take a wider look at what this means for the ethernet switching marketplace. It’s clear the Ethernet switching is no longer a single marketplace.
