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 | LinkedIn
Folks, As of last night, I started a new LinkedIn group to share standout enterprise technology marketing. When I say “standout”, I mean amazing, terrible, simply odd, or just unusual. After all, much enterprise technology marketing is a a bit…dull....
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...
by brianw | 02.18.13 | data protection, redundancy, solopreneur
I had a strong hunch other solopreneurs and small business owners had problems keeping IT up and running, and that hunch is being confirmed. I’ve had several nice emails appreciating the series, so thanks for that. Last week I wrote about the importance of...
by brianw | 02.14.13 | data protection, redundancy, solopreneur, Uncategorized
This is Part 2 of a series about making sure IT catastrophe doesn’t ruin your small business. ——————————– Working on a project last week, I was struck by the use of the word...