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 | 05.24.13 | data center, education, marketplace, trends
I’ve been thinking about education lately. Perhaps I’m being influenced by the commencement (and pseudo-commencement) speeches uploaded to LinkedIn recently. Perhaps it’s because I turn 40 in a week and I’ve been reflecting on my time at...
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...