The importance of analytics-driven solutions
Highlights from the NonStop Technical Boot Camp 2021
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When windows open, only the swift make it through.
Another six months has passed by and another IR sales kick-off event has taken place. I have posted several times about how much I enjoy being a part of these occasions and this year proved to be no exception. Whether it's simply the opportunity to escape the routine or to be...
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Potholes and repairs; it's not just highways that suffer..
I have spent time on the east coast and as in the past, there was something new to observe daily. The conditions of America's highways are atrocious and will be theme of posts published elsewhere shortly. Not only has it become indistinguishable as to whether roads are under...
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Mobility and the Idea Economy
My latest white paper is now available on the IR web site. It's called Smarter devices; smarter applications; smarter monitoring. The focus of this white paper is the impact mobility is having on many aspects of commerce and how the consumer is in the driver's seat. When it...
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HP Technical Boot Camp 2015 Review
Since the days of my youth I have been drawn to computers, cars and cycles. Motor cycles, of course, but in general, anything that included an element of speed. Performance too, and yes, to a small degree, risk! As I watch my own career develop over the years I don't think there...
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Vegas High Roller offers city views; Prognosis offers real..
For those who registered for the 2015 HP Discover event in Las Vegas the folks at Connect, the HP User Group, entered your name into a draw for free tickets on the latest attraction to hit Vegas – the High Roller that is a part of the new open area devoted to restaurants and...
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Servers: Big Data, Clouds and Hybrids are changing..
Recent articles and commentaries have been focusing on where servers are headed. The question resonating with each story is whether or not servers as we know them are losing popularity. Traditional servers, anchoring many applications and highly visible on the floors of data...
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Ideas being turned into reality ... rapidly!
At a recent informal lunch with IR executives in the Denver Tech Center, there was an air of expectation as always when the week just happened to be the last week of not just the month, but the quarter. A very important milestone for any company, particularly a public company...
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Hybrid systems open the door to greater choice
HPE is placing heavy emphasis on hybrid infrastructures, digital enterprises and the ideas economy. Messages have been reverberating around the world focused on just how "IT strategy and business strategy are no longer separate; they have become inseparable ... every business is...
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Fault tolerant computers for a lot less money.
Over lunch this past week I was asked by a potential client about just who were the biggest users of NonStop systems these days. The demographics have clearly evolved with the move away from NonStop by some of the largest stock exchanges and with recent M&A activity in the Telco...
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EMV: Baby Steps - But Down the Right Path
The clock continues to count down and October 1st isn't that far away. Across America, retailers are holding their breath even as card issuers are stepping up their card distribution programs. EMV deployment is but a matter of weeks away from becoming a reality. But how...
