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HP is making headlines today with the introduction of an impressive new strategy and architectural framework: HP Converged Infrastructure ( click here to view the news release ). The timing couldn't be better. I've heard from a lot of CIOs lately who have indicated they have more aggressive plans...
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The HP Converged Infrastructure strategy represents HP's IT architecture of the future to help customers gain the benefits of a next-generation data center. This 'breakthrough' direction is based on the extensive work done over the past few years based on the HP Adaptive Infrastructure strategy...
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HP is making headlines today with the introduction of an impressive new strategy and architectural framework: HP Converged Infrastructure ( click here to view the news release ). The timing couldn't be better. I've heard from a lot of CIOs lately who have indicated they have more aggressive plans...
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The HP Converged Infrastructure strategy represents HP's IT architecture of the future to help customers gain the benefits of a next-generation data center. This 'breakthrough' direction is based on the extensive work done over the past few years based on the HP Adaptive Infrastructure strategy...
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"What a refreshing change" ... This is a direct quote that encapsulated many of the comments I received from CIOs while presenting at the HP IT CIO Forum in Hong Kong earlier this month. They were all very pleased that HP conducts these regionally-focused events as a great way to not only learn...
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One important step for HP ... one leap forward for our customer's converged infrastructure and data center In the daily grind of our jobs, we sometimes forget to step back and enjoy those times when the hard work of a lot of smart people comes to fruition in a way that really makes a difference for...
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I've received an overabundance of positive comments about an innovative customer program that HP has been sponsoring this month - HP CIO "Real Talk" - and felt I should pass it along. The webinar series is all about customers talking to customers - sharing data center upgrade stories and...
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I'm a sucker for unscripted honesty. Kudos to Mr. K for taking a deep breath after Cisco's UCS and Project California grandstanding to put some reality in front of the rhetoric. In less than 3 minutes, he really boiled all the hype down and simply articulated what a lot of our customers and partners...
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Every time a competitor introduces a new product, we can't help but notice they suddenly get very interested in what HP is blogging during the weeks prior to their announcement. Then when the competitor announces, the story is very self-congratulatory "we've figured out what the problem...
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Gary Thome
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03-16-2009
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Rob Enderle recently added some great insight into a question we posed a couple of weeks ago, " What If a Plumber Built Your House ". When thinking about the question if you wanted a plubmer to build your house, he answered with "maybe". Here are some of Rob's excellent points...
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Nine months ago, I started to build a house. This week was all about tying up loose ends. We're only days away from moving in. One such loose end was the mystery of the missing faucet. It was a cool bronze faucet I picked up on eBay for a song. Forgotten in my trunk, I never gave it to the plumber...
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Enterprise Management Associates , an IT research company (that HP engages occasionally), published their list of 12 Hot IT Management Trends to Watch for 2009 . Not surprisingly they highlight: IT management initiatives that deliver measurable cost savings in a tight economy Continued deployment of...
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The late 1990's were fun. We had Pokeman, Pottermania, and this new virus called Reality TV. Oh, and how can we forget the IT vision-du-jour from every tech vendor under the sun who promised to define the future of the data center. Signed, sealed, but not quite delivered. When that became obvious...