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Does the cost of cloud computing limits the usability of a community cloud to support a supply chain? This is really the question I'd like to address today. Last April, McKinsey and last September, IDC have done an exercise of costing the difference between running applications in the cloud and in...
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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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ISACA put out a paper on 29th Oct, 2009, titled " Cloud Computing: Business Benefits with Security, Governance and Assurance Perspectives " While somewhat short, this paper is a must read for senior IT and business folks, as it shows that cloud computing still fundamentally requires work in...
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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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I recently got an email from a colleague which was an invitation from a testing service vendor which does load testing on "The Cloud" (internet-hosted testing service). The invitation included some misleading language about load testing that I think can be confusing to engineers that are new...
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At the Gartner Symposium, last week, HP's CEO Mark Hurd was quoted about the lack of security in the Cloud . This is only one of the voices heard about cloud computing security. So, should we stop thinking about linking our partners in the cloud to gain visibility in our Supply Chain? Maybe, maybe...
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HP's CEO, Mark Hurd, took the stage today as a keynote speaker at Gartner's Symposium . Out of the gate we see the headlines such as " HP's Hurd dings cloud computing, IBM " (CNET) and " HP's Hurd: Cloud Computing Has its Limits " (Seeking Alpha). Leaving aside the...
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Around this time of the year, many companies are looking for the by now famous CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) report. And the 2009 report is on-line. But that's not the only information available. For the first time CDP has also issued their first Supply Chain Report with as subtitle: "Managing...
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10-20-2009
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Filed under: Carbon Footprint, Sustainability, BOM, BOP, BOC, SCOR, Environment, Cloud, Carbon neutral, Manufacturing, Community
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A couple months ago I was engaged in a podcast hosted by Dana Gardner with BriefingsDirect . Alongside Tim Van Ash and David Spinks, also from HP, we discussed cloud security challenges for successful enterprise adoption. The podcast is up, and you can listen here , or you can view the full transcript...
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As President Obama announces a cloud computing initiative for the US , it is interesting to note that in their definition of Cloud Computing , the federal government includes an interesting deployment model, called community cloud. In their definition the cloud infrastructure is shared by several organizations...
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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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There are an increasing number of cloud based Supply Chain services, offered as SaaS, appearing on the market. But that is not the subject of this blog entry. Actually the question is way simpler. Are you aware of all the players participating in providing you the latest SaaS service you have bought...