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Quick Look at VMware vSphere 6.0: VMware Integrated OpenStack

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Two terms that you will see most if you read IT forums today are “cloud” and “Software Defined Datacenter (SDDC)”; but what do they really mean? vSphere provides the capability to create an isolated compute (CPU and memory) environment for each of your applications. In fact, this has been true for years. Now, with integrated products such as VMware’s NSX and VSAN you can create an isolated, controllable and secure network and storage environment for each of your applications as well.

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Cisco and Microsoft Extend New Integrated Cloud Platform Relationship

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Cisco recently announced an important continuation of its cloud and data center joint partnership with Microsoft to make it easier for cloud providers to go to market. Cisco and Microsoft have extended their 2014 agreement to give providers a new integrated platform designed to accelerate service delivery and streamline the journey to Intercloud.

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Putting Money Where Your Mouth Is

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It’s tough to get much return on investment these days. Margins are tight and competition is tough. So the recommendation to invest in customer service, is often met with, “Yes, I know we should, but…” And then there are the excuses, “It’s too expensive,” or “It’s not in the budget.”

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InterConnect 2015: What the Women of IBM Have to Say

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When I first learned that IBM was combining their Pulse, Innovate, and Impact Conferences into one mega-conference, I was prepared for a week of learning, conversations with customers and partners, networking opportunities, and of course an egregious amount of walking around the Mandalay Bay and MGM Convention centers. InterConnect 2015 delivered on all accounts; however, the Women’s Networking Panel & Reception, hosted Tuesday evening at the MGM, stood out to me as a source of some of the more memorable moments and valuable takeaways that I received while at InterConnect.

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