Key Takeaways from VMworld 2013

September 12, 2013 John Hales Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Celebrating its tenth year, VMworld was a busy event this year—as it has been every year for the past nine.

Cloud Computing Success Factors from CIOs

June 5, 2013 Hank Marquis Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

The 2013 CIO Executive Forum in Charlotte, NC was a great event. Seldom do you get to rub elbows with top company C-Level executives, and less often do you get to hear what they really think about the most pressing matters in IT today.

Cloud computing was the over riding theme of almost every presentation and discussion. I can paraphrase the cloud conversations pretty simply, “It’s not a question of if, but rather how to adopt cloud successfully.”

The Big Cloud Skills Gap

May 7, 2013 Guest Authors Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

A recent study by market intelligence firm IDC shows that about 1.7 million cloud computing jobs could not be filled due to lack of training and certification as well as experience. Businesses are moving to the cloud at an exponentially accelerating rate. Various surveys of IT executives shows that 50% consider cloud a ‘high’ to ‘very high’ priority, and 67% are either planning to or are already using cloud computing, and 75% are concerned about security, access and data control.

Ten More Cloud Computing Terms

April 29, 2013 Danielle Beavers Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

As the term “cloud computing” becomes the norm in most organizations, there are aspects to the technology itself that still need some clarification. Here are 10 more cloud computing terms you’ll be hearing.

Looking for a Safe Bet on the Cloud at HDI

April 24, 2013 Hank Marquis Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Last week, I once again found myself at an HDI conference. This time, it was HDI 2013 in Las Vegas. As usual, I was excited to be among the best and brightest practitioners and thinkers in the IT industry, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak who was a keynote speaker.