Having made it past the 2013 midpoint, it’s time for technology-driven and/or technology-enabled organizations to evaluate plans and review outcomes so far, look at what has changed in the industry or business landscape; and realign for what the rest of the year has to offer.
Here are some checkpoint trends, observations and tips to help you review and adjust plans for rest of the year. These observations and suggestions are based on field work, intelligence gathered working with customers, partners, prospects and industry leaders.
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What PRISM & NSA Surveillance Mean for Enterprise Data on the Cloud
With recent revelations about NSA surveillance programs including PRISM and now XKeyscore, many organizations are concerned about the privacy of customer data and other sensitive business information being put on the cloud. Some are predicting that the public uncovering of these programs will lead to a decrease in use of U.S. cloud providers. It’s been reported though, that other countries are obtaining information from the NSA’s surveillance, including the UK, and there are regularly stories about China and Russia maintaining similar surveillance programs, making the avoidance of just U.S. vendors not a viable strategy for protecting data.
The Benefits of Self-Provisioning
Moving to a centralized service portal to manage and deploy infrastructure has allowed T-Mobile to improve their service offerings across multiple platforms and enabled a lifecycle approach to delivering advanced cloud services.
The next edition of the HP Discover Performance Podcast Series explores how wireless services provider T-Mobile US, Inc. improved how it delivers cloud- and data-access services to its enterprise customers.
It’s a story about walking back manual cloud provisioning services and moving to a centralized service portal to manage and deploy infrastructure better. In doing so, they have improved their service offerings across multiple platforms and enabled a lifecycle approach to delivering advanced cloud services.
To learn how T-Mobile did it, we recently sat down with Daniel Spurling, Director of IT Infrastructure at T-Mobile US, Inc. The discussion is moderated by Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions.
Harnessing the Risks of Cloud Computing for Business Value
A 2013 McKinsey survey reported that 75% of CEOs find value for their company in Cloud Computing. Given the well-documented perception of risk, are these established brands now coming to cloud to leverage «brand momentum» and create a «fresh start»? What are the pitfalls as these established companies enter the cloud environment, as CEOs start to discover the power of cloud computing beyond efficiency and cost savings?
In this panel, moderated by Mary Beth Borgwing, Managing Director, Standish Risk Management, the panelists – Manjula Talreja, VP, Global Cloud Business Development at Cisco; Sharon L. Kane, Partner at PwC; Vivian Maese, Partner, FinTech Practice at Dechert LLC; Jill Tummler Singer, CEO of Tummler Singer Associates; and Jennifer Mulveny, Director of Government Affairs at Intel Corp – discuss the risks involved with doing business in the cloud, the competitive landscape, the impact of regulation, compliance and what our experts see as the opportunity for reward.
Cloud Services Brokerage Lessons from Alex Rodriguez
(Two stories sat atop baseball’s marquee in the final days of July.
The first was the non-waiver trade deadline, baseball’s annual pros-for-prospects surge staffing. The second was the pending punishment of Alex Rodriguez, the former sweet-swinging shortstop turned sullen slugger turned cautionary tale and financial wild pitch of the New York Yankees.
Tucked in that double play of headlines was an impromptu lesson about the value of cloud services brokers (CSBs).
Really.
In a general sense, baseball’s trade deadline is a valuable part of its own asset lifecycle.
Cloud Services Brokerage Lessons from Alex Rodriguez
(Two stories sat atop baseball’s marquee in the final days of July.
The first was the non-waiver trade deadline, baseball’s annual pros-for-prospects surge staffing. The second was the pending punishment of Alex Rodriguez, the former sweet-swinging shortstop turned sullen slugger turned cautionary tale and financial wild pitch of the New York Yankees.
Tucked in that double play of headlines was an impromptu lesson about the value of cloud services brokers (CSBs).
Really.
In a general sense, baseball’s trade deadline is a valuable part of its own asset lifecycle.
Join Us at The Only World-Class Cloud Event On Earth
There is only one world-class Cloud event on earth, and that is Cloud Expo® – which in November returns to Silicon Valley for 13th Cloud Expo at the Santa Clara Convention Center, November 4–7, 2013.
According to a recent survey the TechAmerica Foundation, high-volume Big Data Analytics could be trimming $380 billion from the U.S. Federal budget alone. In short, the wide-ranging economic benefits to be derived from the Big Data revolution are only just beginning to emerge. Which is why 13th Cloud Expo is co-located with 4th International Big Data Expo, which is our fast-growing fully integrated subsidiary event, with technical sessions galore in its own right and a dedicated area on the overall Expo Floor.
Join Us at The Only World-Class Cloud Event On Earth
There is only one world-class Cloud event on earth, and that is Cloud Expo® – which in November returns to Silicon Valley for 13th Cloud Expo at the Santa Clara Convention Center, November 4–7, 2013.
According to a recent survey the TechAmerica Foundation, high-volume Big Data Analytics could be trimming $380 billion from the U.S. Federal budget alone. In short, the wide-ranging economic benefits to be derived from the Big Data revolution are only just beginning to emerge. Which is why 13th Cloud Expo is co-located with 4th International Big Data Expo, which is our fast-growing fully integrated subsidiary event, with technical sessions galore in its own right and a dedicated area on the overall Expo Floor.
Virtustream Named 2013 EMA Vendor to Watch
Virtustream announced on Thursday that it has been named a 2013 Vendor to Watch by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA). In order to be recognized as a Vendor to Watch, companies must demonstrate customer value by delivering solutions for problems that have previously gone unaddressed.
“Virtustream continues to drive innovation in the cloud market by effectively addressing the diverse needs of enterprises,” said Torsten Volk, research director at EMA. “Companies that are moving mission-critical applications to the cloud must meet stringent business demands, and vendors such as Virtustream are making this possible with solutions that deliver a secure, compliant and flexible cloud environment.”
Changing the conversation around IT operations management
In today’s cloud-filled world, the conversation around operations management is – as it should be – all about service assurance.
Can IT deliver the server, storage, networking, and application resources necessary to meet business needs?
The focus on service assurance isn’t really a new concept – it’s been talked about since the transition from mainframe to client server architectures. But how it is talked about has significantly changed over time, reflecting the reality of datacenter evolution. Because of the emergence of virtualization, cloud, and converged infrastructure, how your organization talks about delivering operational excellence demands a new conversation.
But what shape should that conversation take? Well, let’s start by looking at a few things that have been said in the past.
Enterprise nirvana
At the beginning of the 1990s, monolithic systems management frameworks from IBM, HP, and CA were the loudest voices in the room when it came to …